Albany International Airport 1 hr 18
Omega Institute for Holistic Studies (16 min) Hudson River Maritime Museum (19 min) Waterfront museum with rotating exhibits & a fleet of small boats, including an 1898 steam tugboat. Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (21 min) Historic 181-acre estate with Eleanor Roosevelt's former home & a center with history exhibits. Mills Norrie State Park (11 min) These 1,000 ac. include hiking trails, campgrounds, a public golf course & a river marina. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (14 min) Frederick W. Vanderbilt's 54-room, beaux arts house museum offers a visitor center & guided tours. Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site (17 min) Estate of the former president, featuring a historic, federal-style home, library & museum. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum (16 min) FDR's presidential library & former home with exhibits plus 2 wings dedicated to Eleanor Roosevelt. Saugerties Lighthouse (27 min) Quaint B&B in an 1869 lighthouse offering 2 TV-free rooms with a shared bathroom, plus a boat dock. Poets' Walk Park (8 min) Catskill Mountain Railroad (21 min) Charming heritage railroad featuring day trips through scenic mountain & village terrain. Opus 40 (26 min) 6.5-ac. stone-sculpture park in an abandoned quarry with trails & a museum featuring vintage tools. Ferncliff Forest (4 min) 200-acre forest preserve & game refuge with trails for hiking & biking, campsites & a fishing pond. Staatsburgh State Historic Site (10 min) This 65-room Gilded Age mansion in Mills-Norrie State Park hosts guided tours, events & concerts. Wilderstein Historic Site (8 min) Tours are available of this ornate, 19th-century Queen Anne mansion on 40 acres with river views. Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome (8 min) Museum featuring antique (1900-1935) airplanes, which still fly in shows, plus cars & motorcycles. |