Cohoes

Cohoes is a city in Albany County on the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers, where the Mohawk forms several channels and islands.

Understand
Cohoes, just northeast of Albany and across the Hudson from Troy, is a beautiful city that's full of lovely historic architecture. Founded by the Dutch, it flourished during the 19th century as a center of textile manufacturing. The power for the now-historic textile mills (the largest of which — the vast Harmony Mill No. 3 — you can see on the right side of the pagebanner) came from the Cohoes Falls on the Mohawk River, still the town's foremost attraction. Now a quiet town, Cohoes may feel to visitors like an ideal movie set for a drama set in the 19th or early 20th century. Most of its attractions are walkable from each other, but there's a lot to see, so consider allotting 2 hours or more if you are an architecture or history buff.

Get in
Cohoes is easily accessible by car from nearby cities such as Albany, Schenectady, Troy and Waterford.

The Capital District Transportation Authority​ provides bus service from the Albany Bus Terminal and Troy (4th St and Fulton) into Cohoes on Route 182 every half hour M-F and every hour Sa and Su.

Get around
The historic districts in Cohoes are walkable. There is ample free 2-hour parking in both historic districts.

Sleep
Accommodations can be found in nearby Latham or Troy.

Go next

 * Troy
 * Watervliet (New York)