Fort Ticonderoga
A star-shaped fort guarding the passage between Lake George and Lake Champlain, seized in a surprise raid by the Green Mountain Boys during the Revolutionary War, now a National Historic Landmark.
The fort was built by the French in 1755 and changed hands in the Anglo-French and Anglo-American wars. In 1775, Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys seized it in a surprise raid, one of the first American victories of the Revolutionary War. Today it is a large living history museum with an arms display, musket demonstrations, a King's Garden and a corn maze, and you can take a boat trip on Lake Champlain. Admission is about $30. You can drive up Mount Defiance across the way to look down over the fort. It is about 60 km from the village of Lake George.
Opening hours
About May–Oct 09:30–17:00
Nearby sights
- Mount Defiance
- Crown Point State Historic Site
- Black Mountain
- Shelving Rock Falls & Shelving Rock Mountain
- Bolton Landing & The Sagamore
- Natural Stone Bridge and Caves
- Lake George Village & Canada Street
- Million Dollar Beach