Often overlooked in favor of its larger cousins, New York City and Buffalo, Albany, New York is actually a great place to live in and visit. In this small-ish city of just around 100,000 people, you can experience the best that both city life and style in New York has to offer. The seat of government for NY, you can visit many of the buildings that house the legislatures that make all of the state's laws. These buildings, situated in and around the "Downtown" area of Albany, are beautiful examples of different periods of architecture.