The Olympic Center — Local services in Town of North Elba

Built for the Winter Olympics in 1980, this multi-purpose area is best known for hosting the Miracle on Ice game.

Lake Placid is gorgeous all year-round, but it's particularly popular in the winter and has been for more than a century. In fact, Lake Placid became the winter sports capital of America when it hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932, and then again in 1980.

you can’t even talk about Lake Placid without talking about sports. Everywhere we went to Lake Placid, people were cycling, running, climbing, and hiking. This active lifestyle has been breaded over the last 100 years.

Inside the center- Herb Brooks Arena is such an entertaining indoor stuff to do when it’s raining or cold. try to learn about competitions past including the famous “Miracle on Ice”.

Lake Placid Olympic Museum - Established in 1994, this treasure trove commemorates the Winter Olympic games in 1932 and 1980. one of the most family-friendly downtown spots to visit in Lake Placid.

Learn the history of the Lake Placid Center in depth at its museum through videos, memorabilia from past games, and they frequently display new exhibits.

Parking: Just near to Olympic Center or mirror lake, there is a municipal parking area, of course on busy days, it's hard to get a spot, but I would say, wait there and grab a spot because it's damn cheap...!

50 cents per hour. on the street side, it's $2/hr (that is also cheap) but 50 cents /hr. is dirt cheap. and after 6 it was free...

The museum had a lot of interesting historical artifacts with some interactive activities. It was cool to watch the women's national hockey team practice in the 2 rinks. We bought the legacy pass and went to all 4 sites. It was worth the money unless you are not going to all the sites. You should especially buy it if you are going to Whiteface mountain since they charge a $20 per person toll. At each of 3 legacy sites we saw athletes practicing. We saw the women's hockey team, a ski jumper and skeleton practice for 2 from the Netherlands. We really enjoyed that. The views on Whiteface were beautiful. The sky coaster bobsled run was fun but it should be less expensive. It was...

Recently took the guided tour at the Olympic Center. Our guide, Tom Mason shared with us a chronological review of Lake Placid's maturation of a small community that at the turn of the 20th century willed their way to becoming a destination for winter sports. Through the concerted efforts of local leaders the village was to become the host to not one, but two Winter Olympics.

Tom was very informative and allowed for an engaging interactive tour. We had done a fair share of research on the Olympics, but were still awed at the amount of new information we learned.

Hats off to Tom for a great job (and kudos to his service to...