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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Schenectady

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Schenectady, New York

Updated August 18, 2021

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Exterior of the Nott with flowers.

Schenectady, New York

Nott Memorial

This elaborate High Victorian Gothic structure is one of the world's few 16-sided buildings.

The two standing stones in the cemetery.

Schenectady, New York

Vedder Family Cemetery

The small burial plot is located in a mall parking lot.

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Albany, New York

The First Shaker Village

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

8 miles from Schenectady

Albany, New York

The Largest Walmart in America

The largest Walmart Supercenter in the United States, referred to affectionately as “Mallmart,” has served the residents of Albany, New York, since 1994.

9 miles from Schenectady

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Guptill's Arena

The largest roller-skating rink in the world.

10 miles from Schenectady

American Italian Heritage Museum

Albany, New York

American Italian Heritage Museum

The largest museum dedicated to Italian Americans on the East Coast is located in a 100-year-old church.

10 miles from Schenectady

Site of the Cohoes Mastodon discovery.

Cohoes, New York

Site of the Cohoes Mastodon

A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.

12 miles from Schenectady

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