Albany - explore the New York State Museum
With more than 12 million items in its collection, the New York State Museum is one of the largest museums, in the world. Nearly all of the artifacts on display have at one time or another had an influence on New York, Albany, or the land that they now stand on. There are fossils that are millions of years old, along with displays of life in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, through to the present day.