VISITOR INFORMATION ________

     Come, visit the site of America's First Shaker Settlement.  Begin with a visit to the museum or the gift shop, then pick up your self-guided tour of the Shaker site - the Shaker buildings and heritage herb garden, the barnyard and animals, the trails around the Ann Lee Pond Nature preserve, and the Shaker Cemetery where the society founder, Ann Lee, and other early Shakers are buried.

    The Museum & Gift Shop are in the 1848 Shaker Meeting House, located on the grounds of the Ann Lee Home, right next to the Albany International Airport.

Hours

Open February to October - Tuesday thru Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
November & December - Monday thru Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Guided tours on Saturdays June thru October at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., when available.

Other tours available by appointment.  Call (518) 456-7890 at least two weeks ahead of your intended visit.   Handicapped accessible.

Admission: FREE Donations gratefully accepted.
Guided Tours: $3.00 per person
Children Under 12: Free

Click on above image for interactive map page.
Map courtesy of Maps.Yahoo.com.

Driving Directions

•  TAKE EXIT 4 OFF NORTHWAY: Rte 155 and Albany International Airport Exit
• Follow signs for 155 (West) and Albany International Airport
• Remain LEFT on rte 155(Delessandro Blvd.) airport will be on your right as you pass by. Do not enter the airport!
• Take a LEFT at second light in airport district onto rte 163/Heritage Lane
• Turn LEFT at Shaker Heritage Museum sign beyond the Shaker Barn and fence

From NY State Route 7/ Troy-Schenectady Road & Albany Shaker Rd

• Turn SOUTH onto Albany Shaker Road near Keeler Honda.
• Follow Albany Shaker Road south past Shaker Ridge Country Club and Hilton Garden Inn.
• Follow straight through the light at Watervliet Shaker Road/Rte 155.
• Turn RIGHT at the next traffic light onto Rte 163/Heritage Lane.
• Turn LEFT at Shaker Heritage Museum sign beyond the Shaker Barn and fence

From Schenectady/Rte 155/Watervliet Shaker Rd/West

• Follow Watervliet Shaker Road/Route 155 eastbound, through the traffic light at Sand Creek Road.
• Turn RIGHT at the next traffic light onto Airline Drive.
• Turn LEFT onto Heritage Lane.
• Continue past the Shaker cemetery and apple orchard on your left.   Follow Heritage Lane as it takes a 90 degree turn LEFT. (If you reach a traffic light, you have gone too far.)
• Turn RIGHT at Shaker Heritage Museum sign before the Shaker Barn

If you need more detailed directions, please call the Shaker Heritage Society at (518) 456-7890 or email us at shakerwv@crisny.org.