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Head to the Burden Iron Works Museum and learn about the ironwork trade, which was one of the area’s main industries through the 19th century. The site once housed the most powerful waterwheel, which may have been the inspiration for the world’s first Ferris wheel. Architecture buffs will love the town’s abundance of Tiffany stained glass: St. Paul’s Church, which was built in 1804 and is still an active place of worship today, features not just windows but chandeliers and mosaics designed by the revered glassmaking studio. More historic eye candy can be found at Proctor’s Theater, first built as a vaudeville venue in 1914. Its distinctive facade features brick and marble elements including gargoyle-esque figures. You quite literally can’t miss the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a 50-foot-tall granite column topped by a bronze statue, which overlooks Monument Square (the site of a bustling farmers’ market every Saturday). There’s plenty to be found in the surrounding area too. Check out Downtown Troy’s walking guide for more.