Dine at the Culinary Institute of America
Book a table at a student-run restaurant at the CIA’s New York campus. For a more hands-on food experience, explore its scheduled cooking, baking, and beverage classes.
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Things to Do in the Hudson ValleyFollow your curiosity.
Follow your curiosity.
Find your kind of day.
A riverside walk. A town you have never explored. Something delicious along the way. Discover the Hudson Valley at a pace that feels like yours.
Find your experience ↓RIVER TOWNS / OPEN AIR / LOCAL DISCOVERIES
What are you in the mood for?
Start with what you would enjoy, then choose a few places nearby. Dutchess, Ulster, and Orange counties offer riverfront towns, countryside, trails, and places to pause over a good meal. The best days leave time to notice what is around you.
Real places. Memorable days.
Six ways to experience the Hudson Valley.
From a celebrated culinary campus to the Shawangunk cliffs, start with one experience that speaks to you.
Hike Mohonk Preserve’s Undercliff–Overcliff Loop
Follow carriage roads beneath the Shawangunk cliffs and around to views of the surrounding valleys. Choose the full loop or an out-and-back that fits your day. Check the trail map, conditions, and day-use access before setting out.
Plan your hike ↗Play at LEGOLAND New York
Make a family day of LEGO-themed rides, building, and interactive play. This Goshen theme park adds a distinctly playful stop to a Hudson Valley getaway. Check the operating calendar, tickets, and ride height requirements.
Explore LEGOLAND ↗Spend an afternoon at Dia Beacon
Give contemporary art your full attention at Dia’s Beacon museum, then leave time to explore the town. Check exhibition information, opening days, and admission before you visit.
Plan your museum visit ↗Make It a Wellness Day
Build an unhurried day around Woodstock Spa: explore its treatments, steam, and sauna experiences, then leave time for a quiet meal and a wander through Woodstock. Confirm services, facility access, and reservations directly before your visit.
Explore Woodstock Spa ↗Cruise aboard Solaris
Step aboard the Hudson River Maritime Museum’s solar-powered boat in Kingston for a different view of the Rondout Creek and Hudson River. Explore seasonal tours and make the museum part of your day. Check the current cruise calendar before planning your visit.
Explore Solaris cruises ↗Follow the Valley’s creative spirit.
Go beyond a single museum. Discover art in a former mill, make something in a community studio, or walk through sculpture under an open sky.
The Wassaic Project
Explore contemporary art and public programs at this nonprofit arts organization in a Hudson Valley hamlet. Check exhibition dates and visitor information before making the trip.
Explore Wassaic art ↗Fall Kill Creative Works
Make room for hands on discovery at this nonprofit community studio. Browse ceramics, textiles, and other workshops, then choose a session that suits your visit and experience.
Find a creative workshop ↗Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild
Connect with a nonprofit arts community through exhibitions, workshops, and a shop featuring work by local makers. Check the current program and opening days.
Discover Byrdcliffe ↗Storm King Art Center
Let landscape and large scale sculpture shape an afternoon at this outdoor museum. Check admission, current exhibitions, and the visitor map before setting out.
Explore Storm King ↗A little time, just for two.
Make room for a shared discovery: create something together, linger over dinner, or let a live performance become the heart of your evening.
Create Something Together
Try a pottery workshop at Fall Kill Creative Works. Choose an adult session that fits your visit, spend time experimenting with clay, and enjoy learning something side by side. Check workshop dates, skill levels, and registration before booking.
Explore pottery workshops ↗Let Music Set the Mood
Plan an evening around live music at The Falcon, with time to share a meal and enjoy each other’s company. Check the performance calendar and dining arrangements directly.
Plan a Falcon evening ↗Make it an overnight getaway: explore a couples stay at The Dutchess Inn & Spa.
Make a night of it.
The Falcon · Marlboro
Let live music set the pace at The Falcon, a music venue and restaurant overlooking Marlboro Falls. Check the performance calendar and dining details, then build your evening around a show.
Explore The Falcon ↗Find your kind of live music
From intimate listening rooms to historic theaters, the Hudson Valley offers plenty of reasons to stay for the evening. Explore venues, then check show dates, tickets, and access directly.
Explore music venues ↗Let history be part of the day.
Wilderstein Historic Site
Explore a Rhinebeck historic house and its riverside landscape. Check seasonal tour dates, grounds guidance, and access before visiting.
Plan a Wilderstein visit ↗Historic Huguenot Street
Discover the layered history of New Paltz through historic buildings and guided interpretation. Check current tours and visitor information.
Explore Huguenot Street ↗Find your way around the Valley.
Use this regional map to orient yourself, then choose nearby stops. LEGOLAND is farther south in Orange County; allow for the extra drive.
Plan Your Visit
Choose your starting point.
Begin with one county, then group nearby stops together. Check travel times, current hours, access, weather, and reservations before you go.
Dutchess County
Start with Beacon, Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park, Rhinebeck, or Millbrook. Choose between riverfront discoveries and countryside wandering, with time for local shops and a leisurely meal.
Explore Dutchess County ↗Ulster County
Explore Kingston, New Paltz, Saugerties, Gardiner, High Falls, and Rosendale. Follow the river, head toward the Shawangunks, or let a small town become the focus of the day.
Explore Ulster County ↗Orange County
Discover outdoor sculpture in New Windsor, vintage finds in Newburgh, family play in Goshen, and countryside stops around Warwick.
Explore Orange County ↗Explore by interest
Follow a scenic trail, find a family outing, or stay for live music. Start with what you enjoy and connect a few nearby discoveries.
Find your experience ↑A little more life. A little up the river.Leave something
Leave something
to discover along the way.
You do not need a full itinerary to have a memorable day. Start with one place, one feeling, and enough time to enjoy being here.
Find your kind of day ↑