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Cultural Heritage in Hudson Valley
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> Pinkwater Gallery
56 N. Front St., Kingston, NY 12401
This singular art gallery in Uptown Kingston features work by abstract artist and fashion illustrator Anne Sanger as well as local artists and makers from the area.
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> Rhinebeck
PO Box 834, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Rhinebeck is a charming, historic town nestled in the scenic Hudson Valley, just east of the Hudson River. With majestic views of the Catskill Mountains, It is easily accessible from NYC, the Berkshires, Connecticut and Upstate NY.
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> Rondout Lighthouse
Mouth of Rondout Creek, west side of the Hudson River, Kingston, NY 12401
The last of three lighthouses marking the entrance to the Rondout Creek, the Rondout Lighthouse is still fully operational as a navigational light and one of only seven remaining on the Hudson River.
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> Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art
1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY 12561
Housed at the State University of New York at New Paltz, The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (The Dorsky) is one of the largest museums in the SUNY system with more than 9,000 square feet of exhibition space distributed over six galleries.
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> Saugerties Lighthouse
168 Lighthouse Drive, Saugerties, NY 12477
Built in 1869, the red-brick lighthouse stands as a landmark beacon on the Hudson River, at the mouth of the Esopus Creek.
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> Learn More about Kingston, New York and the Colonists
296 Fair St., Kingston, NY 12401
The Senate House State Historic site was the meeting place for the original New York State Senate and where colonists shaped a newly created government.
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> Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
540 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
A trip to Sleepy Hollow would not be complete without a visit to the 170-year-old Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and its famous residents, including Elizabeth Arden, Andrew Carnegie, Washington Irving, and William Rockefeller.
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> Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse
299 Palmer Ave., Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
Also known as the Tarrytown Light and Kingsland Point Light, this historic lighthouse was first lit in 1883 and served to warn ships away from dangerous shoals on the east side of the Hudson River.
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> Stonecrop Gardens
81 Stone Crop Lane, Cold Spring, NY 10516
This public garden offers 15 acres of diverse settings including woodland and water gardens, a grass garden, raised alpine stone beds, cliff rock gardens, and an enclosed English-style flower garden.
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> Stony Point - a Place of Revolutionary History & Theatre
74 East Main St, Stony Point, NY 10980
In addition to its panoramic river views, Stony Point features historic sites and landmarks from the American Revolutionary War including the Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site and Lighthouse.
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> Storm King Art Center
1 Museum Road, New Windsor, NY 12553
Located in New York’s Hudson Valley, this unique open air art center is a sprawling 500-acre outdoor museum boasting large-scale sculpture and site-specific commissions under open sky.
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> The Art Effect at the Trolley Barn Gallery
489 Main St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
The Art Effect at the Trolley Barn Gallery is the first youth-led gallery in the Hudson Valley.
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> Explore the Greenburgh Nature Center and See the Replica of a Native American Village
99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583
The Greenburgh Nature Center has nature trails, live animals, and replica of a 6,000 year old Native American village.
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> Thomas Cole National Historic Site
218 Spring St., Catskill, NY 12414
Discover magnificent examples of the “school” of art that Thomas Cole, known as the father of America's first distinctive artistic style, began in 1825.
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> Trolley Museum of New York
89 E. Strand St., Kingston, NY 12401
Set in the renovated Ulster & Delaware Railroad yard in downtown Kingston, this waterfront museum features exhibits, features trolley rides, interactive, hands-on activities for kids and theater.
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> Volunteer Fireman’s Hall and Museum
266 Fair St., Kingston, NY 12401
Housed in the original 1857 home of the Wiltwyck Hose Company, the museum features firefighting artifacts, photos and apparatus including an 1845 hand pumper.
