{"id":525384,"date":"2026-03-27T08:57:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T08:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/525384\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T08:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T08:57:22","slug":"what-to-do-in-albany-for-penn-state-mens-hockey-vs-minnesota-duluth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/525384\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Do In Albany For Penn State Men’s Hockey vs. Minnesota-Duluth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ah, Albany. The capital of New York state and the home of the 2026 first round NCAA Regionals. For any fans making the trek to the Capital Region to watch the Nittany Lions, you might be wondering what else there is to do in upstate New York to fill your time. Spoiler alert: There\u2019s not much. <\/p>\n

But as an Albany, New York, native, I\u2019ve compiled a few options for when you aren\u2019t at the rink.<\/p>\n

The New York State Museum<\/p>\n

The New York State Museum is located right near the MVP Arena, where the game will be held. The museum offers free admission and is both the oldest and largest in New York. It has a carousel and over 100,000 square feet of exhibits, making it the perfect stop for any families or history buffs in town.<\/p>\n

Eat & Drink In Downtown Albany<\/p>\n

Also located right near the MVP Arena is a large stretch of restaurants and bars to hit either before or after the game. Some of my personal favorites include Druthers Brewing Company, Lionheart Pub
Lark Tavern, and Wolff\u2019s Biergarten. <\/p>\n

Maple Weekend<\/p>\n

Now this one might not be directly in Albany, but you\u2019ll quickly learn everything worthwhile in upstate New York requires a drive. On Saturday, March 28, you can head to various locations<\/a> around town for a taste of some of the best maple syrup in the state.<\/p>\n

Take A Walk In Washington Park<\/p>\n

If the weather is nice, head on over to Washington Park. It has over 81 acres of greenery, ponds, and places to sit and take in the (probably cold) temperatures. <\/p>\n

Get Stewart\u2019s Ice Cream<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll end with the only activity on this list that might actually be worth your while. Albany may not have all the bells and whistles of downstate, but there\u2019s one thing we do have, and that is Stewart\u2019s ice cream. Never mind the Sheetz vs. Wawa debate. Stewart\u2019s is a convenience mart with the best homemade ice cream in the nation. <\/p>\n

Every year, it consistently wins multiple awards at the World Dairy Expo, so don\u2019t just take my word for it, listen to the pros. Win or lose this weekend, treat yourself to a scoop of the best ice cream you\u2019ll ever have (full hate to the Creamery intended (sorry, not sorry)).<\/p>\n

\t\"\"\t<\/p>\n

Maggie is a sophomore from Albany, New York majoring in broadcast journalism and English. She enjoys skiing, music, sarcastic banter, and staying up until ungodly hours of the night for no good reason. You can find her on Instagram @maggiealderisio, email her at [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>, or bump into her eating a bagel in the Irvings basement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ah, Albany. The capital of New York state and the home of the 2026 first round NCAA Regionals.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":525385,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[377],"tags":[60768,60771,60772,2144,4412,60773,5,8311,60647,60435,2146,2147,60774,2150,17278,34546,60775],"class_list":["post-525384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hockey","tag-albany","tag-albany-hockey","tag-albany-new-york","tag-big-ten","tag-frozen-four","tag-frozen-four-semi-finals","tag-hockey","tag-minnesota-duluth","tag-mvp-arena","tag-ncaa-regionals","tag-onward-state","tag-penn-state","tag-penn-state-hockey-in-albany","tag-psu","tag-state-college","tag-students","tag-things-to-do-in-albany"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116300314719577811","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/525385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}