Capital Region Welcome Center

The Capital Region Welcome Center, with a historic Dutch-style building facade, represents the gateway into the Capital Region for northbound travelers and promotes the region's local tourism industry, rich history, food and beverages.

The Taste NY Market at the Welcome Center will showcase a broad selection of fresh made breakfast and lunch items, including soups, salads, sandwiches and desserts using ingredients sourced from Capital Region growers and producers. It will also offer grab-and-go snacks and specialty local gift items for sale.

Approximately 15 miles south of Albany, the Welcome Center is located across from the New York State Thruway Authority's New Baltimore Service Area on the Thruway (I-87) between exit 21B (Coxsackie - Route 9W) and exit 21A (Berkshire Section/to Mass Pike). Currently, four million people visit the New Baltimore Service Area annually, and traffic volumes have more than tripled since it was first built in 1962.

The Welcome Center features I LOVE NY interactive kiosks to showcase local attractions and tourism destinations in the region, and a video wall.

The grounds feature an outdoor, park-like environment, which will include an area for farmers' markets featuring local products and a music-themed children's playground, a nod at the region's multitude of theaters and performing arts centers.

The Welcome Center is operated by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties.

Taste NY partners with over 1,800 New York State farmers and producers. Products offered in our Markets are rotated on a regular basis and subject to change. Below are examples of products that have been offered at this location, but please contact the Market operator for most current offerings.

Hours of Operation: 7am-7pm (Daily)

Holiday Reduced Hours: Thanksgiving 7am-2pm, Christmas Eve 7am-2pm

Holiday Closures: Christmas Day

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