Hyde Park, NY

Hyde Park packs a powerful dose of history and culture into one ZIP code. Renowned as the birthplace of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and home to various Vanderbilts (plus The Culinary Institute of America), it’s a fun place to watch the past come alive.

Courtesy Vanderbilt Mansion

Hyde Park packs a powerful dose of history and culture into one ZIP code. Renowned as the birthplace of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and home to various Vanderbilts (plus The Culinary Institute of America), it’s a fun place to watch the past come alive.

9 a.m.

Fuel up at Cranberry’s at Tilley Hall with quality coffees, homemade scones, and stellar omelets — all served up in a grandma-chic atmosphere.

 

10 a.m.

Step back into the Gilded Age at the Vanderbilt Mansion. An hour-long guided tour gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lavish lifestyle of one of America’s wealthiest families. The stunning grounds include formal gardens, one of the continent’s oldest ginkgo trees, and scenic Hudson River views.

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1 p.m.

Courtesy of Hyde Park Brewing Company

Hyde Park Brewing Company offers craft beers and a locally sourced menu of beer-centric items, like crispy beer mac ’n’ cheese and cheddar-cheese lager soup.

2:30 p.m.

Courtesy of FDR Presidential Library

Experience the legacy of Hyde Park’s most famous resident at the Roosevelt National Historic Site. Pair a guided tour of FDR’s lifelong home, Springwood, with a self-guided experience at the FDR Presidential Library & Museum. Highlights among the museum’s 35,000 objects include FDR’s Oval Office desk and a recreation of his secret White House Map Room. From May to October, you can also tour Eleanor Roosevelt’s home, Val-Kill Cottage, as well as Top Cottage, FDR’s “getaway.”

6:30 p.m.

Courtesy of Philip Mansfield/CIA

Start your Culinary Institute of America (CIA) experience with a drink at Post Road Brew House, a seasonal pop-up restaurant/bar featuring Hudson Valley craft beers, wines, and spirits. For dinner, reserve a kitchen-view table at The Bocuse Restaurant and watch CIA students spin out sophisticated modern French fare. (Other on-campus options include American Bounty Restaurant and the Tuscan-style Ristorante Caterina de’ Medici.)


Getting Here:

Don’t feel like driving? The National Park Service runs “Roosevelt Ride,” a free shuttle between the Poughkeepsie Metro-North station and the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites from May to October.

Our Women in Business Awards event is November 21!

Our Best of Business event is October 30!

Our CEOs & Business Leaders Golf Outing is August 5!

Our Best of Westchester Party is July 24!

Our Westchester Home Design Awards event is June 26!

Our Wine & Food Festival returns June 4-9!

Our Wunderkinds event takes place on May 23!

Our Best of Business Ballot is open through May 15!

Our Healthcare Heroes Awards event takes place on May 9!

Our Westchester Home Builders Awards take place on April 4!

Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Forum is March 14!

Unveiled: A Boutique Bridal Brunch is February 25!

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