Saratoga Spa State Park, distinguished by its classical architecture and listed as a National Historic Landmark, is noted for its diverse cultural, aesthetic and recreational resources. In addition to the nationally-known Saratoga Performing Arts Center, the Spa Little Theater, the National Museum of Dance, the Saratoga Automobile Museum, the Gideon Putnam Resort and Roosevelt Baths and Spa, the park offers a multitude of traditional recreation opportunities.
Saratoga Springs, NY is known for its naturally carbonated mineral waters. Historically, Mohawk and Iroquois tribes drank and bathed in these waters for its healing properties. Today, locals and visitors alike can drink and bathe in Saratoga mineral baths around town and at The Roosevelt Baths and Spa at the Gideon Putnam Resort, to ease ailments, improve skin and overall health.
Open Saturdays and Sundays from 7AM - 10AM, this is a great place to sip your coffee and watch the horses warm up. Modeled after the 1892 Judges Stand at Saratoga Race Course, the Whitney Viewing Stand seeks to keep the rich history of Saratoga alive by combining the new with the old. The Oklahoma Training Track is located across the street from the Saratoga Race Course. The easiest way to access the Whitney Viewing Stand is via Gate 21 on East Avenue.
The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) has been one of the pre-eminent “jewel in the crown” summer music and arts festivals in North America for over 50 years. The Philadelphia Orchestra is in town the weekend of July 29.