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| Walkway
Over the Hudson |
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The
park provides access to the Hudson River's breathtaking
landscape for pedestrians, hikers, joggers, bicyclists,
and people with disabilities. The bridge deck stands
212 feet above the river's surface and is 6,678 feet
(1.28 miles) long, making it the longest, elevated pedestrian
bridge in the world. |
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| Franklin
D. Roosevelt Home Historic Site |
| Home
of Franklin D. Roosevelt & his Presidential Library |
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Birthplace
and lifetime residence of Franklin Roosevelt, served
as the summer White House during his Presidency. The
house, built in the mid 1820s, Sits on 200 acres and
has been restored to mirrors its appearance at the time
of the President’s death in 1945. |
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| Vanderbilt
Mansion Historic Site |
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Vanderbilt
Mansion NHS, in terms of architecture, interiors, mechanical
systems, road systems and landscape, is a remarkably
complete example of a gilded-age country place, illustrating
the political, economic, social, cultural, and demographic
changes that occurred as America industrialized in the
years after the Civil War. |
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| Italian
Gardens |
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The
Frederick W. Vanderbilt Garden Association was formed
in 1984 with a mission to restore the Italian Gardens
as closely as possible to their appearance in the 1930s.
Years and hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours later,
the garden thrives and the mission remains the same.
The gardens and grounds of the Vanderbilt Mansion Historic
Site are open daily from sunrise to sunset. |
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| Hyde
Park Historical Society Museum |
Located
in Vanderbilt Mansion Visitor Center, features exhibits and
memorabilia of famous Hyde Park area residents. |
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| Dutchess
Wine Trail |
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| Locust
Grove, the Samuel Morse Historic Site |
Home
of inventor Samuel Morse, creator of Morse code, containing
his artwork and telegraphic equipment. |
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| Old
Rhinebeck Aerodrome |
Has
early 1900`s aircrafts. Air shows are regular events.
There
are many entertainment venues in the city and town of Poughkeepsie.
The Bardavon 1869 Opera House on Market Street in downtown
Poughkeepsie is a 900-seat theater presenting shows ranging
from marquee entertainers to Broadway productions and classic
films on a large screen. The Bardavon is also the home of
the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. A block away is the Mid-Hudson
Civic Center, a 3,000-seat venue with an adjacent 1,000-seat
ice arena. The Civic Center offers shows ranging from rock
concerts to professional wrestling.
Small
art galleries line lower Main Street, again within blocks
of the Bardavon and Civic Center. For more comprehensive shows,
visit the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College
or the Steel Plant Studios at Marist College. Both colleges
are worth a visit in their own right; Vassar for its beautiful
grounds, and Marist for its vistas of a scenic stretch of
the Hudson River, notably from the college's new Longview
Park, opens to the public from morning until dusk. |
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| Culinary
Institute Of America |
One
of the foremost cooking schools in America and the alma mater
of many notable chefs. |
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| The
Clinton House State Historic Site |
Built
in 1765, was most used when Poughkeepsie was the capital of
New York —from 1777 through 1783. The house was rebuilt
and enlarged after a fire struck in 1783. Visitors can see
the rough fieldstone walls, the wooden gabled ends, and the
two-foot thick foundation, all of which currently holds archives
and a library for local historical research. |
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| The
Van Wyck Homestead Museum |
Located
in nearby Fishkill and owned and operated by the Fishkill
Historical Society, tells the story of Fishkill from as early
as 1683. The large frame farmhouse, which dates to 1732, was
once the home of Isaac Van Wyck, and was later requisitioned
by the Continental Army for use as an officer’s headquarters.
Today, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
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| Woodbury
Common Premium Outlets |
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| West
Point Military Academy |
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