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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Saratoga Springs

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Saratoga Springs, New York

Updated January 8, 2019

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Orenda Spring tufa deposit.

Saratoga Springs, New York

Orenda Spring Tufa

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.
Either Spit or Spat.

Saratoga Springs, New York

Spit and Spat

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.
Permanently Closed
Petrified Sea Garden

Saratoga Springs, New York

Petrified Sea Garden

The first evidence of some of the Earth's earliest life was found in this fossilized undersea grotto.
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Greenfield Center, New York

Lester Park

Fossilized sea bottom and lime quarry.
3 miles from Saratoga Springs

Ballston Spa, New York

National Bottle Museum

Thousands of bottles that have held everything from poison to perfume make up the collection of this small museum.
6 miles from Saratoga Springs
The Doubleday House

Ballston Spa, New York

The Doubleday House

The birthplace of the alleged inventor of baseball.
6 miles from Saratoga Springs
The Boot Monument

Stillwater, New York

Boot Monument

A monument to the military service of America's greatest traitor refuses to even name him.
8 miles from Saratoga Springs
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