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Shaker Heritage Society
America’s first
Shaker settlement includes a museum,
a self-guided
walking tour, Ann
Lee Pond and
nature preserve. Special events. Albany; shakerheritage.org
Shaker Museum
Seasonal exhibitions, lectures, tours and workshops at America’s most significant Shaker historic site, Mount Lebanon Shaker Village.
New Lebanon; shakermuseum.us
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Final resting place of Washington Irving, William Rockefeller, Walter Chrysler, Andrew Carnegie and Samuel Gompers. Maps available. Walking tours April through November. Sleepy Hollow; sleepyhollowcemetery.com
Stony Point Battlefield
The American victory here was the last major Revolutionary War battle in the north. Featuring a museum, interpretive programs, re-enactments, cannon, musket firing and children’s programs. Stony Point palisadesparksconservancy.org
Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site
George Washington’s longest stay during the Revolutionary War was at Hasbrouck House. Tour the home and museum at our nation’s first public historic site. Newburgh; parks.ny.gov
MUSEUMS
Bronck Museum
A collection of Dutch Colonial dwellings and 19th-century barns, including the oldest surviving house in the Hudson Valley, which dates back to 1663. Coxsackie; gchistory.org
Camp Shanks WWII Museum
Commemorates the military facility that served as the largest point of embarkation for soldiers headed
for the front lines during World War II. Orangeburg; hudsonrivervalley.com
Columbia County Historical Society
Exhibitions, lectures and tours at Luykas Van Alen House, Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse and Vanderpoel House of History. Kinderhook; cchsny.org
FASNY Museum of Firefighting
America’s interactive museum of firefighting, featuring more than 60 pieces of apparatus on
exhibit that you will not want to miss. Hudson;
fasnyfiremuseum.com
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Interactive exhibits on the life and presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt from the Great Depression and the New Deal to WWII. Hyde Park; fdrlibrary.org
Friends of Historic Kingston
Adjacent to Fred J. Johnson Museum, the gallery features changing exhibits of local history and a gift shop. Guided walking tours. Kingston; fohk.org
Hart-Cluett House
An 1827 late Federal-style historic house featuring one of the finest examples of American Federal architecture in the nation. Troy; rchsonline.org
Haverstraw Brick Museum
Exhibits relate to and recount the more than 100-year history of brick making in Haverstraw, an area once known as “the brick-making capital of the world.” Haverstraw; haverstrawbrickmuseum.org
Hudson River Maritime Museum
Explore Hudson River history by “following the river through time.” Seasonal exhibits, a permanent collection, educational and visiting vessels programs, lecture series, gift shop, docking. Kingston; hrmm.org
Hudson River Museum
Experience the power of art, science and history. The museum includes a growing collection of American art, dynamic exhibitions, state-of-the-art- planetarium, and Glenview, a vintage Hudson River mansion.
Yonkers; hrm.org
HISTORIC sites Katonah Museum of Art
Innovative exhibitions explore art, culture and society. Outdoor concerts and events. Katonah;
katonahmuseum.org
Motorcyclepedia Museum
An 85,000-square-foot museum
with more than 500 antique and collectible motorcycles built since 1897. Themed galleries, motordromes and memorabilia. More than
100 Indian motorcycles exhibited. Newburgh; motorcyclepediamuseum.org
Museum Village
Unique living-history museum with costumed interpreters demonstrating crafts in a 19th-century village. Complete mastodon skeleton and a large collection of artifacts on display. Monroe; museumvillage.org
New York State Museum
The oldest and largest state museum in the U.S. Explore the foundations of the Empire State with lifelike exhibits and a fully restored carousel.
Albany; nysm.nysed.gov
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
Antique airplanes from WWI, the barnstorming era and the earliest days of aviation. Thrilling air shows. Biplane rides available. Rhinebeck; oldrhinebeck.org
Putnam History Museum
Located near the West Point Foundry Preserve, the Putnam History Museum seeks to preserve the history of Putnam and the Hudson Highlands. Cold Spring; putnamhistorymuseum.com
Rensselaer County Historical Society
Located in 19th-century townhouses and a carriage house situated in the picturesque downtown Second Street Historic District. Walking tours, hidden history tours and the Annual Greens Show. Troy; rchsonline.org
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