Saratoga Springs Just Landed On USA Today’s Best Summer Destinations List

America the beautiful offers a vast number of attractive destinations for your summer vacation. The mountains, the beaches, national parks, and amusement parks are just a few of the choices. So, how will we decide where to go? How about a staycation?

Ranked at #6, USA Today 10 Best identifies Saratoga Springs, New York as one of the top 10 Best Summer Travel Destinations for 2026. If you live in the Capital Region you won't need hotel or camping to access one of the most desired hot spots in the United States. Here's some of what the town has to offer.

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Saratoga Race Course - July 4th weekend is opening weekend with three consecutive days of world-class stakes racing. The season will come to a close Monday September 7th, following Labor Day Weekend. Get your admission tickets HERE.

Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) - Experience live music under the stars surrounded by the pine trees of Saratoga Spa State Park. The Dave Matthews Band, Tim McGraw, Guns N' Roses, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Luke Bryan are just a few scheduled to appear this summer.

Saratoga Spa State Park - A national historic landmark featuring the Spa Little Theater, The Children's Museum at Saratoga, the Saratoga Automobile Museum, golf course, the Gideon Putnam Resort and Roosevelt Baths and Spa.

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Broadway - Broadway runs through the heart of downtown Saratoga Springs. Perfect place for walkable shopping, galleries and restaurants. Congress Park, Saratoga Casino Hotel, and the Tang Teaching Museum are also great spots to check out.