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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Ballston Spa

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

Updated April 1, 2022

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National Bottle Museum

Thousands of bottles that have held everything from poison to perfume make up the collection of this small museum.
The Doubleday House

Ballston Spa, New York

The Doubleday House

The birthplace of the alleged inventor of baseball.
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Orenda Spring tufa deposit.

Saratoga Springs, New York

Orenda Spring Tufa

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.
4 miles from Ballston Spa

Greenfield Center, New York

Lester Park

Fossilized sea bottom and lime quarry.
6 miles from Ballston Spa
Either Spit or Spat.

Saratoga Springs, New York

Spit and Spat

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.
6 miles from Ballston Spa
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Petrified Sea Garden

Saratoga Springs, New York

Petrified Sea Garden

The first evidence of some of the Earth's earliest life was found in this fossilized undersea grotto.
6 miles from Ballston Spa
The Boot Monument

Stillwater, New York

Boot Monument

A monument to the military service of America's greatest traitor refuses to even name him.
10 miles from Ballston Spa
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