Albany Travel Guide

 doug48 Says:  radium springs is located about three miles south of downtown albany. in the 1920's radium springs had a hotel and spa that was visited by northern visitors. radium springs is the largest spring in the state of georgia and 70,000 gallons of water per minute flow from the... 

 doug48 Says:  the famous soul and blues singer ray charles was born in albany in 1930. at riverfront park there is a statue of charles playing the piano. since ray charles was blind the text on the monument is also written in braille. the monument also has speakers so you can hear his... 

 doug48 Says:  in recent years the city of albany has made a number of improvements to the downtown area. one of these improvements is the riverfront park. the park has a walking/jogging path along the flint river and a very nice childrens play area. a good place to take in the sights of... 

 doug48 Says:  the riverquarium is a very interesting aquarium to visit when in albany. the riverquarium has exhibits on the fish and wildlife of the flint river area as well as salt water aquariums with aquatic life from the gulf of mexico. a good place to visit when traveling with... 

 doug48 Says:  the bridge house is a good first stop on a visit to albany. this historic building now houses a tourist information center. in 1857 nelson tift built the bridge house to collect tolls from boats traveling on the flint river. tift hired horace king, a freed slave to build the... 

 Basaic Says:  Also in 1857, Colonel Tift had this Bridge House built. One side of the house was occupied by the bridge keeper and the other by Tift. The second floor was made into a theater known as "Tift Hall". The theater was decorated by New York artists and was the most beautiful... 

 Basaic Says:  In 1857, Colonel Nelson Tift commissioned a well-known bridge builder and freed slave called Horace of Columbus to build a toll bridge across the Flint River to Albany. The Albany end of the bridge had an archway to welcome visitors to the town. In 2007 a new arch was... 

 Basaic Says:  The city of Albany continues to try and improve the downtown area especially the area around Riverfront Park. One of the additions since I visited in June 2007 is Ray Charles Plaza. Ray Charles was born in Albany but his family moved to Greenville, Florida when he was an... 

 Basaic Says:  This place is located in a strip mall and has Japaanese Fast Food. It has Chicken Teriyaki, various rice bowls and other dishes. Decor in minimal and service was acceptable but not great. The Terayaki Rice Bowl was average. 

 Basaic Says:  I offered to buy my sister lunch and we decided on Chinese. She brought me here. Great Choice. The decor is nice, the owner very friendly and the food was great. Black Bean Fish. Good for you and tasted great! 

 Basaic Says:  I do not have nearly as extensive experience dining in Albany as my fellow VTer Spartan (see his Albany Page); but I agree that Blackbeard's is an excellent restaurant. The portions were huge and the price made it a very good deal. Eight of us had dinner there and we were... 

 doug48 Says:  the riverfront bar-b-q is a very good bar-b-cue restaurant located in downtown albany. very good georgia style beef, chicken, and pork bar-b-cue. the riverfront bar-b-q is worth a stop when in downtown albany. 

 Basaic Says:  I was out running some errands and decided to stop for lunch. There was a Hooters across the street. For anyone who is not acquainted with Hooters it is known for good food and attractive young waitresses in Tank Tops that say Hooters and bright orange short shorts. This was...