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Groups & Meetings
Groups
Dutchess Tourism offers group tour operators and planners guidance with itineraries for a trip to the Hudson Valley. The featured sites below are just a sampling of the wealth of unique group experiences in Dutchess. Visit dutchesstourism. com/group-tours to get started.
Dutchess County creates group memories with farm-fresh meals, vintage gardens, stunning scenic beauty and an abundance of history.
Iconic historical figures President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt are a main attraction
for groups visiting Hyde Park. The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site is the childhood home and final resting place of America’s 32nd President. Val-Kill is the cottage of Eleanor Roosevelt and the only National Historic Site dedicated to a First Lady. The interactive exhibits at
the FDR Presidential Library and Museum provide visitors even more insight into the Roosevelts and their countless contributions to the world.
Want to get to know the real high-society figures featured in “The Gilded Age,” the HBO television series depicting the conflict between
generational wealth and self-made fortunes in 19th-century America? Then visit the country estate of
Ruth Livingston Mills, a leading hostess in New York society and arbiter of the social elite, and her husband, financier Ogden Mills.
The Mills’ mansion, now known as Staatsburgh State Historic Site offers interesting and unique tours of the elaborate 79-room home. Their nearby neighbors, Frederick and Louise Vanderbilt, used McKim, Mead & White, a prominent New York City architectural firm, to design their 54-room country
home. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is considered a masterpiece of American architecture and exemplifies the new money of the Gilded Age.
Meetings & Conferences
Dutchess County is the perfect destination for the small to medium conference, off-site business meeting, corporate outing or special event. Here you’ll find distinctive venues surrounded by history and natural scenic beauty!
Convenient Location
Nestled along the majestic Hudson River, Dutchess County is located mid-way between New York City and Albany, with river crossings at Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, Mid- Hudson Bridge and the Kingston- Rhinecliff Bridge. You’ll find easy self-drive access from Interstate 84, the NYS Thruway/Interstate 87 and the Taconic State Parkway. Amtrak and Metro-North Railroad stop at multiple stations along the Hudson
River and in eastern Dutchess.
Public and private air service is available through New York Stewart International Airport and the Hudson Valley Regional Airport.
Diverse Facilities
& Accommodations
Choose from full-service banquet facilities like the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel & Conference Center to unique venues with creative meeting options like the Henry E. Wallace Visitor and Educational Center on the Roosevelt Estate
or the shared workspace at Co. in Rhinebeck. At the Culinary Institute of America’s Marriott Pavilion, planners have the option of the 800- seat Ecolab Auditorium or 300-seat Conference Center. In addition to the variety of flexible meeting and event spaces, Dutchess County boasts more than 2,700 hotel rooms and over 30 bed & breakfasts.
Year-Round Attractions & Entertainment
Whatever your area of interest — historic sites, cultural and artistic institutions, wine and fine dining, outdoor recreation or world-class educational facilities — Dutchess County offers it all. Notable sites include Dia Beacon, The Culinary Institute of America, the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies and the Empire State Trail.
Marriott Pavilion at The Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park
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