The "fossiles" are not what you would expect. If you spend 20 minutes looking at them ... The display building is cold damp mildewed and sparce on exhibits. Think a place on the side of the road with a billboard "Prehistoric Beasts" without the billboard.
Petrified Sea Gardens, Saratoga Springs
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Ranked #23 of 24 attractions in Saratoga Springs
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Type: Geologic Formations, Historic Sites
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Both a natural and historic national landmark, this scenic park has close to an acre of 500-million-year-old fossil formations, called Stromatolites,...
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Both a natural and historic national landmark, this scenic park has close to an acre of 500-million-year-old fossil formations, called Stromatolites, discovered in the 1920s.
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First of all to pay to see a few rocks, and walk to a pond full of snakes and bees is not my cup of tea!
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Although the paid/fancy portion of this attraction is no longer available, you can some of the petrified sea garden for free on the side of the road.
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Since I am a person with a strong interest in natural phenomena, I found it fascinating, especially since there are very few places in the world where this combination of biology and geology can be viewed so clearly. If you don't share this fascination, then it does not amount to much more than a nice walk in the woods where...
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A gorgeous place right inside the city of Saratoga Springs. The fossil reef was at the oceans edge 500 million years ago. There's a glacial (?) standing stone with a notch where the sun rises at dawn on the solstice. Highly recommended!
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Interesting, but not really that much to see.
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