Arts, History and Parks
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historic Newburgh and the waterfront, events, and surrounding area
attractions.
Bardavon 1869 Opera House
35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
The Bardavon 1869 Opera House is a leading performance venue that
presents touring artists of the highest quality in theater, dance,
music, opera, and other performance genres.
website,
845-473-2072
Bear Mountain State Park
Bear Mountain, NY 10911
Bear Mountain is located in the rugged mountains on the western
bank of the Hudson River and offers opportunities to hike, picnic,
swim, and bike. Fantastic views of the valley from Perkins Memorial
Tower and seasonal opportunities to ski and ice skate are also
available.
website, 845-786-2701
Bethlehem Art Gallery
58 Orrs Mills Road, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577
The gallery features paintings, prints and photographs of the
historic and scenic Hudson Valley and beyond since 1957. Also known
for picture framing, art restoration, and unique gifts.
website, 845-496-4785 or 800-948-4248
Boscobel House Museum
1601 Route 9D, Garrison, NY 10524
Overlooking the United States Military Academy on the east bank of
the Hudson River, enjoy inspirational views of the river, tour the
Boscobel House, picnic on the grounds and visit the Museum shop.
Check the website for special exhibitions.
website,
845-265-3638
Clinton House State Historic Site
549 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12602
Clinton House was home to Governor George Clinton, first governor
of New York State, when Poughkeepsie was the state capital from
1777-1783. Today it houses the archives and a library for local
historical research.
website, 845-471-8777
Constitution Island
West Point, NY 10996
With 280 acres of hiking trails, Constitution Island is part of
West Point and the United States Military Academy. It is a National
Registered Landmark famous for the Great Chain placed across the
Hudson River during the Revolutionary War.
website, 845-446-8676
Crawford House Museum
189 Montgomery Street, Newburgh, NY 12550
This majestic house, originally built in 1830 as a home for
Captain David Crawford and architecturally unique in the Hudson
Valley, is remarkably intact, having been little changed over the
years.
website, 845-561-2585
Dia Beacon
Beacon Point, Beacon, NY 12508
The local site for the Dia Art Foundation, housing their art
collection from the 1960s to the present.
website, 845-440-0100
Eisenhower Hall Theatre
655 Pitcher Road, West Point, NY 10996
Enjoy an evening at the theatre. Ike Hall in West Point offers a
wide venue of performers for your entertainment pleasure.
website,
845-938-6769
Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra
P. O. Box 7215, Newburgh, NY 12550
Check out the calendar of events for dates and locations of their
next evening of great music!
website, 845-625-0625
Hudson Highlands State Park
Route 9D, Beacon, NY 10512
Home of Breakneck Ridge, rated by Newsweek as one of the top 10
day hikes in America. Enjoy fishing, boating, hiking, and birding
in this 6,000 acre reserve.
website, 845-225-7207
Hudson River Attractions
Opportunities to enjoy the Hudson Valley are available on
cruises, via lighthouse sightseeing and other things to do in the
many historic Hudson River towns. See the website for additional
information.
website
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
40 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY 10516
The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival produces Shakespeare's
plays in a modern, accessible style that focuses the audience's
energy and resources on script, actors, and audience. This 550-seat
outdoor theater-under-a-tent uses the magical and mystical grounds
of Boscobel Restoration as backdrop to the tragedies, comedies, and
romances written by Shakespeare.
website, 845-265-7858
The Karpeles Manuscript Library
94 Broadway, Newburgh, NY 12550
This library houses the world’s largest private hold of important
manuscript and documents on the subjects of Literature, Science,
Religion, History and Art. To name a few, it is home to the
original manuscripts of “The Wedding March” and Einstein’s “Theory
of Relativity.”
website, 845-569-4997
Mid-Hudson Civic Center
14 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Mair Hall, a concert and convention hall, and the McCann Ice Arena
offer a variety of entertainment options.
website, 845-454-5800 x201 (Box Office)
Minnewaska State Park
5281 Route 44-55, Kerhonkson, NY 12446
Situated on the Shawangunk Mountain ridge that rises more than
2,000 feet above sea level, Minnewaska State Park offers hiking,
biking, horseback riding, swimming, boating and more with three
lakes, waterfalls and world-class rock climbing. Spectacular
cliff-wedge views!
website, 845-255-0752
Opus 40
50 Fite Road, Saugerties, NY 12477
Home of the Quarryman’s Museum, Opus 40 is the extraordinary work
of one man who created ramps and terraces around pools and trees in
an abandoned bluestone quarry. Spanning six acres, it is open to
the public and picnicking is welcome.
website,
845-246-3400
Storm King Art Center
1 Museum Road, New Windsor, NY 12553
Storm King is an open air museum that celebrates the relationship
between sculpture and nature, specializing in postwar sculptures by
internationally renowned artists.
website,
845-534-3115
Washington's Headquarters
84 Liberty Street, Newburgh, NY 12551
Visit the nation's first publicly owned historic site and tour the
rooms where American history was made. In the critical months that
General George Washington spent at Newburgh, he made some of his
most important contributions to shaping the American republic. It
was here that Washington rejected the idea that he should be king
after the war; ended the Newburgh conspiracy, preventing military
control of the government; created and awarded the Badge of
Military Merit, forerunner of the Purple Heart; and circulated a
letter to State Governors that influenced the writing of the
Constitution.
website,
845-562-1195
Washington Irving’s Sunnyside
West Sunnyside Lane, Tarrytown, NY 10591
Sunnyside, the home of Washington Irving (1783-1859), is situated
on the banks of the Hudson River. Tour the house and the romantic
gardens of the renown writer, intellectual, diplomat, designer, and
American hero celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic.
website, 914-631-8200
West Point Museum
West Point, NY 10996
Located on the grounds of the United States Military Academy, West
Point Museum houses what is considered the oldest and largest
diversified public collection of military pieces in the Western
Hemisphere.
website
Sports Information
Army Football
West Point, NY 10996
website, 877-849-2769 (Ticket Info)
Hudson Valley Renegades
1500 Route 9D, Wappingers Falls, NY
website,
845-838-0094
MSMC Knights
330 Powell Avenue, Newburgh, NY 12550
website, 845-561-0800
