The estate is a masterpiece of American Beaux-Arts design and an example of America’s Gilded Age. It sits on 200 acres with Hudson River views and formal gardens.
The former Tuscan-style estate of Walter and Lucie Rosen is now a museum and live music venue.
A farmer’s market and community gathering with live musicians and more. Saturdays from 8:30am – 2pm; Memorial Day – Thanksgiving.
There are only about 100 wooden roller coasters in the United States, and Rye Playland is home to one of them. In operation since 1928, the park has both kiddie rides and thrill rides, as well as a boardwalk, beach, and pool area.
Home to over 21,000 works, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, textiles, and glass and ceramic wares.
A Neoclassical mansion built between 1804-1809, situated on 68 acres. Offers beautiful views of the Hudson River.
The original Clermont mansion was built around 1740 and burned to the ground in 1777, as punishment for supporting the rebels during the American Revolution. Martha Livingston rebuilt the home during the Revolution. Her son, the home’s most famous resident, was Robert R. Livingston, Jr., Founding Father of the United States. The gardens and home have views of the Hudson River.
Nearly two miles of trails and romantic vistas designed by Hans Jacob Ehlers. It’s called Poets’ Walk in honor of Washington Irving and other authors who reportedly walked here.
This 200-acre estate overlooking the Hudson River features an 1851 Italianate villa and was the home of artist and inventor Samuel Morse.
Queen Anne mansion and Calvert Vaux-designed landscape built in 1852.
A 500-acre sculpture park with over 100 works of art, including pieces by Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder, Sol LeWitt, Maya Lin and more.
Designed by Frank Gehry, the performance space showcases theater, dance, and musicians from around the world.
Photo Credit: Peter Aaron ’68/Esto
Modern, contemporary, and African art museum with a permanent collection of over 6,000 pieces.
A non-collecting museum offering a series of changing exhibitions, community programs, lectures, workshops, and concerts.
Thomas Cole, the founder of the Hudson River School of painting, lived and worked in this home from 1833-1848.
The oldest military museum in the country, collections include items related to the history of the U.S. Army, the history of warfare, as well as displays of large and small weapons. Admission is free.
A theatre complex located on the campus of SUNY Purchase College.
The only National Historic Site dedicated to a First Lady. Tour the cottage, gardens, and grounds on the site.
Photo Credit: NPS/Bill Urbin
John Jay was one of America’s Founding Fathers—he was also President of the Continental Congress, U.S. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the second governor of New York State. Construction started on his home in 1799 and Jay moved there in 1801. Today the historic site sits on 62 acres, which feature 19-century farm buildings and formal gardens.
Located on the former Pocantico Hills and Rockwood Hall country estates of John D. Rockefeller family and William Rockefeller, the park offers 55 miles of carriage roads for walking, hiking, carriage driving, and cross-country skiing.