USS Slater is a restored World War II destroyer escort moored on the Hudson River in Albany. It is one of the strongest hands-on historic attractions in the city, especially for travellers interested in naval history, engineering, or the everyday working spaces of wartime ships.
Touring the ship gives a much more physical sense of history than a display case can: narrow passages, bunks, guns, engine spaces, and the compact scale of a vessel built for convoy protection. It pairs neatly with Albany's government architecture for a day split between state power and military history.