[3] The village and the surrounding area is a famous summertime tourist region and historic summer colony, which at one time included Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O'Keeffe.

A reconstruction of Fort William Henry, which replaces the original burned during the French and Indian War, is within the village and serves as a living museum.

Railroad tracks ran onto the steamboat docks on the south end of Lake George.

The beach at one motel in the village features a plaque marking the site where the Marquis de Montcalm landed with his army preparatory to attacking the fort.

A plaque at the site of the Bloody Pond Massacre is a short distance south of the village along US 9.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all land.

The Delaware and Hudson Passenger Station, Lake George Battlefield Park Historic District, Mohican II, Old Warren County Courthouse Complex, St. James Episcopal Church, and United States Post Office are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.