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NORTHERN DUTCHESS
Llama and alpaca hikes at Lilymoore Farm, Pleasant Valley
See & DoD
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Tivoli
iscover Dutchess’ rich past and the stories of the people who called this special place home. For a
glimpse into the Gilded Age, look no further than Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site in Hyde Park and Mills Mansion at Staatsburgh State Historic Site in nearby Staatsburg, both designed by the renowned architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. The Wilderstein Historic Site in Rhinebeck was the home of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s cousin and close confidant Margaret “Daisy” Suckley. Clermont State Historic Site in Germantown was the country estate of seven generations of the prominent Livingston family, including Chancellor Robert R. Livingston, who helped draft the Declaration of Independence.
Founded in 2010 by the Steven Myron Holl Foundation, ‘T’ Space in
Rhinebeck
sits on a 30-acre
woodland reserve, showcasing art, architecture, music and poetry. A striking and acoustically astonishing venue designed by Frank Gehry, Bard College’s Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts is home to the SummerScape arts festival and Bard Music Festival as well as the dazzling “tent of mirrors,” known as Spiegeltent. The campus also offers free admission to view CSS Bard Hessel Museum of Art’s collection of more than 3,000 contemporary works. The CENTER for Performing Arts stages excellent community theater performances and programming for audiences of all ages. Diverse world- class performances can be found at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, an artist sanctuary serving as an incubator
for innovative dance, theater, music, film, poetry, culinary, media and
visual arts.
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DUTCHESS COUNTY DESTINATION GUIDE 2022