airy cottages and houses offer up to 4 bedrooms, and some include living rooms, dining rooms and kitchens. there's an upscale farm-to-table restaurant and bar. the 10 polished, individually decorated rooms in the main house feature antiques, free wi-fi and flat-screens; many have fireplaces, patios and/or whirlpool tubs. other amenities include a spa, a solar-heated sauna and an indoor pool, as well as a tennis court and a gym. cooked breakfast, and afternoon tea and cake are complimentary. . set on a 75-acre estate on the hudson river valley, this posh inn in a 1764 house with a working farm is 6 miles from the walkway over the hudson John F Kennedy International Airport 1 hr 46
Mid-Hudson Children's Museum (12 min) Activities & interactive exhibits aimed at entertaining & educating young children. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum (18 min) FDR's presidential library & former home with exhibits plus 2 wings dedicated to Eleanor Roosevelt. Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center (17 min) Art museum, gallery & exhibit space at Vassar College featuring paintings, ceramics & photography. SplashDown Beach (28 min) Water park with slides, rides, a wave pool & play areas plus several food options. The Culinary Institute of America (16 min) Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park (14 min) Originally built in 1889, this bridge provides a scenic pedestrian walkway over the Hudson River. Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site (19 min) Estate of the former president, featuring a historic, federal-style home, library & museum. Locust Grove Estate (13 min) Samuel Morse-owned Tuscan-style villa & 150-acre estate with a small museum dedicated to Morse. Vanderbilt Mansion (19 min) History and museum Historic Huguenot Street (22 min) 7 stone houses built by 1700s Huguenot settlers, along with living history demonstrations. Dia Beacon (27 min) Huge museum in a former factory with modern works from notable artists & loads of natural light. Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (21 min) Historic 181-acre estate with Eleanor Roosevelt's former home & a center with history exhibits. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (23 min) Frederick W. Vanderbilt's 54-room, beaux arts house museum offers a visitor center & guided tours. Mohonk Preserve (27 min) Sprawling area of nature reserve with 75 mi. of carriage trails, cliffs, fields & forests. Franny Reese State Park (5 min) This 251-acre park features hiking & biking trails, the ruins of a 19th-century estate & more. |