Adirondacks from S to Z
Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga
Historic re-enactments of battles from the 7-Years’ War and the American Revolution, overlooking Lake Champlain. Museum, costumed interpreters, musket demonstrations, gardens, store, restaurant, picnic area.
Fort Road. May – October, daily 9am – 5pm 518/585-2821
Tupper Lake
The Adirondack Public Observatory
♥The Wild Center
31 acres of live hands-on nature exhibits, hiking, naturalist guides, high definition films, hundreds of live animals including rare native trout, river otters, ravens, walnut-sized turtles.
Summer & Fall Hours
Labor Day to October 31st: 10 am – 5 pm, 7 days a week
Memorial Day - Labor Day: 10 am – 6 pm, 7 days a week
Winter & Spring Hours
November 1st - Memorial Day: 10 am – 5 pm Friday – Sunday
*Open Presidents’ Week and Martin Luther King Day
*Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
*Special Holiday Hours December 26 – 31: 10 am – 5 pm
*Closed month of April for exhibit installations
45 Museum Drive. 518/359-7800
Wilmington
Santa’s Workshop
Alpine village with Santa Claus, helpers, live reindeer, animal park, storybook characters, children’s rides, crafts, musical shows.
Off Route 83. 1-800/806-0215
Whiteface Mountain Memorial Highway
Panoramic views of the Adirondack High Peaks, along a 5-mile toll road, elevator to the top, historic toll house, castle and tunnel.
Daily 9 am – 4 pm in spring and fall, 8:30 am – 5 pm during summer, weather permitting.
518/946-2223 or 1-800/462-6236





