The Perfect Day in Albany

Have a free day? Spending the day in our city? No matter the weather nor the season, Albany has a wide variety of dining, shopping, and attractions that will surely craft your experience into an exciting and distinctive visit.

Lunch

Start your perfect afternoon off with some of Albany’s favorite dining areas for a delicious lunch. Looking for a more formal lunch area? The Bread House offers delicious salads, burgers, and sandwiches that will meet your satisfactory needs.

If you’re looking for a fast bite, The Cookie Shoppe offers a plethora of items. Craving a biscuit or a sandwich? They’ve got it! Hoping for a salad or a soup? They’ve got that too! The Cookie Shoppe also offers 11 different flavors of cookies.

Attractions

Once your lunch cravings are fulfilled, continue your day with Albany’s favorite attractions! Chehaw Park and Zoo offers a walk-through Zoo (prices vary) so the kids can have just as an exciting experience as the adults! Let them spend their day admiring 234 of Chehaw’s fascinating specimens. Hot day? Chehaw Park and Zoo also offers a Play and Splash Park for your little ones to play, while also having shaded picnic tables to relax at! During the season, the Splash Park is open from 9:30am until dark. They also offer attractions such as disc golf, fishing, RC track, and trails!

Want to have a more scenic day? Radium Springs has alluring gazebos, crystal clear waters, stone sidewalks, and the courtyard where the former Radium Springs Casino once stood.

If you want to spend your afternoon indoors, Albany Museum of Art is the way to go. AMA is free admission, and the front desk is artistically educated for any questions you may have. Albany Museum of Art exhibits rotate seasonally. Their mission is to bring art of the south to the world, and art from the world to the south.

Dinner & A Show

After your delicious lunch and memorable afternoon, it’s time for Albany’s most popular dinner attractions. If you’re looking for a fast bite, Harvest Moon has a variety of meals you may have on your mind. If you like pizza, you’ll love their Moon Pies! Harvest Moon offers salads, pizzas, sandwiches, wraps, and pasta. While you’re there, order a side of their famous Rojos… you won’t be disappointed! On Thursday, Friday, & Saturday nights, enjoy live music from local and traveling artists playing southern rock, country, blues, and more!

If you’re looking for a finer dining style dinner, Biancas provides pasta, steak, seafood, pizza and more. Bianca’s has mouthwatering items on their menu, as well as their dessert menu and broad wine list.