WHY GO: Most of the things to do in Hudson New York will definitely satisfy you and your cutie pie if you’re both into design, great food, and independently owned shops. In fact, if the website Etsy was an actual place, it would be Hudson NY, an artsy town on …
WHY GO: Whose official motto remains “Duty, Honor, County”? Hint – it’s the same institution that upholds its unofficial motto: “Sink Navy.” That’s right. It’s our country’s preeminent military academy, West Point – a National Historic Site. Yes, you can take a guided tour of this Revolutionary War stronghold on the …
Where can you find fantastically romantic hotels in New York? Well, in every corner of the State, of course; from Long Island to the Hudson Valley to the Catskills, Central, and Upstate – and in the Westernmost regions. Oh, yes, and of course in NYC. Find your passion in a …
WHY GO: Did you know that Saugerties NY in Ulster County is the only town named Saugerties in the United States? It was named for an early settler – Barent Cornelis Volge – who ran a sawmill here in the 1650’s: which is also why Saugerties is pronounced “Saw-ger-tees.” Budget …
WHY GO: Beacon NY grew up a mill town. Hunched at the foot of mountains and wedged between waterfalls and the navigable Hudson River, factories that harnessed those raging waters decimated the landscape. Industrial waste turned the Hudson into “a sewer,” according to Beacon’s most famous resident, the late Pete …
WHY GO: There’s something divine about sunrise in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Even more so from a private balcony at the Buttermilk Falls Inn. It takes just 1 1/2 hours to get here from New York City by train or car. And then, to bask in Mid-Hudson Valley luxury and serenity. …
WHY GO: As with the Adirondacks – a few hours north, there are several things to do in Rhinebeck NY that your grandparents might have done. Perhaps they stayed at the Beekman Arms Hotel (opened in 1766), dined at Foster’s Coach House Tavern (opened 1890), shopped on Market Street in …
WHY GO: Washingtonville NY, in the Hudson Valley, just over an hour from New York City, is home to the USA’s Oldest Winery, nearby Woodbury Common, one of the best premier shopping outlets in the Northeast, and, oh yeah, one of the most romantic inns in NY State. For This …
Plan a weekend in Woodstock NY. Yes, this is the Woodstock – best known for the famed 1969 “Peace, Love and Music” Festival that was held on Yasger’s Farm down the road in Bethel, New York. The hippies never left, and Woodstock itself has expanded to serve tie-dye wannabes, nostalgic Boomers, …
Though a part of the Great Northern Catskills, Catskill, New York belongs, also, to the Hudson River Valley. Right on the Hudson River, this is where our forebears, including the eminent American painter, Thomas Cole, came to revel in the beauty of the Catskill Mountains. You can tour Cole’s home …