Nature & Heritage Escape

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Hike, sip, and reflect where history and the outdoors meet in Saratoga.

<p>For travelers who want Saratoga’s landscapes and heritage rolled into one. You’ll hike trails, sip mineral waters, and reflect in historic woods where armies once camped.</p>

Morning - Park Life

Uncommon Grounds Coffee & Bagels

Uncommon Grounds is a community café that specializes in fresh-roasted coffee, house-made bagels, and other delicious foods. We strive to serve the best coffee and the best bagels in a relaxing atmosphere. We bake our bagels daily on premises, roast coffee in small batches in plain sight and serve the finest desserts in the area.

Grab coffee and a bagel to go.

Congress Park

Health, history, and horses come together at Congress Park in Saratoga Springs. Located along Broadway, Circular, and Spring Streets, this beautiful public park offers fun, relaxation, and a fountain or two.

Just across Broadway, stroll through the park with springs, a carousel, and shady spots for picnicking.

Saratoga Spa State Park

Saratoga Spa State Park is a National Historic Landmark distinguished by its classical architecture and noted for its diverse cultural, aesthetic and recreational resources. In addition to the nationally-known Saratoga Performing Arts Center, the Spa Little Theater, The Children's Museum at Saratoga, the Saratoga Automobile Museum, the Gideon Putnam Resort and Roosevelt Baths and Spa, the park offers a multitude of traditional recreation opportunities.

Spend the morning wandering wooded trails, tasting mineral springs, and visiting cultural gems like the Automobile Museum or the Children’s Museum.

Lunch – Classic Saratoga

Hattie's Chicken Shack

Hattie's Beat Bobby Flay!

Legendary fried chicken with a Southern twist, famous for its “Beat Bobby Flay” win.

Afternoon – Over the River & Through the Woods

Hudson Crossing Park

Hudson Crossing Park is a unique recreational and educational destination centered on Champlain Canal Lock 5 Island just outside of Schuylerville, New York. It is open every day year-round from dawn until dusk and is free of charge. Visitors may enjoy picnic facilities, fishing and birding sites, a children's play garden, and more than two miles of nature trails with panoramic Hudson River vistas and Champlain Canal overlooks.

Explore trails, river overlooks, and the floating dock. A great mid-afternoon nature stop.

Victory Woods

A quiet boardwalk through the forest where Burgoyne’s British troops spent their final night before surrender. History and nature combined.

Evening – Refined Finish

15 Church

15 Church is a beautifully restored historic building located in the heart of Saratoga Springs, New York. A collaboration between Thomas Burke and Paul McCullough, each with an all consuming devotion to both food and guest. Seafood flown in fresh daily and the very best USDA prime aged beef are highlighted in an imaginative menu artfully mixing the classic and exotic, served with style in a comfortable yet elegant dining room.

Dine in a beautifully restored historic building serving prime steaks and seafood flown in daily.