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GABE Manhattan lies Westchester Contents County, the heart of the magnificent Hudson Valley. TRAVEL GUIDE Our beautiful home offers a unique mix of charming 6 Westchester County Regions country villages, picturesque waterfront towns and 10 Westchester Events sophisticated urban centers. Westchester County is rich in Traveler Favorites 12 historical, cultural and natural attractions, with thousands 14 History & Heritage of acres of public parks, preserves, trails, golf courses History comes alive at dramatic mansions and gardens. Whether you’re looking for a rejuvenating and gorgeous gardens. day trip or a longer getaway, we’re confident you’ll find a great time here. 22 Arts & Culture There’s always something fun and inspiring to do in After you visit our world-class art museums, Westchester. Stroll through a quaint town to check look for locations from your favorite movies. out the local shops. Hike a mountain trail to take in a 26 Recreation & Leisure spectacular vista. Kayak, canoe or sail on the Hudson Discover parks, trails and other natural vistas — River or Long Island Sound. Explore a Gilded Age minutes from NYC. mansion, a Revolutionary-era manor, or an extraordinary formal garden. Catch a performance at one of our historic 34 Farms & Orchards theaters, or an exhibit at one of our excellent museums. Westchester farms are a great family destination all year. Westchester County is also home to Playland Amusement Park, where you can catch a thrill on our wooden roller 36 Shopping: Malls & Main Streets coaster, the Dragon Coaster. Our nationally accredited Explore our quaint towns and upscale shopping destinations. parks system boasts everything from picturesque nature 38 Dining & Nightlife trails and world-class golf courses to beautiful pools and beaches. There is truly something for everyone. Dine with a view of the Hudson, or discover the stars of Westchester’s taco boom. Westchester’s culinary scene is as spectacular as our scenery, with notable farm-to-table restaurants, prominent celebrity chefs and a flourishing craft MEETING & EVENT PLANNER beverage industry. We can serve up whatever cuisine and atmosphere you’re craving — from refined bistros 44 Meet Me in Westchester to historic inns, cozy neighborhood taverns to elegant Convenient location, top-flight conference facilities, waterfront dining rooms, from American classics to a wide range of global gastronomy. great group outings — it’s all here. All of this makes Westchester an ideal place to hold 50 Hotels & Conference Centers COUNTY your business meeting or any social occasion. It’s easy 60 Exceptional Venues to get here, and our excellent hotels, efficient meeting spaces and unique event locations make it easy to plan Transportation MAP 63 on inside a successful event. Westchester County is ready to back cover accommodate every visitor — whether it’s business or leisure that brings you here. Thank you for visiting Westchester County, and FOLLOW USA WestchesterCountyTourism we hope you enjoy your stay! FOR THE LATEST Sincerely, INFORMATION WestchesterCountyTourismNY on everything from George Latimer events to dining and Westchester County Executive hotels — and to sign WestchesterTour up for our newsletter — please visit us at VisitWestchesterNY.com. Westchester County [ Tourism, NY 2 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020
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4 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 www.royalregencyhotelny.com [email protected] / 914 476 6200 165 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, NY 10710 MARTORANO JAMIE WESTCHESTER Kykuit Five Regions to Explore, Experience & Enjoy! Hudson River Towns [ Savor one of the world’s top Apart from being a don’t- restaurants, plunge from the miss destination in its own Northern Westchester top of a classic wooden roller right, Westchester is also coaster, get up-close-and- an easy getaway destination personal with llamas and from NYC. And it’s a great wolves, watch a headliner place to start exploring perform or splurge on a luxe the magnificent Hudson Hudson River shopping spree. Valley region. Mid County Westchester has it all for a What are you waiting for? quick getaway, multi-day Start planning your vacation, family reunion – Westchester County even a wedding! And with a adventure today at Sound Shore bounty of quality hotels and VisitWestchesterNY.com! meeting centers at a range Southern Westchester of price points, our diverse Long Island Sound county is the perfect place for your next business event New York City or retreat. 6 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 Yonkers SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER HUDSON RIVER TOWNS Heading north from New York City, Follow explorer Henry Hudson’s route make Yonkers your first stop. Take in upriver to chart a tour of the charming stunning views of the Hudson River towns, like Sleepy Hollow, that and New Jersey Palisades from the overlook the mighty Hudson. Check out revitalized Downtown-Waterfront art and pottery shops in Dobbs Ferry District. Then grab a bite at famed and cruises departing from Peekskill. eatery X20 Xaviars on the Hudson. On the “must-see” list: historic For boutique shopping, try Bronxville. mansions, riverview dining, memorable For brand-name retail, head to hiking and biking, and quaint main Ridge Hill or the Cross County streets. The Metro-North Railroad’s Shopping Center. Hudson Line provides easy access. River Outpost Brewing Co. TRY THESE TRY THESE ` The Empire City Casino, where ` Kykuit, famed home of four live harness racing, thoroughbred generations of the Rockefellers, is simulcasts and 5,300 slot machines and one of five historic sites managed electronic table games deliver thrills. by Historic Hudson Valley; this neoclassical gem includes a chapel ` The Science Barge, which grows boasting stained glass by Chagall produce with no emissions, pesticides and Matisse. or run-off, demonstrating a sustainable future. ` Horseman’s Hollow, held every October, haunts visitors with scenes ` The Hudson River Museum, inspired by Washington Irving’s showcasing not only Hudson River legendary headless horseman. artists, but also changing exhibits, a giant dollhouse and state-of-the-art ` Charles Point in Peekskill is the planetarium. perfect destination for adventure, with CHARLES an aerial ropes course and laser-tag arena. Later, cool off at River Outpost Hudson River Museum Brewing Co. or Fin & Brew. FREDERICK LOOK FOR ❀ THESE SYMBOLS O - THROUGHOUT African American Westchester- Gardens Revolutionary War Heritage Grown Farm Trail THE GUIDE TO Discover beautiful The path to independence started HELP PLAN Westchester’s African Sample the best gardens, many set right here with local patriots American community in farm-to-table on the grounds of like Thomas Paine and John Jay YOUR VISIT: traces a history dating and pick-your-own stately mansions and and important turning points back five centuries. as local farmers historic sites. involving George Washington and welcome visitors. Alexander Hamilton. VisitWestchesterNY.com 7 Boundless Adventures NORTHERN WESTCHESTER Explore miles of trails perfect for hiking, biking and cross-country skiing. Stroll the striking entrance garden at Katonah’s Lasdon Park & Arboretum or lose yourself in 4,315- acre Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. Then return to civilization with Mount Kisco’s busy dining scene, 18 holes at Pete Dye-designed Pound Ridge Golf THOMPSON Course, or a drive through tony Bedford. Westchester Knicks CLARK TRY THESE ` Grand Prix New York & Spins MID-COUNTY SOUND SHORE Bowl guarantee hours of family fun, with an indoor go-kart track, bowling, The county’s thriving hub, anchored The county’s eastern edge follows Long laser tag and billiards. by White Plains, offers a bounty of Island Sound for more than 35 miles, ` South Salem’s Wolf Conservation shopping options, culinary treats, and bringing together urban centers like Center participates in recovery a lively cultural and nightlife scene. New Rochelle (with myriad dining and release programs for critically For upscale accommodations try The options), marinas and beaches, and endangered species — the Mexican gray Ritz-Carlton, Westchester. You’ll love historic neighborhoods. Look for village- wolf and red wolf; meet “ambassador” the American Kobe beef served up at style charm in Rye and water views wolves and learn about their relationship BLT Steak White Plains restaurant. from Glen Island Park. Relax at Rye to the environment and the human role in Visit suburban towns like Scarsdale Brook’s Hilton Westchester, set on protecting their future. and Rye Brook to discover boutique 37 acres of greenery. Caramoor, in Katonah, is one of the shops and scenic green spaces. ` TRY THESE most spectacular settings for outdoor TRY THESE concerts, picnicking on the lush grounds, ` Playland is America’s oldest or touring the historic Rosen House. ` ArtsWestchester hosts visual amusement park, where old-fashioned arts exhibitions, focusing on artists fun rules on its thrilling and historic with local connections, in an elegant, rides, classic boardwalk and crescent restored bank building. beach, miniature golf course and indoor ice rink. ` Westchester County Center is where basketball stars shine as the WNBA’s ` Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre once New York Liberty hold court May- hosted rock greats like the Grateful August and the Westchester Knicks Dead; now it hosts the hottest bands battle November-March. and shows. ` The Jacob Burns Film Center ` Boundless Adventures will test presents 400 films a year, plus classes your skills and stretch your boundaries for youth and adults and talks with with outdoor exploration, obstacle and filmmakers, actors and writers. agility courses in Purchase. Wolf Conservation Center 8 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 Westchester Events JULY Pleasantville Music Festival Parkway Field, Pleasantville [ pleasantvillemusicfestival.com A Year of LYNDA SHENKMAN Westchester’s Ridge Hill Summer Concert Series (through August) Don’t-Miss Fun Westchester’s Ridge Hill, Yonkers ridgehill.com FEBRUARY APRIL The Garden Conservancy Westchester Magazine’s Open Days Program Wine & Food Festival Hudson River EagleFest Hands-On-Heritage Crafts (through November) The Ritz Carlton New York Private Gardens Countywide Westchester, White Plains, and Croton Point Park, Van Cortlandt Manor, gardenconservancy.org/ Kensico Dam Plaza County Park, Croton-on-Hudson Croton-on-Hudson opendays Valhalla teatown.org hudsonvalley.org winefood.westchester Sheep to Shawl Spring Crafts at Lyndhurst magazine.com MARCH Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow Tarrytown hudsonvalley.org lyndhurst.org Westchester Pride White Plains Hudson Valley loftgaycenter.org/ Restaurant Week Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Tours JUNE westchester_pride Countywide (through November) Sleepy Hollow valleytable.com/hvrw sleepyhollowcemetery.org Caramoor Summer Music Yonkers Pride facebook.com/yonkerspride Maplefest at Hilltop Hanover Programs (through August) & White Oak Farms Caramoor Center for Music and MAY the Arts, Katonah Yonkers Waterfront Live Yorktown Heights caramoor.org Summer Concert Series hilltophanoverfarm.org Animals & Acrobats (through August) whiteoakfarm1.com Van Cortlandt Manor, Cross County Shopping yonkersdowntown.com Croton-on-Hudson Center Summer Fest hudsonvalley.org (through August) Cross County Shopping Center, JULY Yonkers crosscountycenter.com Peekskill Riverfront Concert Series The Great Hudson River Riverfront Green Park, Hudson Revival/Clearwater Festival Avenue & Route 9, Peekskill Croton Point Park cityofpeekskill.com clearwaterfestival.org Juneteenth Parade AUGUST Mamaroneck Avenue and Court Street, White Plains Moonviewing Concert cityofwhiteplains.com Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden, North Salem Music in the Air hammondmuseum.org LYNDHURST (through September 1) OF Countywide artswestchester.org APRIL SEPTEMBER COURTESY / Path Through History American Gold Cup Lyndhurst Flower Countywide Old Salem Farm, North Salem FLOWERS paththroughhistory.iloveny.com & Antiques Show theamericangoldcup.com 635 South Broadway, Tarrytown VILLAGE lyndhurst.org/events/flower-show Fall Crafts at Lyndhurst [ 635 South Broadway, Tarrytown lyndhurst.org COLONIAL 10 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 Hudson River Valley Ramble Countywide IT’S ALL MEET CELEBRATE hudsonrivervalleyramble.com HAPPENING AT Jazz Fest THE WESTCHESTER Arts Westchester, White Plains COUNTY CENTER artsw.org/jazzfest Westchester Triathlon Rye Town Park, Rye The County’s premier, year-round westchestertriathlon.org venue attracts over 800,000 visitors annually for concerts, Yorktown Grange Fair trade shows, sporting events, Yorktown Heights meetings, theatrical presentations yorktowngrangefair.org and conventions. It’s also home to the NBA Development League OCTOBER affiliate of the storied New York Knicks, and the New York EAT SLEEP The Great Jack O’Lantern Liberty of the WNBA. Right in Blaze® (through November) the heart of White Plains, the Center Van Cortlandt Manor, offers adjacent parking Croton-on-Hudson and is a short walk from the hudsonvalley.org/events/blaze Metro-North rail station. Haunted Hayride UPCOMING COUNTY CENTER Sleepy Hollow EVENTS INCLUDE: visitsleepyhollow.com +Stamp, Coin & Paper Money Show Horseman’s Hollow +East Coast National Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow Baseball Card Show hudsonvalley.org/events/ + Metro NY Reptile Show horsemans-hollow +Harlem Globetrotters New Rochelle ArtsFest World Tour One Location. New Rochelle +Royal Hanneford Circus newrochellearts.org +The Nutcracker Path Through History Four Experiences. For a complete schedule and Countywide paththroughhistory.iloveny.com to purchase tickets, visit: countycenter.biz The Radisson Hotel New Rochelle is a whole new way to look at a hotel! NOVEMBER Hudson Valley Restaurant Week breakfast Countywide valleytable.com/hvrw Winter Wonderland for a buck! (through January) add $1 to any room rate and get a JUNE Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla wwinterwonderland.com hot all american breakfast included CUBAN . with your room* 2020 U.S. Open D . YoFi Fest: The Yonkers J *Weekdays only. Not valid on holidays. Up to 2 guests per room. Advanced Championship / Film Festival purchase required. Can not be combined or transferred. No cash value. Winged Foot Golf Club, Yonkers Riverfront Library Theatre, USGA Mamaroneck Yonkers usopen.com yofifest.com [ COPYRIGHT DECEMBER Scared by the Sound “A Very Duchess Holiday” and Haunted House “Mr. Dickens Tells a Christmas 914.576.3700 | www.radissonnewrochelle.com Playland, Rye Carol” at Lyndhurst One Radisson Plaza | New Rochelle | NY 10801 scaredbythesound.com Tarrytown lyndhurst.org (Conveniently located at exit 16 off I-95) Stone Barns Center Harvest Fest Frosty the Snowman Parade & Pocantico Hills Holiday Lighting Armonk “best place for featuring stonebarnscenter.org girls night out” armonkfrosty.com “deliriously good”” Tarrytown Halloween Parade -Westchester Mag -New York Times Patriot’s Park to Main Street, New Year’s Eve Celebration “didinern s Tarrytown & Ball Drop choicice “top rated tarrytownhalloween White Plains award”” restaurant” -OpenTable.com parade.com cityofwhiteplains.com -Restaurant.com Yonkers Marathon “best neww & Half Marathon restaurants” “bebebtstt cockktails” Yonkers -Journal News serving Mediterranean cuisine by -Westchester Mag facebook.com/ executive chef Bill Rosenberg. yonkersmarathon VisitWestchesterNY.com 11 Traveler Favorites iconic Westchester Playland Amusement Park Westchester boasts more reasons to visit Stone Barns Center than anyone could possibly count. But if 2 for Food & Agriculture you’re looking for some highlights that never Stone Barns wants to make you an “informed food citizen” go out of style, here are some special places by introducing visitors to the ins and outs of a working farm and experiences to get you started. Find that’s dedicated to sustainable agriculture. You can stroll more online at VisitWestchesterNY.com. the grounds — they recently added another 300 acres for livestock and sheep grazing — or take a behind-the scenes [ tour, stopping to meet sheep and pigs, learn about brush- eating goats, visit the greenhouse, and observe the Center’s Playland innovative farming techniques. For a snack, visit the Blue Hill 1 Amusement Park Café, or for the splurge meal of a lifetime, reserve a table at Blue Hill at Stone Barns — named by a survey of top chefs as Playland’s famed Dragon Coaster has towered over this one of the 10 best restaurants in the world. Art Deco landmark since its 1928 opening, and the heart- stopping dive from the top still thrills visitors. It’s just one of many classic amusement park treasures at this National Historic Landmark, including the “Derby Racer” (there are only two originals left in the U.S.) with “steeds” that “gallop” around a challenging steeped turntable at 15 miles per hour. Take the plunge on the water-soaked log flume, treat the little ones to the largest Kiddyland in the area, glide around the indoor ice rink, or take a break at the lakeside picnic area and sandy beach. And look for discounted admissions for special events, such as First Responders Day and Customer Appreciation Day. HARRISON 12 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 ETHAN Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture Caramoor Center 3 for Music & the Arts Is it a museum, a verdant retreat or a famed concert venue? Caramoor is all of the above. There’s the Rosen House, a Mediterranean-style mansion filled with decorative arts treasures, the landscaped 100-acre estate, and a year-round program of classical, jazz, American roots and operatic performances. Take a house tour to see rarities like a 40-panel Chinese screen of carved jade and a lacquered room that once graced an Italian palazzo. (There’s an educational “I Spy” tour for kids.) Or come for a concert in one of Caramoor’s distinctive settings — such as the Venetian Theater, a Spanish-style PALACIO Caramoor Center courtyard, or the Sunken Garden. for Music & the Arts GABE 4 Lyndhurst Search for “gothic revival architecture” and you’ll find the name Alexander Jackson Davis, the renowned 19th-century designer who created Lyndhurst in 1838. Inspired by medieval forms, the ornate style features castle-like turrets, arched windows and stained glass — all on dramatic display at Lyndhurst. Rated one of the nation’s most beautiful mansions by Forbes magazine, the home’s most famous resident was robber baron Jay Gould, whose private office is part of your tour. Sample Gilded Age elegance as you move through the sumptuous Victorian dining room, library and grand picture gallery. Elaborately decorated rooms feature art, antiques and furniture original to this fairytale castle. There’s also an “upstairs-downstairs” tour through the servants’ quarters, and an Lyndhurst observation tower with Hudson River views. Hudson River Museum 5 Hudson River Museum This cultural institution is a leader in forging community connections. The museum recently began a partnership with nonprofit Art Bridges to create fresh and engaging ways to share art. For example, a new “Object of the Month” program highlights items from the permanent collection with a lecture and gallery talk presenting original research. Overlooking the Hudson, the museum is a study in contrasts, with Brutalist concrete spaces in the contemporary wing linked with an historic 1877 mansion, and 19th-century paintings side-by-side with works by Andy Warhol and Georgia O’Keefe. After viewing some art, check out the environmental teaching gallery, Hudson Riverama, and the state-of-the-art planetarium, with a Megastar projector that has a 3D database of the entire known universe. VisitWestchesterNY.com 13 History & Heritage For centuries, history has been made right here in Westchester County. You can step into a 1740s tenant farmhouse, walk the same History majestic stairs once tread by oil magnate John D. Rockefeller and experience what it was like to live in the slave quarters of a Colonial-era Comes Alive mansion. Take a time trip you won’t forget. Philipse Manor Hall COURTESY OF THE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION Revolutionary African American Historic House and War Trail History Trail Garden Trail Journey back to the late 1700s, when The John Jay Homestead is also a Westchester has long been a retreat George Washington and Alexander landmark African American heritage for some of the nation’s wealthiest Hamilton fought the British here, colonial site — though a slaveholder himself, families, so you’ll find countless historic soldiers were laid to rest in Sleepy Hollow Jay signed legislation leading to the homes and lavish gardens here — enough Cemetery and many Revolutionary War abolition of slavery in New York State to keep you busy for many an afternoon! leaders gathered in Westchester. Look while he was governor. Look for the Look for the [ ❀ ] icon identifying trail for the [ - ] icon identifying trail sites [O] icon identifying trail sites sites throughout this guide. throughout this guide. throughout this guide. PLAN TO VISIT PLAN TO VISIT PLAN TO VISIT Wander 90 gorgeous acres at Caramoor Jacob Purdy House was George The Lincoln Depot in Peekskill, where Center for Music and the Arts, explore Washington’s headquarters during the Abraham Lincoln greeted townspeople the butterfly garden and tour the 1930s 1776 Battle of White Plains; the clash is in February 1861; restored as a museum, Mediterranean-style mansion and its commemorated here annually. Wounded the station features historic documents treasures. To complement the Beaux Arts soldiers were tended at a field hospital and Civil War uniforms. At Philipsburg house at Kykuit, the Rockefeller family at St. Paul’s Church in Mount Vernon Manor, Sleepy Hollow, hear the stories home, William Welles Bosworth designed during the Revolution. Take self-guided of slaves who worked on the estate seven gardens, including one featuring tours of gravesites from four centuries in colonial times. Tarrytown’s Foster an array of sculptures, all set in a lush at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Then Memorial AME Zion Church is the landscape overlooking the Hudson. A it’s on to Van Cortlandt Manor, an oldest black congregation in the county visit to Lyndhurst lets you relive the 18th-century manor house in Croton- and was a stop on the Underground Gilded Age in a magnificent 19th-century on-Hudson, and Katonah’s John Jay Railroad for fleeing slaves. home, with vast lawns and a rose garden. Homestead, the retirement farm of a (For more on Westchester’s gardens, famous Founding Father. see pg. 16.) PERSONAL PAST You might just be a part of Westchester history yourself! Research your genealogy in the collection of the Westchester County Historical Society — more than 150,000 books, pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts, maps and pictures. There’s no charge for access and trained staff are ready to assist you. WestchesterHistory.com 14 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 [ WORTH A VISIT . . . Historic Hudson Valley The Tarrytown Lighthouse, also known as Sleepy Hollow The past is alive at FIVE SITES that transport you across time, offering Light — though once half a close-ups of domestic life in the 18th century, slavery in the Colonial mile offshore, years of landfill have moved the light within North, the lifestyle of one of America’s wealthiest families and the a few feet of land... Stepping inspiration for Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Stones, the home of Bill and Lois Wilson, founders of Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon. Kykuit: 1]The Rockefeller Estate Standing six stories with 40 rooms and [ set on 250 acres, Kykuit — “lookout” in [ Dutch — is more than a historic mansion. It‘s an art gallery and museum that reflects the tastes of four generations of AND DON’T MISS… Rockefellers, who lived and summered The Great Jack here. Standard Oil founder John D. O’Lantern Blaze® Rockefeller, once the richest man in Van Cortlandt Manor America, built the original stone house. ` Weekends, late Sept. You’ll discover many treasures — through mid-Nov. including priceless artworks, a coach An amazing display of more barn full of antique carriages and cars, than 7,000 illuminated MARTORANO pumpkins shines amid an and the famed 20th-century sculpture Kykuit collection of Nelson A. Rockefeller. JAMIE 18th-century landscape. Union Church Sunnyside 2] Just below the estate, in the 3] What began as a farmer’s cottage in village of Pocantico Hills, this small the 1600’s became the 19th-century home nondenominational church is home to of author Washington Irving, “America’s a dazzling treasure: stunning stained- founding father of literature.” The charming glass windows by Henri Matisse and restored home — with the addition of a T Marc Chagall, commissioned by the four-bedroom Spanish tower — sits on 10 OM NYCZ Rockefellers. The Matisse rose window acres with views of the Hudson River. You was finished shortly before the artist died. can see many of the author’s artworks and Z The nine Chagall windows depict the other possessions, including the writing C Y N M parable of the Good Samaritan and other desk and chair used by the creator of such TO biblical scenes — the only such windows timeless characters as Rip Van Winkle and created by this master of color. the Headless Horseman. The Unsilent Picture Philipsburg Manor ` Selected October Evenings A curiosity of live music and movie mystery, this brand-new immersive event from Historic Hudson Valley features a silent film starring Tony Award winner Bill Irwin, live musicians and a special FX Foley artist. Horseman’s Hollow Philipsburg Manor ` 16 October Evenings Immerse yourself in the haunted village of Sleepy Hollow. You’ll encounter scary scenes as you follow the trail of the headless horseman. Tickets often sell out, so buy in advance! Sunnyside VisitWestchesterNY.com 15 History & Heritage Philipsburg Manor Van Cortlandt Manor 4] This 18th-century farming, milling 5] Continue your 18th-century journey and trading center tells the little-known at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on- story of slavery in the Colonial-era Hudson. Explore the stone manor house north. In 1750, 23 enslaved Africans and brick ferry house, wander through lived and worked on its grounds. Now the gardens — where only period- a National Historic Landmark, the site appropriate plants are grown — and features a stone manor house, water- stroll down a country road along the powered grist mill, barn, slave garden Croton River. There, you’ll experience the and reconstructed tenant house. As you domestic life of a patriot family just after move through the manor, listen to the the American Revolution. true stories of slaves such as Caesar — a miller — and others, in the places their stories unfolded. Donald Kendall Sculpture Garden One of the world’s most extraordinary sculpture gardens is spread across 168 acres surrounding Pepsico’s world headquarters in Purchase — 45 works by famed artists including Auguste Rodin, Alexander Calder, Jean Dubuffet, Joan Miró and Alberto Giacometti. Russell Page, one of the last century’s great landscape designers, laid out natural settings that highlight birch and oak trees, irises, fall foliage, grasses and lily ponds. Lasdon Park & Arboretum No matter what time of year you visit this 234-acre preserve, you’ll find a striking visual display — hundreds of blooming multi-colored azaleas, scores of dogwoods from around the world, a Gorgeous magnolia grove, a meadow designed to attract monarch butterflies, or a profusion Gardens of flowers along Lilac Walk. Look for the stately home at the heart of this public Untermyer Park & Gardens park — it was modeled after George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia. When you’re ready Hammond Museum & Untermyer Park & Gardens to take a deep breath Japanese Stroll Garden Though a successful lawyer and Follow the stepping stones in this investor, Samuel Untermyer’s true love and escape to the serene garden as they present was horticulture. He became famous serene beauty of a series of “scenic gems” — for inventive gardens and greenhouses nature, Westchester revealing different perspectives during the 1920s and ’30s. In Yonkers, has an array of stand- and views, encouraging a leisurely, you can see 43 acres of his dazzling contemplative appreciation of trees work — walled, rock, color and sundial out horticultural and and flowers. The connected paths all gardens, a staircase that descends to a artistic attractions: lead to a ceremonial tea house. Hudson River overlook, and a dramatic [ waterfall topped by a stone temple. 16 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 Pause at these Memorials to HONOR OUR PAST Gold Star Mother “The Rising” Monument September 11 Memorial Next to River Branch Library, Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla Yonkers Veteran and War The Great Hunger Memorials - Memorial Lasdon Park & Arboretum, V. E. Macy Park, Ardsley Somers Mount Kisco 9/11 War Dog Memorial – Memorial Hartsdale Pet Cemetery 100 Main St., Mount Kisco 75 N. Central Park Ave., Hartsdale The People’s 9/11 ARCHITECTS Memorial Wall Westchester Holocaust Webb Field, N. Central Ave., Memorial SCHWARTZ Hartsdale Martine Ave., White Plains The Rising FREDERIC NYCZ Philipsburg Manor TOM Historic Sites & Museums The Historical Society, Inc. of John Jay Homestead Sleepy Hollow & Tarrytown State Historic Site - ❀ The Armour-Stiner Octagon House 1 Grove St., Tarrytown; 914-631-8374 400 Jay St., Katonah; 914-698-8426 45 W. Clinton Ave., Irvington; 212-349-0700 Located in a Victorian house in the North Grove Federal-style home of America’s first U.S. The Armour-Stiner Octagon House is one of Street Historic District, the Historical Society has Supreme Court Chief Justice and descendants. the most visually unique homes in the world. It rotating exhibits and houses a large collection of Furnished rooms, formal gardens and herb is the only known residence constructed in the Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow history. garden. New Carriage Barns, visitor center and eight-sided, domed, colonnaded shape of a thehistoricalsociety.net Discovery Center. Grounds are open sunrise- classic Roman temple. Check website for hours sunset year-round. Please call or visit website of operation. Horace Greeley House/ for current tour and hours. armourstiner.com New Castle Historical Society johnjayhomestead.org 100 King St., Chappaqua; 914-238-4666 The Bedford Museum at the Country home of Horace Greeley, 1864-1872, Kykuit, The Rockefeller Estate ❀ 1787 Bedford Court House editor of The New York Tribune, presidential 381 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow; 914-366-6900 16 Old Post Rd., Bedford; 914-234-9751 candidate, foe of slavery and advocate of See the main rooms of this landmark six-story Westchester’s oldest government building women’s rights. Guided tours and exhibits. stone house that was home to four generations and county seat (1787-1870) includes a Open year-round, Tue.-Thu. and Sat., 1-4pm. of Rockefellers. Expansive, terraced gardens restored courtroom and the oldest jail cell in newcastlehs.org contain a famed collection of 20th-century Westchester County. sculpture. Timed tours May-early Nov. depart bedfordhistoricalsociety.org Irvington Historical Society from nearby Philipsburg Manor. 131 Main St., Irvington; 914-591-1020 hudsonvalley.org Bush-Lyon Homestead - Restored house built in 1853 for John McVickar, 479 King St., Port Chester; 914-939-2354 in the Greek Revival style. Rotating exhibits Lincoln Depot Foundation Listed on the National Register of Historic highlight the history of Irvington. Open Thur. 10 S. Water St., Peekskill; 914-402-4318 Places, the Bush-Lyon Homestead was home and Sat. 1-4pm. A 3,000-square-foot freight and passenger to Abraham Bush and Ruth Lyon, descendants irvingtonhistoricalsociety.org rail depot where President-elect Abraham of one of the first settlers in the area and Lincoln stopped to greet New Yorkers on believed to have been General Israel Putnam’s Jacob Purdy House - Feb. 19, 1861, during his pre-inaugural train headquarters at various times during the 60 Park Ave., White Plains; 914-328-1776 trip to Washington, D.C. Revolutionary War. By appointment only; contact Circa-1720 farmhouse was Washington’s base lincolndepotmuseum.org [email protected]. during Battle of White Plains. Open by appt. whiteplainshistory.org Lyndhurst ❀ Croton Historical Society 635 S. Broadway, Tarrytown; 914-631-4481 1 Van Wyck St., Croton-on-Hudson; 914-271-4574 Jay Heritage Center O America’s finest Gothic Revival mansion sits on Archival material relating to the village of 210 Boston Post Rd., Rye; 914-698-9275 67 landscaped acres overlooking the Hudson. Croton-on-Hudson and the construction of the 23-acre park. Boyhood home of founding father Offering one-hour guided tours visiting two New Croton Dam. Open 10am-3pm or by appt. John Jay and five generations of family, with 1838 floors of the mansion adorned with original crotonhistoricalsociety.org Greek-Revival-style Peter Augustus Jay Mansion. collections of paintings, furniture, decorative 1907 Carriage House & Visitor Center with history arts. Special behind-the-scenes tours visit Hastings Historical Society exhibit open Wed-Fri. 10am-4pm (April through servants spaces and the mansion tower. Named 407 Broadway, Hastings-on-Hudson; Nov. and for programs all year). Jay Mansion open one of USA Today’s “Ten Best Historic Home 914-476-2249 Sun. 2-5pm from April-Nov. and by appt. Docent- Tours.” Special events include music, theater, Historic observatory with archives, artifacts guided and self-guided tours. lectures and more. Open Apr.-Oct., Thur.-Mon. and photos of this riverside village, which was jayheritagecenter.org and Thanksgiving through Dec., Thur.-Mon. incorporated in 1879. Free map of “Museum in lyndhurst.org the Streets” historic walking tour. Open year- round except holidays, Mon. and Thur. 11am-2pm and the first Sat. of every month 2-4pm Sept. through June. hastingshistorical.org O= African American Heritage ❀=Garden - =Revolutionary War VisitWestchesterNY.com 17 History & Heritage Maryknoll Mission Center and Museum Peekskill Museum Pound Ridge Museum 55 Ryder Rd., Ossining; 914-941-7836 124 Union Ave., Peekskill; 914-736-0473 255 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge; Interactive exhibits about the mission work Seven-room house designed by architect 914-764-4333 performed by Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers. William Rutherford Mead in 1877. Permanent On the National Historic Register. Exhibits about Open Mon.-Sat. 10am-3pm. Free admission. exhibits of the ladies’ Victorian bedroom, Marion Pound Ridge history in 1853. Lecture room, maryknollsociety.org Boyle children’s room and the Peekskill stove genealogy research material. Open Mar.-Dec., collection. Frequent programs. Open Sat. 1-4pm Sat. and Sun., 2-4pm. Group tours by appt. North Castle Historical and by appt. poundridgehistorical.org Education Complex - peekskillmuseum.org 440 Bedford Rd., Armonk; 914-273-4510 Saint Paul’s Church Historic Smith’s Tavern, blacksmith shop, one- Philipsburg Manor O ❀ National Historic Site - room schoolhouse and 1798 Quaker meeting 381 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow; 897 S. Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon; house. Tavern served as colonial militia HQ, 914-366-6900, 914-631-9442 weekends 914-667-4116 stagecoach stop and town hall. Period antiques This 18th-century farming, milling and trading Restored Colonial church (1763-1787) used as a and furnishings. Tours Apr.-Nov., excluding center was tenanted by European farmers and Revolutionary War hospital, with village green holidays, Mon.-Sat. 10am-4pm, Sun. 2-5pm and operated by enslaved Africans. Tour the 300-year- museum and historic cemetery. Interpretive and by appt. old manor house, step inside the working gristmill self-guided tours. Costumed reenactments Jan.- northcastlehistoricalsociety.org and help thresh wheat at the Dutch barn. Timed June, Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm, and the second Sat. tours May-early Nov., Wed.-Sun. of the month, noon to 4pm. July-Dec., Tue.-Sat., Old Dutch Church and Burying Ground hudsonvalley.org 9am-5pm, with special programs every Saturday 43 N. Broadway, Tarrytown; 914-631-1123 at 1pm. Considered the oldest functioning church and Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site nps.gov/sapa cemetery in the state. Built by Frederick Philipse 29 Warburton Ave., Yonkers; 914-965-4027 in 1685, featuring a distinctive wooden pulpit National Historic Landmark and official project of Sherwood House Museum and sounding-board canopy. Cemetery tours Save America’s Treasures. High-style Georgian 340 Tuckahoe Rd., Yonkers; 914-961-8940 Sun. at 2pm, Memorial Day weekend through mansion was home to wealthy loyalist Fredrick Sherwood House is one of the few remaining end of Oct. Group tours by appt. Philipse III. Original 1750s papier-mâché ceiling pre-Revolutionary War fully furnished tenant visitsleepyhollow.com/historic-sites/ and 1868 Gothic chamber. Tours year-round. farmhouses in the New York Metropolitan area. old-dutch-church Groups by appt. Open on Sunday afternoons from 1-4pm from parks.ny.gov/historic-sites the first Sunday in April through the last Sunday in Ossining Historical Society Museum June, and again from the first Sunday in Sept. (after 196 Croton Ave., Ossining; 914-941-0001 Labor Day) until the first Sunday in Dec. or by appt. Located in the 1872 Austin House, with items Visitors can check our website for special events from Sing Sing Prison, historical maps, military and holiday closing information. artifacts, photos and furniture. Open year-round, yonkershistoricalsociety.org only by appt. ohsm.org There’s no better place in Westchester to host conferences and business meetings than at Castle Hotel & Spa. Conveniently located near Westchester’s corporate centers, and just 30 minutes from Manhattan, Castle Hotel & Spa features over 3,300 square feet of HIÀFLHQWFRPIRUWDEOHDQGÁH[LEOHPHHWLQJ VSDFHLQDGLVWLQFWLYHVHWWLQJ www.castlehotelandspa.com | 914.631.1980 400 Benedict Avenue, Tarrytown, NY 10591 18 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Thomas Paine Cottage Museum - Washington Irving’s Sunnyside 540 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow; 914-631-0081 20 Sicard Ave., New Rochelle; 914-633-1776 3 W. Sunnyside Lane, Irvington; 914-366-6900 Final resting place of Washington Irving, William Former home of Thomas Paine whose pamphlet, weekdays, 914-591-8763 weekends Rockefeller, Walter Chrysler, Andrew Carnegie, “Common Sense,” helped spark the American America’s “Founding Father of Literature” Brooke Astor, Elizabeth Arden and Samuel Revolution. Now headquarters of the Huguenot created a romantic, picturesque estate nestled Gompers. Gates open daily 8:30am-4:30pm. and New Rochelle Historical Association, the along the Hudson riverbank. Visitors today hear Maps available at office or south gate. Day and museum exhibits artifacts and furniture from about Washington Irving’s storied past and how evening walking tours April-Nov. the 18th century to present day, the history of he came to be America’s first internationally sleepyhollowcemetery.org the Huguenots and the City of New Rochelle. famous author. His characters, from the Headless Nineteenth-century Sophia Brewster one- Horseman to Rip Van Winkle, are global icons, Somers Historical Society room schoolhouse on grounds. "We’re not just and Irving’s legacy lives on at his whimsical 355 Rt. 202, Somers; 914-277-4977 Revolutionary, We’re NY History Strong.” Check estate. Open May-Nov. Check website for National Historic Landmark built by Hachaliah website and Facebook page for operating hours specific hours and special events. Bailey and located in the Elephant Hotel. and year-round special events. hudsonvalley.org Permanent exhibits on circus and local history, as thomaspainecottage.org well as changing exhibitions. Open year-round, Westchester Veterans Museum Thur. 2-4pm and by appt. for research. Union Church of Pocantico Hills Rt. 35, Somers; 914-995-2145 somershistoricalsoc.org 555 Bedford Rd., Tarrytown; 914-366-6900 Photos, paintings, prints and military memorabilia Stained-glass windows by European masters, from conflicts in which Westchester residents Sparta Cemetery - commissioned by the Rockefeller family, adorn served. Open Sat.-Sun. 12-4pm. Weekday tours. Revolutionary Rd., Ossining; 914-941-0001 this unassuming country church. Henri Matisse’s parks.westchestergov.com/veterans-memorial Two-acre gravesite for village’s early settlers and last work, the Rose Window, and nine windows 119 known veterans, Revolutionary War through by Marc Chagall create a dramatic combination Yorktown Museum World War II. Owned and maintained by the of light and color, art and spirituality. Step inside 1974 Commerce St., Yorktown Heights; Ossining Historical Society Museum. and be inspired. Open Apr.-Dec. Check website 914-962-2970 ossininghistoriccemeteries.org/sparta-cemetery for specific hours and special events. Visit a recreated 18th-century home and an early hudsonvalley.org Mohegan Indian settlement. Discover the Old Square House Museum - Put Railroad and see how local farms operated. 1 Purchase St., Rye; 914-967-7588 Van Cortlandt Manor - ❀ Find unique gifts, enjoy fascinating and detailed Former tavern, built in 1730, hosted George 525 S. Riverside Ave., Croton-on-Hudson; miniatures, conduct research – all in our Washington. Now houses Rye Historical Society. 914-366-6900, 914-271-8881 weekends convenient location in Yorktown Heights. Open Tours of period rooms, plus changing exhibits. Explore the 18th-century stone manor house and year-round Tue. & Thu. 11am-4pm, Sat. 1pm-4pm. Open Tues.-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat. 1pm-4pm. brick ferry house of New York’s prominent Van yorktownmuseum.org ryehistory.org Cortlandt family. Costumed interpreters, period furnishings and American decorative arts, and beautiful gardens. Timed tours July-Aug., Fri.-Sun. hudsonvalley.org 120th U.S. Open Championship Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course) | Mamaroneck, N.Y. June 15-21, 2020 | usopen.com/2020 VisitWestchesterNY.com 19 DISCOVER THE ARTS IN WESTCHESTER artsw.org Arts & Culture Hudson River Museum Artful MSDAVIS PHOTOGRAPHY AND DON’T MISS… Works from famed Hudson River School artists Westchester at Yonkers’ Hudson River Museum… Large- In the 19th century, the Hudson River Valley inspired a scale sculptures, hands-on art-making, and touring shows of innovative and surprising famous school of painters, who captured natural scenes works at the Katonah Museum… Tiffany of the area. Today, art still thrives in Westchester County, stained-glass windows and a collection of with world-class collections and exhibitions. European 19th-century paintings amassed by Lyndhurst’s robber baron owner, Jay Gould… Kykuit’s modern art galleries, with works that include rare Picasso tapestries from the Nelson Hudson Valley MOCA Rockefeller collection. The riverside industrial town of Peekskill is a hot regional art destination and this 12,000-square-foot [ [ space in a former factory is at the center of the action. It has been touted as Westchester’s “most dynamic contemporary art site” by The New York Times. Look for a series of changing exhibits, curated tours and meet-the-artist events. After HV MOCA, visit local art galleries or follow a two-mile trail of public sculpture along the town’s waterfront. Every June, the Peekskill Arts Alliance sponsors an open studios event that includes more than 30 artists’ work spaces and galleries. Neuberger Museum of Art Discover one of the nation’s most amazing collections of 20th-century American masters on the campus of Purchase College. Warhol, de Kooning, Diebenkorn, Rothko, Pollack, O’Keefe and Hopper are on the roster of artists featured here. The museum also has a world- class trove of rare African art and objects. Exhibits draw from the Neuberger’s permanent collection and also feature traveling shows of photography, sculpture, digital works and other contemporary art. 22 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 On Stage You can see top-tier talents from theater, TV, film, dance and music on stage across the County. So get your tickets and enjoy the show! You never know what will be on tap at Get in touch with your inner rock- the White Plains Performing Arts n-roller at Port Chester’s Capitol Center — the regional premiere of Theatre. Once a vaudeville stage a major musical, cast with Broadway and later a regular stop for legendary talent (think Beauty and the Beast), a stars like Janis Joplin, this restored mind-blowing laser light show, or rock palace now presents a non- maybe a set by a headliner stand-up stop schedule of the latest bands Capitol Theatre comic. This venue is in the heart of the (and occasional comics), along with SCOTT HARRIS action, just steps from shopping, dining veteran superstars like Neil Young and hotels. and Jeff Beck. Don’t forget to check out Garcia’s, the lobby bar honoring AND DON’T MISS… Grateful Dead front man Jerry Garcia. A full schedule of productions — bluegrass, comedy, classical, Imagine a rare retreat where you children’s plays — at Mamaroneck’s can hear any type of music in a Emelin Theatre… The internationally unique and magical setting — a acclaimed JazzFest every September Spanish courtyard, sunken garden, in White Plains, with something for or intimate and ornate music room. fans of swing, blues, Latin rhythms This is Caramoor, which presents a and everything in between… A tasty year-long program that encompasses dinner comes with the main dish — a opera, jazz, chamber music, acoustic Broadway musical — at Elmsford’s Beauty and the Beast, American roots music, and more. Westchester Broadway Theatre. White Plains Performing Arts Center [ [ Does Westchester Watts and Octavia Marshall film Big, Among the recent look kind of familiar? Spencer in Luce. where Tom Hanks TV shows shot here: No wonder! Many of Famed director is transformed by Showtime’s Escape Welcome to your favorite movies Martin Scorsese a fortune-telling at Dannemora and and TV shows are visited to shoot scenes machine; you can Billions; The Deuce, filmed right here. for The Wolf of Wall encounter the magic Divorce and Girls, Hollywood See if you can spot Street and liked in the same location all on HBO; NBC’s East! County locations in Westchester so much at Rye’s Playland The Blacklist; these high-profile 2019 he returned for 2019’s amusement park. and The Americans releases: The Irishman, with on FX. The Goldfinch, Robert De Niro, Al With so many starring Nicole Pacino and Joe Pesci. settings to choose The action isn’t Kidman; the Netflix from — authenticity just on the streets mini-series Central And don’t forget in the Hudson River — Westchester Park Five; or Naomi the classic Penny towns and Yonkers, boasts state-of-the scenic countryside art sound stages views and luxe and production historic mansions studios, where shows — Westchester is like NBC’s New busy year-round Amsterdam are with projects. created. Ready to shoot your own award-winning project in Westchester? You’ll find all you need, including a location image gallery, at VisitWestchesterNY.com/film. Meryl Street, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks on the set of The Post. Entang Wiharso, Inheritance, 2014, Courtesy of Hudson Valley MOCA VisitWestchesterNY.com 23 Arts & Culture Performing Arts Jacob Burns Film Center Art Museums & Galleries 364 Manville Rd., Pleasantville; 914-747-5555 ArtsWestchester State-of-the-art, five-screen theater presenting ArtsWestchester Gallery 31 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains; 914-428-4220 independent, documentary and foreign films. 31 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains; Vibrant cultural destination in downtown White Film discussions with actors, filmmakers, 914-428-4220 Plains featuring a gallery and multi-use arts screenwriters, critics and others. ArtsWestchester’s two-story, state-of-the- facility for artists, cultural organizations and the burnsfilmcenter.org art gallery in its historic downtown home is a community. Art exhibitions, live music and dance spectacular exhibition space. Throughout the Jazz Forum performances, folk arts programs and more are year, the county’s official arts council mounts an 1 Dixon Lane, Tarrytown; 914-631-1000 presented to the public throughout the year in ambitious series of art exhibitions with a focus Jazz Forum is the only dedicated jazz club in the organization’s historic building. Westchester County. This 90-seat, weekend-only on artists who have a Hudson Valley connection. artswestchester.org live music venue is an intimate listening room with Docent-led gallery tours are available by appointment at 914-428-4220. Open Tue.-Fri. Axial Theatre a warm and welcoming mood, affordable ticket prices and clear sightlines from all seats. 12-5pm; Sat. 12-6pm. 8 Sunnyside Rd., Pleasantville; 914-286-7680 jazzforumarts.org artswestchester.org Producing and presenting new works for the stage. Also offers an acting program. Paramount Hudson Valley BIZ G87 axialtheatre.org; hmacting.org 1008 Brown St., Peekskill; 914-739-0039 1987 Palmer Ave., Larchmont; 914-315-0113 Restored 1,000-seat palace of the 1930s offers A space for artists and entrepreneurs featuring Bedford Playhouse, arts and entertainment from classical to pop, exhibitions by local and international artists home of Clive Davis Arts Center comedy to drama, art exhibitions, independent across all mediums, with the aim to engage the 633 Old Post Rd., Bedford NY; 914-234-6704 films, programs for youth and more. Theater public, artists and collectors in an enriching An exciting new cultural and social destination facade features original, 2,000-bulb marquee. cultural experience. offering outstanding films, speaker events, Theater is also available for movie shoots, facebook.com/BIZG87 musical performances and educational offerings corporate events and private functions. — all in a state-of-the-art new facility. paramounthudsonvalley.com The Hammond Museum and bedfordplayhouse.org Japanese Stroll Garden ❀ The Picture House Regional Film Center 28 Deaveau Rd., North Salem; 914-669-5033 Bendheim Performing Arts Center 175 Wolfs Ln., Pelham; 914-738-3161 Eastern and Western exhibits, a 3.5-acre Japanese 999 Wilmot Rd., Scarsdale; 914-472-3300 Restored 1921 Picture House offers a community- garden, gift shop. School and group tours A 200+-seat theater offering musical and based, nonprofit alternative to commercial movie Apr.-Nov., Wed.-Sat. 12-4pm. theaters, showing the best in new, independent theatrical performances, films, comedy acts, hammondmuseum.org children’s programs and lively discourse with and classic cinema. leading intellectuals and celebrities, followed thepicturehouse.org Hudson River Museum by intimate receptions. The School House Theater 511 Warburton Ave., Yonkers; 914-963-4550 jccmw.org 3 Owens Rd., Croton Falls; 914-277-8477 Experience the power of art, science and history Professional regional theater offering at one of the preeminent cultural institutions in The Capitol Theatre Westchester County and the NY metropolitan 149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester; three productions each season, children’s performances, readings and special events. area. The Hudson River Museum offers engaging 914-937-4126 schoolhousetheater.org experiences for every age and interest with a Known as “The Historic Rock Palace,” the growing collection of American art; dynamic Capitol Theatre is the place to see live music Tarrytown Music Hall exhibitions that range from notable 19th-century and host events. The 1,800 capacity theatre 13 Main St., Tarrytown; 914-631-3390 paintings to contemporary art installations; features the charm of an historic playhouse Built in 1885, Tarrytown Music Hall is the oldest Glenview, an 1877 house on the National Register with state of the art sound systems, lights and operating theater in Westchester. Architecturally of Historic Places, a state-of-the-art planetarium, projection. Rock ‘n roll legends such as Neil and acoustically magnificent 843-seat venue. environmental teaching gallery and outdoor Young, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin and the Grateful Home to top-notch jazz, folk, blues and classical amphitheater. Hours Wed.-Sun. 12-5pm. Dead have performed here. See website for concerts, plays, musicals, operas, comedy, dance hrm.org information and upcoming shows. performances, recordings and films. thecapitoltheatre.com tarrytownmusichall.org Hudson Valley MOCA ❀ Westchester Broadway Theatre 1701 Main St., Peekskill; 914-788-0100 Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts Dubbed Westchester’s “most dynamic 1 Broadway Plaza, Elmsford; 914-592-2222 149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; 914-232-1252 contemporary art site” by The New York Times, Explore lush grounds, tour the historic Rosen Classic Broadway-caliber musical revivals and other special performances at the longest- Hudson Valley MOCA has a fittingly unusual home House, enjoy a pre-concert picnic, and discover — a former factory on Peekskill’s Main Street. beautiful music in settings named among CNN’s running, year-round Actor’s Equity theater in New York state. Ticket price includes Exhibits highlight work by both established and “amazing outdoor music venues.” meal served at your table. Group sales: emerging national, international and regional caramoor.org 914-592-2225. Luxury boxes: 914-592-8730. artists. Hudson Valley MOCA also sponsors the Emelin Theatre broadwaytheatre.com Peekskill Project, an annual, citywide exhibition of 153 Library Ln., Mamaroneck; 914-698-0098 site-specific artworks. Westchester Community College hudsonvalleymoca.org The Emelin Theatre is one of Westchester’s best 75 Grasslands Rd., Valhalla; 914-606-6262 destinations for music, including rock, singer/ A variety of musical, dance and theatrical events. Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens/ songwriters, roots, jazz, bluegrass, classical, Friday evening film series. PepsiCo Sculpture Gardens comedy, dance and family theatre; plus a broad sunywcc.edu 700 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; 914-253-3150 range of independent film. An intimate 275-seat The Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens are venue with not a bad seat in the house. Craft beer Westchester Philharmonic a collection of 45 pieces of outdoor sculpture and wines served at all performances. 123 Main St., White Plains; 914-682-3707 at the PepsiCo world headquarters in Purchase. The only fully professional symphony emelin.org The collection includes work from major orchestra serving Westchester, with innovative Hudson Stage Company performances and the finest new artists. modern sculptors, including Auguste Rodin, Whippoorwill Hall Theatre, North Castle westchesterphil.org Henry Moore, Alexander Calder and Alberto Library, 19 Whippoorwill Rd. E., Armonk Giacometti. Open weekends 10am-4pm, March Westchester’s premier professional Actors’ White Plains Performing Arts Center 30-Oct. 31. Groups by reservation. Equity nonprofit theater, producing new plays. 11 City Pl., White Plains; 914-328-1600 pepsico.com/sculpture-gardens A 186-seat, intimate, beautiful theater with access The 410-seat theater produces top-quality professional Broadway musicals and presents a Maryknoll Sisters Heritage Exhibit to the village. Two main-stage productions per wide variety of exceptional local, national and 10 Pine Bridge Rd., Maryknoll; 914-941-7575 year and several staged readings of new plays international performing artists and eclectic Art and artifacts document the first group of throughout the year. family entertainment. American religious women, devoted to service hudsonstage.com wppac.com in foreign countries since 1912. Daily 10am-4pm. Guided tours by appt. maryknollsisters.org 24 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 AND DON’T MISS… Flat Iron Artists, Open Studios 105 S. Division St., Peekskill; 914-734-1894 Each year, more than 200,000 people Guided tours of area artists represented by the visit the five-screen Jacob Burns Film Flat Iron Gallery, and seven art studios at the Flat Center in Pleasantville to see more Iron Building. Open Fri.-Sun. 12-6pm and than 400 movies and over 150 events. by appt. Curated series, like “Dance on Film” or flatiron.qpg.com “Rarely Seen Cinema,” are among the Mahlstedt Gallery highlights of the eclectic programming 415 Huguenot St., New Rochelle; 914-246-0526 at this movie mecca. More than 10,000 square feet of floor space for displaying contemporary artwork. Located in a newly restored, neoclassical, two-story building Jacob Burns Film Center CODY [ built in 1920. ED jam415.com Neuberger Museum of Art By Appointment The Marble School/ 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; Eastchester Historical Society 914-251-6100 Mon.-Fri. or 914-251-6117 Sat./Sun. Aaron Copland House 388 California Rd., Eastchester; 914-793-1900 Initiated in 1974 with Roy R. Neuberger’s donation 1538 Washington St., Cortlandt Manor; Restored one-room schoolhouse built in 1835. of 108 works of art, the permanent collection has 914-788-4659 eastchesterhistoricalsociety.org grown to over 6,000 works of uncompromised Rock Hill was home to the famous composer, quality and variety, featuring prestigious examples 1960-1990. Now a creative center for Newington Cropsey Foundation of modern, contemporary and African art. Also American music. Gallery of Art hosts temporary exhibitions. coplandhouse.org 25 Cropsey Ln., Hastings-on-Hudson; neuberger.org 914-478-7990 The Drive By Gallery Among world’s largest Jasper Cropsey collections. Pelham Art Center 3 E. 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O= African American Heritage ❀=Garden - =Revolutionary War VisitWestchesterNY.com 25 Recreation & Leisure The Great Outdoors Croton Sailing Minutes from urban bustle, discover parks, trails and natural Glen Island Park vistas to help you relax and recharge. Head to Westchester for A 105-acre island property connected hiking, biking, paddling, sailing, bird watching and fitness to New Rochelle by a drawbridge, this is a popular gathering spot for its picnic paths — or to take your four-legged pal for a scenic stroll. pavilions, catering hall and restaurant. Here are some highlights: Other highlights include cannons, sculptures and castles, all remnants of John Starin’s original 19th-century summer resort. Kensico Dam Blue Mountain Reservation George’s Island Park The central, striking feature of this This 1,538-acre park offers mountain This is the perfect place to view eagles park is a massive stone dam, biking and hiking trails for all levels as they circle overhead each winter. In completed in 1917 and more than 300 of experience. You can walk from warmer weather, enjoy idyllic Hudson feet high. Walk to the top for awesome tranquil deep woods to the peaks of River views, launch your boat, board or views, south toward White Plains and Mt. Spitzenberg and Blue Mountain and kayak for a river romp, or walk the trails north over the huge reservoir. The large catch sight of the Hudson River and its through woods or past a freshwater pond public space at the foot of the dam rocky palisades. Or try target shooting and tidal wetlands. hosts cultural celebrations, concerts, at the park’s Sportsman Center. Book a movies, even yoga and fitness classes. family outing at the Blue Mountain Trail Croton Point Park It’s also a great place to watch July Lodge, which features a dormitory with Explore more than 500 acres on this 4 fireworks or a holiday tree lighting kitchen, dining area and showers. Ready peninsula jutting into the widest part of under the starry skies. Look for hiking for more hiking? The Reservation’s trails the Hudson River, the Tappan Zee. As trails, a fitness course, picnic areas link to the 12-mile Briarcliff-Peekskill you walk along the river shore, look for and “The Rising,” Westchester’s Trailway for an extended trek. signs of the region’s earliest inhabitants, 9/11 memorial. including a heap of oyster shells that Bronx River Parkway dates back 7,000 years. This is a great Croton Gorge Park Reservation spot for swimming, taking to the water Love the rush and roar of cascading Spread over 807 acres, this was one of in a canoe, or camping at campsites, water? Then visit this dam and the nation’s first “linear parks,” reaching cabins or in your own RV. spillway for impressive views of the more than 13 miles from New York rocky gorge, the reservoir and the City to the Kensico Dam. As you stroll, at-once massive and elegant structure skate or bike the paved path you’ll pass WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT standing between them. Then take countless ponds and see hundreds of WESTCHESTER COUNTY PARKS? time for fishing, hiking or picnicking in species of native trees and shrubs — Go to parks.westchestergov.com. a beautiful setting. ideal for nature study. 26 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 More AND DON’T MISS…SS… Other nearby spots to enenjoyjoy the outdooroutdoorss include Ward Pound Ridgedge Reservation,Reservation, Natural Mianus River Gorge, Leoneon Levy PresePreservervee and Muscoot Farm. The Robertbert J. HammershHammershlaglag Hawkwatch at Arthur W. ButlerButler MemorialMemorial Wonders Sanctuary is an excellentnt spot to observe a variety of birds, includingg bald eagles. Teatown Lake Reservation This nonprofit nature preserve and [ environmental education center encompasses 1,000 acres of lakes, swamps, hemlock forests and laurel groves. Fifteen miles of trails are open year-round for hiking and cross- country skiing. Don’t miss the guided tour of Wildflower Island, home to more than 230 native and endangered wildflower species. Lasdon Park, Arboretum & Veterans Memorial Marvel at the Chinese Friendship Garden and the ornate pavilion at its center, constructed by a visiting delegation from Jinzhou, China. Watch butterflies frolic in Monarch Meadow. Stroll groves of rare American chestnut trees. The best time to visit is May, when more than 90 species of lilac burst into flower, and the arboretum’s walkways are radiant with purple, white and rose blooms. Don’t forget to stop by the former caretaker’s cottage, now the site of The Westchester County Veterans Museum. Teatown Lake Reservation KRAJICEK FORE! JIM Take your next golfing vacation right here in Westchester County. Our six 18-hole public courses, four with driving ranges, will keep you busy with a week of challenging — and scenic — play on the links. To learn more, visit golf.westchestergov.com/courses. Hike & Bike Whether you prefer a leisurely gambol through the woods, a brisk hike up a steep incline, a mountain bike adventure, or pedaling beside a Hudson River view, Westchester will keep your outdoor schedule busy all year long. The County has an extraordinary network of paths and trails, paved and unpaved, easy and challenging, deep in nature or accessible to picnic spots, restaurants and historic sites. You’ll find detailed itineraries, brochures and maps at visitwestchesterny.com/things-to-do/ outdoors/hiking-and-biking. Pound Ridge Golf Club VisitWestchesterNY.com 27 Recreation & Leisure Playland Amusement Park Since 1928, families have been making memories at this historic amusement park. Get ready for thrills — like a rocket that blasts you up an 85-foot tower in less than two seconds — plus a special section of Kiddyland rides just for the little ones. Grand Prix New York Racing Always wanted to be a racecar driver? This hotspot for family fun lets you live the dream with two quarter-mile go-kart tracks and a four-lane slot-car road course. Or check out the arcade, bowling center, giant bouncing castle and gaming pavilion. Spins Hudson Family [ FUN Looking for an outing the whole family can enjoy? Whatever the season, Westchester has countless choices that will appeal to kids and grown-ups alike. Here are a few favorites: Westchester Knicks Boundless Adventures iFLY Challenge yourself by crawling, How do you skydive with no parachute swinging, climbing and balancing over and no jumping? Just head to this indoor obstacles at this aerial adventure park. skydiving center where a wall-to-wall Adults and kids ages 7 and up get to cushion of air gives you an incredibly test their strength, stamina and agility realistic and safe free-fall experience. on four different courses that cater to It’s the ultimate in experiential — and skill levels from beginner to expert. exhilarating! — entertainment. Spins Hudson Westchester Knicks Spins is the largest entertainment venue and New York Liberty on the Hudson, with 40,000 square feet Catch NBA stars of the future and the of fun, including an aerial ropes course top talent in women’s basketball when and a two-story laser tag arena. Test these squads hold court at their home your skills at bocce, shuffleboard or in arena, the historic Westchester County the huge gaming arcade. Center in White Plains. LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Here’s a challenge for Lego masters — create a rugged structure strong enough LEGOLAND® Discovery Center to take on the shaking “Earthquake Tables.” With more than three million Lego bricks under one roof, plus a 4-D film and a chance to see how Lego is made, this is a mecca for builders, young and old. 28 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 Recreation & Leisure Amusements & ones to the largest Kiddyland in the area, glide Hudson River Recreation Entertainment around the indoor ice rink, or take a break at the Various locations; 914-682-5135 lakeside picnic area and sandy beach. Before Hudson River Recreation is your go-to provider Boundless Adventures planning your visit, look out for regular reduced- for your next paddling experience! We offer guided tours, lessons and rentals — just a short 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; 914-893-4550 admissions events, such as First Responders Day distance from the hustle and bustle of the city. Boundless Adventures is for anyone looking for and Customer Appreciation Day. kayakhudson.com an aerial adventure park experience. Maneuver ryeplayland.org through nature in a range of obstacle courses The Rock Club Mountain Valley Guides that offer exhilarating activities such as extreme 130 Rhodes St., New Rochelle; 914-636-1019 White Plains, Hastings locations; 845-661-1923 tree climbing, ziplining and bridge traversing. Embark on a kayak adventure led by the best boundlessadventures.net/ny-park A dedicated rock climbing gym, the Rock Club offers experienced climbers and newcomers alike kayak guides on the river. Experience incredible The Cliffs at Valhalla a large selection of climbs to choose from. All ages views, open water, calm marshes and amazing sunsets. With four locations, the largest variety 1 Commerce St., Valhalla; 914-328-ROCK (7625) and levels are welcome and encouraged to come and most tours offered on the Hudson, we have a More than 13,000 sq. ft. of indoor rock climbing. visit to try new climbs every week. tour waiting for you. Parties, instruction and day pass options. pinebrookfitness.com/the-rock-club mountainvalleyguides.com thecliffsclimbing.com Spins Hudson at the Factoria New York City Water Skiing & Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway 5 John Walsh Blvd., Peekskill; 914-930-7920 810 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers; 914-968-4200 Wakeboarding School Large entertainment venue with intense Charles Point Marina, on the Hudson River Empire City features over 5,200 of the hottest adventure, including an aerial ropes course, a slots and electronic table games, including in Peekskill & MacDonalds Marina on two-story laser tag arena, full arcade and more. 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Horseback Riding Long Pond Preserve on Lake Waccabuc golf.westchestergov.com Twin Lakes Farm Mead St., Waccabuc 39 acres. Sprain Lake Golf Course 960 California Rd., Eastchester; 914-633-0303 290 E. Grassy Sprain Rd., Yonkers; 914-231-3481 English horseback riding lessons for all levels Marshlands Conservancy Eighteen holes, par 71, 6,026 yards. Pro shop, of riders, starting age 6. Adults-only classes, Boston Post Rd., Rye; 914-835-4466 driving range, snack bar, restaurant. summer camp, leasing, boarding and show Woods, fields and salt marsh on 160 acres along golf.westchestergov.com opportunities also available. Open seven days the Long Island Sound. Free weekend tours. a week. Open daily dawn to dusk. Miniature Golf twinlakesfarm.com parks.westchestergov.com Brookside Mini Golf Marksmanship Mianus River Gorge Nature Preserve 355 Midland Ave., Yonkers; 914-557-5046 167 Mianus River Rd., Bedford; 914-234-3455 brooksideminigolf.com Blue Mountain Reservation 764 acres. 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June-Aug.: in environmental education since 1975, with Mon.-Fri., 9am-4pm. Grounds are open daily from Mount Pleasant up to Yorktown; 914-864-PARK programs for all ages. Grounds are open daily dawn until dusk. A 22.1-mile trail from Mount Pleasant north to the dawn to dusk throughout the year. Indoor ryenaturecenter.org Putnam County line in Yorktown. exhibits are open 9:30am-4:30pm Mon.-Thu., parks.westchestergov.com 9:30am-1:00pm on Fri. (April-Sept.), and Silver Lake Preserve 10:00am-4:30pm on weekends. Lake St., White Plains; 914-231-4500 greenburghnaturecenter.org Fishing, hiking and walking trails, nature study. Open daily dawn to dusk. parks.westchestergov.com 32 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 Science & Nature Centers Groundwork Hudson Valley Science Barge 99 Dock St., Yonkers; 914-375-2151 AND DON’T MISS… KIRK The Science Barge, owned and operated by Groundwork Hudson Valley, is a self-powered, The world’s best golfers will converge on Westchester in off-the-grid floating greenhouse, serving 2020, as the U.S. Open returns to Winged Foot Golf Course in as an environmental education classroom. RUSSELL Mamaroneck, June 18-21. It’s sure to make for great viewing, as / Open to the public on weekends and hosting the course is famously challenging. In fact, the 1974 U.S. Open, school groups during the week, hands-on- USGA also held at Winged Foot, prompted sports writer Dick Schaap to educational programs provide children and write a book titled “Massacre at Winged Foot.” adults the opportunity to learn about urban ecology, renewable energy and the unique ecosystem of the Hudson River. Additionally, [ COPYRIGHT the greenhouse demonstrates how growing fruits and vegetables is possible without the Teatown Lake Reservation ❀ Glen Island Park use of soil in an urban setting, while using 1600 Spring Valley Rd., Ossining; 914-762-2912 Weyman Ave., New Rochelle; no pesticides and producing no carbon Teatown is a 1,000-acre nonprofit nature preserve 914-813-6720 or 6721 emissions. Within walking distance of the and environmental education center, with 15 One of Westchester’s unique jewels, this scenic Yonkers Metro-North railroad station. Hours of miles of hiking trails, a two-acre island refuge for island on Long Island Sound offers a host of operation: Sat. & Sun. 12-6pm from mid-April over 230 species of native wildflowers, year-round activities, picnic areas, boat launching, pathways through early Nov. Weekly market selling programming, wildlife exhibits, and natural and a beautiful crescent-shaped beach with produce grown on the Science Barge on Thu., science day camps in the summer and school access to the Sound. from 4-6:30pm. Suggested donation: $5. breaks. Trails are open 365 days a year, dawn parks.westchestergov.com groundworkhv.org/programs/science-barge to dusk. The visitor center is open seven days a Kensico Dam Plaza Hudson River Museum week, 9am-5pm. 1 Bronx River Pkwy., Valhalla; 914-231-4033 511 Warburton Ave., Yonkers; 914-963-4550 teatown.org Historic dam has a 9/11 memorial, scenic picnic One of the preeminent cultural institutions areas and events from concerts to antique shows. ❀ in Westchester County and the New York Weinberg Nature Center parks.westchestergov.com 455 Mamaroneck Ave., Scarsdale; 914-722-1289 metropolitan area, where diverse communities Variety of wildlife amid meadow, fruit orchard, Lasdon Park, Arboretum and come together and experience the power of butterfly/hummingbird garden, Japanese-style Veterans Museum ❀ art, science and history. The museum offers Zen meditation garden and Native American Rt. 35 & 121, Somers; 914-864-7268 engaging experiences for nearly every age village. Trailside museum with exhibits and A 234-acre park and arboretum with trees, plants and interest, with a collection of American art; programs. Trails open daily dawn to dusk. shrubs and stunning one-acre entrance garden. dynamic exhibitions that range from notable Museum open year-round, Wed.-Sun. 9am-5pm Horticulture workshops, art classes, shows and 19th-century paintings to contemporary art (Summer: Mon.-Fri.). concerts. Open year-round 8am-4pm. installations; Glenview, an 1877 house on the weinbergnaturecenter.org lasdonpark.org National Register of Historic Places; a state-of- the-art planetarium; an environmental teaching Westmoreland Sanctuary Sal J. Prezioso Mountain Lakes Park gallery; and an outdoor amphitheater. Hours 260 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Mount Kisco; Hawley Rd., North Salem; 914-864-7312 Wed.-Sun. 12-5pm. 914-666-8448 A 1,082-acre park with scenic trail hiking, fishing, hrm.org Eight miles of trails on 625 acres. Trail maps at challenging ropes course, camping, rowboat entrance. Nature museum open Mon.-Sat. 9am- rentals, picnicking, winter activities and more. Skating Rinks 5pm, Sun. 10:30am -5pm. Trails open parks.westchestergov.com Ebersol Ice Rink at Delfino Park dawn to dusk. Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park westmorelandsanctuary.org 110 Lake St., White Plains; 914-422-1390 2957 Crompond Rd., Yorktown; 914-245-4434 Public skating daily except holidays. Wolf Conservation Center Located in the Taconic region of northern cityofwhiteplains.com/358/ Westchester County. Spacious picnic areas, 7 Buck Run, South Salem; 914-763-2373 ebersole-ice-rink which can accommodate individual families as A 26-acre environmental education center with well as large groups, may be reserved in advance. “Ambassador” wolves on exhibit and almost 50 Hommocks Park Ice Rink Along with picnicking, boating and outdoor Boston Post Rd. & Weaver St., Mamaroneck; critically endangered wolves (mostly off exhibit) activities, the park offers the largest pool in New that are part of a national recovery plan. Open all 914-834-1069 York state parks, at roughly an acre in size and a Public skating sessions daily except Wed. year (Tues.-Sun.). Pre-registration required. capacity of 3,500 people. townofmamaroneckny.org/recreation nywolf.org nysparks.com Ice Hutch Marion Yarrow Preserve Untermyer Park & Gardens ❀ 655 Garden Ave., Mount Vernon; 914-699-6787 Mt. Holly Rd., Katonah 945 N. Broadway, Yonkers; 914-377-6450 Indoor ice rink for public skating, ice hockey 100 acres. Magnificent ornamental gardens: Walled Garden, classes, figure skating and birthday parties. Temple of Love, the Vista, Gate House, Rock icehutch.com Parks Garden. Sculptures, fountains, waterfalls. Views of the Hudson River and the Palisades. Edward J. Murray Memorial Blue Mountain Reservation Open year-round 7am-sunset. Skating Center Welcher Ave., Peekskill; 914-862-5275 untermyergardens.org 348 Tuckahoe Rd., Yonkers; 914-377-6469 1,538 acres, miles of tails, challenging hikes to Public skating and adult floor hockey. Public roller two peaks — Blue Mountain and Mt. Spitzenberg. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation skating every Fri., June-Aug., 7:30-10pm. parks.westchestergov.com Rt. 35 & 121, Cross River; 914-864-7317 yonkersny.gov 4,315 acres with hiking and horseback riding Croton Gorge Park trails. Trailside Nature Museum offers natural Playland Ice Casino 35 Yorktown Rd (Rt. 129), Cortlandt; history and Native America exhibits, bird walks Playland Pkwy., Rye; 914-481-5941 914-827-9568 and other special nature events. Ice rink facility offering learn-to-skate and play 97-acre property at the base of the Croton Dam parks.westchestergov.com group instruction, training, youth and adult with impressive views of the dam and spillway. camps and clinics, daily drop-in recreational play, A popular spot for fishing, picnicking and hiking, Westchester County Department of corporate and social events. Parks, Recreation and Conservation with direct trail access to New York State’s Old playlandice.com 914-231-4500 Croton Aqueduct. In winter, the park is a favorite 50 parks on 18,000 acres of open green space Westchester Skating Academy spot for cross-country skiing and sledding. throughout Westchester County. 91 Fairview Park Dr., Elmsford; 914-347-8232 parks.westchestergov.com parks.westchestergov.com Two NHL-size ice rinks, pro shop and food court. Rink rentals. Open year-round. skatewsa.com VisitWestchesterNY.com 33 Farms & Orchards [ FIND YOUR OWN ADVENTURE Backyard Sugaring Workshop White Oak Farm In February, head to White Oak Farm for lessons in how to make your own pure, delicious maple syrup. White Oak is the only commercial maple syrup producer in Westchester. Sheep to Shawl Philipsburg Manor This April festival celebrates all things wooly. Children get a chance to dye wool, and you’ll be able to watch Scottish border collies show off their sheep- and duck-herding skills. Farm Fest Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center In June, Hilltop Hanover hosts an extravaganza of family fun, including meet-and-greets with the animals, FreshFresh music and food from local vendors. From Our Farms There is always a reason to visit Westchester farms: Take the Bounty Home ` For tasty, locally grown food, visit the store at Hemlock Hill Farm. The farm’s animals are raised hormone- and antibiotic-free, which means the beef, chicken, turkey, goat, lamb, goose or duck selection is all- natural. If you’re looking to throw a pig roast, the store even offers whole pigs. Pet First, Buy Later ` At Yorktown’s Faraway Farm, meet a herd of alpacas — with “lovely, engaging personalities,” according to the farm’s website — as well as friendly, pony-sized Icelandic horses. And pick up some cozy garments or yarn Muscoot Farm made from the soft alpaca fleece at the farm store. Tours by appointment. Pumpkin Picking Weekend Pick Your Own ` At Stuart’s Fruit Farm in Somers, choose among 20 Muscoot Farm different apple varieties during the September-to-November season. You can also Each October, this fundraiser pick your own peaches and pumpkins. In North Salem, Harvest Moon Orchard promises family fun like pumpkin & Farm has planted 2,000 new apple, peach and nectarine trees for your picking carving, face painting, live music, pleasure. And to find your own “Great Pumpkin,” visit Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm in hayrides and games. Yorktown Heights. For a more complete list of farm Go Green ` Head to Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture to learn events, go to VisitWestchesterNY. com/things-to-do/events. about healthy and sustainable food and farming — including the skills you need to start your very own farm. Those with less ambitious plans can learn about organic composting or how to start Stone Barns Center for HIDER a backyard garden on a visit to Hilltop Hanover Farm Food & Agriculture and Environmental Center in Yorktown Heights. BEN Take a Hike ` Explore the 777 acres of fields, woodlands and wetlands at Muscoot Farm in Somers. The kids will love the weekend hayrides or the tour of an authentic dairy barn, milk house, ice house and blacksmith shop. You’ll see livestock and poultry breeds, some rare, typical of an early 20th-century gentleman’s farm. 34 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 Westchester Dedicated to local farmers who grow food crops and raise animals, this trail offers visitors a first-hand look — and taste! GROWN — of the County’s freshest and finest foodstuffs. It’s been officially recognized by the New York State Department of FA R M Agriculture and Markets and includes 13 stops. Look for the TRAIL Farm Trails icon [ ] for participating locations. Farms & Orchards dairy products, maple syrup, craft beer, ciders, Stone Barns Center baked goods, Farmhouse Kitchen stocks/gravies, for Food & Agriculture Alfred B. DelBello Muscoot Farm Park jams, jellies and other local artisanal products. 630 Bedford Rd., Pocantico Hills; 914-366-6200 51 Rt. 100, Katonah; 914-864-7282 Summertime farm events and BBQs. Farm tours Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture is 777-acre interpretive farm with turn-of-the given every Sat., 11am, May 1-Oct. 31. Farm and a nonprofit organization on a mission to create a century feel. Farm animals and equipment, market open year-round. healthy and sustainable food system. The four- historic buildings, hiking and nature trails. hemlockhillfarm.com season farm serves as an educational campus Hay rides May-Oct. Education programs and for training young farmers, engaging the next workshops. Open year-round, daily 10am-4pm. Hilltop Hanover Farm & generation of food activists and demonstrating muscootfarm.org Environmental Center the power of resilient agriculture. Stone Barns 1271 Hanover St., Yorktown; 914-962-2368 Center also partners with the acclaimed Blue Fable Farm A Taste NY site. Beautiful, historic, 400-year-old Hill at Stone Barns restaurant, located within the 1311 Kitchawan Rd., Ossining; 914-862-0205 187-acre farm with rolling hills and scenic vistas property. Stone Barns Center is open Wed.-Sun. Located on a historic property that includes only 45 minutes from midtown Manhattan. year-round for tours, public programming and a Revolutionary War-era inn and blacksmith Enjoy woodlands with 3.5 miles of trails, membership events, and the on-site farm store building, Fable operates year round by combining pastures, vegetable gardens, milking cows, sells our own produce, meat and eggs along organic, sustainable farming methods and modern laying hens and historic buildings. Farm stand with housewares and cookbooks. Tickets or technology. Fresh produce, herbs, honey, free-range and U-Pick are open seasonally, beginning membership are required for weekend entry eggs, handmade soaps and more local products are in late April; check website for days, times during March-Nov. available at the on-site market. Farm and building and produce availability lists. The farm offers stonebarnscenter.org tours by appt. Open Sat.-Sun., 9am-4 pm. classes, tours, school programs, scout visits and Stuart’s Farm fablefoods.com corporate volunteer days. Property open year- 62 Granite Springs Rd., Granite Springs; round Tue.-Fri., 10am-4pm. 914-245-2784 Faraway Farm Alpacas hilltophanoverfarm.org 1315 Baptist Church Rd., Yorktown Heights; County’s oldest continuously working family 914-962-2110 Mangone’s Farmers’ Market farm; dates to 1828. Includes 200 acres of apple Home to a colorful herd of alpacas, famed 1427 E. Boston Post Rd., Mamaroneck; orchards, pumpkin fields and vegetable crops, for their luxuriously soft fleece. The farm 914-698-3865 plus fruits, local honey, preserves and flowers. store located inside a renovated barn offers Fresh fruit and vegetables in summer and Hay rides. Fresh-baked fruit pies, apple cider homegrown yarns, handmade alpaca garments Christmas trees late in the year. Open March-Dec. donuts from our bakery. Open April-Oct., — sweaters, shawls, hats, scarves and gloves — 9am-6pm and Nov.-Dec., 9am-5pm. ultra-soft throws and wonderful soft toys. The Meadows Farm stuartsfarm.com 329 Underhill Ave., Yorktown; 914-962-4306 Schedule a visit to meet the alpacas and learn Thompson’s Cider Mill about their care, natural history and fleece use. Meadows Farm is the premier provider of locally grown vegetables, produce and herbs in the 335 Blinn Rd., Croton-on-Hudson; Farm tours and store hours by appt. 914-271-2254 Sat.-Sun., 914-762-1900 Mon.-Fri. farawayfarmalpacas.com area. Open May-Nov. meadowsfarmmarket.com Seasonal apple cider mill on historic four-acre The Farmer & The Fish orchard. Many apple varieties blended to 100 Titicus Rd., North Salem; 914-617-8380 Purdy’s Farm create traditional fresh cider. No apple picking. Weekends only from late Sept.-Thanksgiving. Restaurant and farm shop providing a 100 Titicus Rd., North Salem; 914-617-8380 community-oriented establishment where Four-acre farm adjoining Purdy’s Farmer & the thompsonscidermill.com people can meet and enjoy reasonably priced, Fish Restaurant in the historic Purdy Land Trust. The farm produces herbs, vegetables, fruits Westchester Greenhouses & Farm locally grown food. 332 W. Hartsdale Ave., Hartsdale; 914-949-9403 farmerandthefish.com and honey to supply the restaurant and nearby farmers’ markets. The farm shop offers fresh Annuals, perennials, cut flowers, fresh produce, Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard produce, house-made sausage, dairy products, jams, honey, hay rides in Oct., poinsettias, 130 Hardscrabble Rd., North Salem; baked goods and prepared meals. Christmas trees and wreaths. Open daily 914-485-1210 farmerandthefish.com 8am-7pm, Sun. 8am-6pm. Fruits, vegetables, jams, jellies, annuals, White Oak Farm perennials and hanging baskets. Pick-your-own Rainbeau Ridge 680 Croton Lake Rd., Yorktown Heights; apples, pumpkins. Farm-raised Thanksgiving 49 Davids Way, Bedford Hills; 914-234-2197 914-245-7535/582-1117 turkeys, Christmas trees and wreaths. Special A “real and accessible” farm with activities for Farm features beautiful open fields, renovated events in the fall. Open daily 8am-6pm. Closed kids and adults. barns, maple sugarhouse, garden, sawmills mid-Jan.-March. rainbeauridge.com and dry kilns. Also offers honey, pumpkins, harvestmoonfarmandorchard.com Ryder Farm Cottage Industries mums, Christmas trees and seasonal items. Hemlock Hill Farm 400 Starr Ridge Rd., Brewster; 845-279-4161 The only commercial maple-producing farm in 500 Croton Ave., Cortlandt Manor; 914-737-2810 Since 1978, Ryder Farm has developed into Westchester County, tapping 2,400 trees. One of the oldest family-owned working farms a creative center of activity. Each year, a new Open weekends 10am-4pm. Weekdays by appt. in Westchester, nestled in the green hills and cohort of interns arrives to learn the craft of whiteoakfarm1.com organic farming. Roadside farm stand open pastures bordering the Croton reservoirs. Fifty Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm minutes north of NYC and a few miles from seven days a week. ryderfarmorganic.com 1335 White Hill Rd., Yorktown Heights; Croton dam, Yorktown and Peekskill’s train 914-245-5111 station. Our 120 acres house grazing pastures, Pick-your-own apples, peaches, nectarines, animals, barns, farm market, USDA and custom pumpkins and Christmas trees. Fresh apple cider, butchering facility. We offer a wide array of donuts, pies, baked goods, crafts and cooking farm-fresh, pasture-raised, all-natural beef, accessories. Bakery and market open daily. lamb, poultry, eggs, goat and pork as well as Aug.-Dec.,10am-5pm. organic/all-natural local produce, raw honeys, wilkensfarm.com VisitWestchesterNY.com 35 Shopping Pretty Funny Vintage, Donna Wilson Hand-knit Stuffed Animal - Ziggy Cat. Destination Shopping Rye sidewalk sale Explore Westchester’s quaint towns, urban streets and classic shopping districts for one-of-a-kind gifts, fun fashion, artwork, The Horse home goods — just about anything to scratch your “gotta-have- Connection, it” itch. And don’t miss our elegant malls, offering an upscale Parlanti Miami Field Boot. vibe that makes shopping a memorable experience. TARRYTOWN RYE BEDFORD VILLAGE, BEDFORD HILLS & KATONAH An eclectic selection and charming Sarza is a colorful boutique offering setting inside an 1890s Victorian furnishings, fabrics, wall coverings These three hamlets teem with locally house make Pretty Funny Vintage and other merchandise sourced owned shops and galleries. Start at a must. Fun gifts, housewares, jewelry from South Africa and Swaziland. Bedford Village Frame Shop for and souvenirs rub elbows with gorgeous Striking African-heritage prints and original art and creative frames. fashion. We dare you to resist the hand-knit contemporary design are equally at For quirky and beautiful kids’ fashion, stuffed animals or the 1930s typewriters. home here. try Bubble & Tweet. The store features Fans of globally inspired designs and Down the street is Palmer & high-quality materials with beautiful fair trade practices find their spiritual Purchase, a mother-and-daughter- patterns and colors. home at ONA. Discover scarves and owned designer clothing boutique Fine Lines of Katonah is dedicated woven baskets from Southeast Asia, that made Vogue’s list of the “Coolest to the printed word. Custom invitations, along with locally made art and ceramics. Things to Do in Rye.” personalized stationery, greeting cards Its name notwithstanding, A Nu Still looking for the perfect vacation and wrapping paper are all available, Toy Store deals in toys both new and read? Head to Arcade Books. plus a selection of gifts. used — but never opened! With a large With fiction, non-fiction, children’s The Horse Connection in Bedford selection of unique, affordable and and young adult books all well- Village caters to equestrians with head- vintage toys, this store prides itself on represented, you’re guaranteed to to-toe riding gear and equipment, along being able to find the right one for every make a find. with bits, saddles, halters and more for child. Parents can browse while kids your equine friend. play with a train table, Lego table or oversized dollhouse. 36 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 Magnificent MALLS If you think malls and department stores are a thing of the past, Westchester’s experiential shopping destinations will change your mind. Here are a few choices: Ridge Hill At The Westchester in White Plains, Bloomingdale’s White Plains will sure to leave time to enjoy the latest the roster of elite brands says it all — make anyone feel like a shopping VIP. big-screen hit at the Showcase Cinema Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Tiffany, Call ahead to make an appointment de Lux theater. Or let the laughs loose at Louis Vuitton, Omega, Burberry and with a personal shopper, who will help the Yonkers Comedy Club, where local David Yurman, to name a few. And the you work the latest trends into your and national comics take the stage. ambience, with skylights, marble floors wardrobe or update your home. Stylists and plush seating areas, adds a further are available to walk you through the At Cross County Shopping Center, touch of elegance to your special day store and give advice as well. sample more than 100 stores, from of shopping. Be sure to dine at Savor, Macy’s to Michael Kors to Steve a collection of exciting restaurants Visit Ridge Hill in Yonkers for a town- Madden to A/X Armani Exchange to straight from Manhattan, featuring patio square ambience. The kids will want Express. There’s covered free parking, seating, a children’s play area and a to check out the indoor trampoline children’s play areas, a movie multiplex media lounge. Present your Savor receipt park at Rockin’ Jump or the nearby — and you can have your car washed to the concierge for free parking. LEGOLAND® Discovery Center. Be while you shop! Malls & Shopping Centers oasis with an appealing selection of retailers, Rye Ridge Shopping Center restaurants and amenities. The beautiful outdoor South Ridge St. & Bowman Ave., Rye Brook; Bloomingdale’s White Plains setting is the perfect backdrop to 100 stores and 914-701-4005 175 Bloomingdale Rd., White Plains; restaurants. Enjoy a children’s play area, seasonal ryeridgeshoppingcenter.com 914-684-6300 events and free parking, year-round. With an enduring international reputation for crosscountycenter.com The Source at White Plains quality, creativity and uniqueness, coupled with 1 Maple Ave., White Plains a passionate focus on creating special customer The Galleria at White Plains Three levels of specialty shopping in the heart of services, Bloomingdale’s is at the forefront of 100 Main St., White Plains; 914-682-0111 downtown White Plains, including Whole Foods retailing worldwide. Shop the trendiest brands, including Macy’s, Market, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Raymour & Flanigan locations.bloomingdales.com/white-plains H&M, Vans, Zumiez, Jimmy Jazz and Forever Furniture and The Cheesecake Factory. Easy parking 21. Large food court features national fast-food in our connected parking deck. City Center at White Plains brands. Two short blocks from Metro-North; 5 City Pl., White Plains; 914-422-1214 parking in attached structure. Vernon Hills Shopping Center City Center is home to many popular stores, galleriaatwhiteplains.com 700 Post Rd., Eastchester; 914-472-2000 restaurants and entertainment, all under one Stores include Lord & Taylor, American Eagle roof. Anchored by Target, Nordstrom Rack, Jefferson Valley Mall Outfitters, Ann Taylor Loft, Children’s Place, Burlington, ShopRite, Showcase Cinemas and 650 Lee Blvd., Yorktown Heights; 914-245-4200 Brooks Brothers, Athleta and more. the White Plains Performing Arts Center, the Jefferson Valley is a perfect spot for shopping, The Westchester center provides a convenient one-stop shopping dining, entertainment and more. Offering over 90 125 Westchester Ave., White Plains; experience as well as a variety of dining options. retailers, Jefferson Valley Mall has a store for every 914-683-8600 Enjoy free community-oriented entertainment style. Grab a bite to eat in the food court or from The Westchester is the ultimate shopping and activities, such as a weekly summer concert one of our outdoor food trucks. experience, offering all the amenities of series and special themed events throughout jeffersonvalleymall.com Madison and 5th Avenues under one roof. the year. Featuring total sky lighting above, marble shopatcitycenter.com New Roc City 33 Lecount Pl., New Rochelle; 914-637-7575 and carpeted floors below, commissioned Cortlandt Town Center Entertainment and retail complex in the downtown sculptures and unequaled customer Rt. 6, Mohegan Lake; 914-526-4995 area, with FunFuzion indoor amusement park and service, it is the shopper’s destination for Movie theater and more than 40 retailers Regal New Roc Stadium 18 IMAX & RPX movie the metropolitan New York region. Shop including Walmart, Marshalls, Home Depot, complex. at over 150 stores, including Nordstrom, Barnes & Noble. Neiman Marcus, Crate & Barrel, Tiffany & Co., Ridge Hill Burberry, Rebecca Taylor and both Microsoft Cortlandt Crossing One Ridge Hill Blvd., Yonkers; 914-207-2900 and Apple. Enjoy lunch or dinner in Savor food Rt. 6, Mohegan Lake; 914-526-4995 Shop, dine and play in a beautiful village setting hall on Level 4, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro or ShopRite, Homesense, Verizon and new stores and complete with children’s play area, fountains and restaurants in Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom. restaurants to be announced. green space. Over 60 shops and restaurants, plus simon.com/mall/the-westchester entertainment options that include Showcase Cross County Shopping Center Cinema de Lux, LEGOLAND® Discovery Center, 8000 Mall Walk, Yonkers; 914-968-9570 iFLY Indoor Skydiving and more. Minutes away from Manhattan and The Bronx, ridgehill.com Cross County Shopping Center is an urban VisitWestchesterNY.com 37 Dining & Nightlife Take a Tasty Red Hat on the River Culinary Tour [ ROOM WITH A VIEW What better way to explore Westchester’s fantastic foodie scene PUT GREAT FOOD TOGETHER WITH A GREAT WATER VIEW — than by eating your way right across the County? Hop in the car, NOW THAT’S A WINNING drive our many scenic routes, and let your taste buds be your guide! COMBINATION! Å At Ossining’s 3 Westerly, a ` Start your journey at Fortina’s ` At the County’s northern edge, savor stunning Hudson vista accompanies newest location in Yonkers. Italian food a taste of the farm life at Purdy’s a sophisticated seafood menu that is a Westchester staple and few spots Farmer & the Fish. Dining doesn’t includes lobster ravioli, Chilean sea do it better than this one. The pizzas get any more local than this — three- bass and pan-seared Atlantic salmon. are a standout, but you’ll also find plenty quarters of all the vegetables and herbs Å X2O Xaviars on the Hudson of satisfying primi and secondi that used in the restaurant’s kitchen are pairs a top Zagat ranking with a would make anyone’s nonna proud. The grown on site. unique location atop a Victorian RiverMarket Bar restaurant’s custom mural and 35-foot pier in Yonkers Å and Kitchen in Tarrytown combines ceilings add a modern touch to classic ` Head back south along the County’s Hudson views with a farm-to-fork Italian home-cooking. east side, stopping at The Inn at ethos. Å For casual dining, outdoor Pound Ridge, near the Connecticut seating and a first-row seat for a ` Next, head north along the river to border. Renowned chef Jean-Georges gorgeous summer sunset across Dobbs Ferry, where The Cookery Vongerichten serves superbly executed the river, try Barley on the Hudson serves up all parts of the pig — including salads, pizzas, pastas and meat dishes in Tarrytown. Å Other don’t-miss unexpected delicacies such as pig’s in an 1833 clapboard house. waterside restaurants: Fin & Brew head donuts and bone-marrow rigatoni. in Peekskill, Harvest on Hudson in For the less adventurous, sample the ` Fans of small plates should continue Hastings-on-Hudson, and Red Hat tender meatballs and lamb Bolognese. south, to Harrison’s 273 Kitchen. The on the River in Irvington. menu highlights Mediterranean flavors ` Leave the Hudson behind and in dishes like dayboat shrimp ceviche continue to Chappaqua for a Sunday and potato and feta croquettes with brunch-lover’s paradise at Crabtree’s paprika oil. The intimate, open-kitchen 273 Kitchen Kittle House. After the breakfast fare, layout is perfect for a cozy escape. pile your plate at the carving station with Scottish salmon, grass-fed beef, ` Your final stop is La Panetière in Berkshire ham, locally raised turkey, Rye (though you might think you’re in chicken thighs with Moroccan spices, the south of France), which has been and more. This farm-to-fork restaurant is serving traditional French cuisine since also a classy dinner spot with an award- 1986. Sample an array of flavors with the winning wine list. (For more farm-to- restaurant’s two- or three-course prix- table picks, see p. 40.) fixe lunch menu. 38 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 Notable NEWCOMERS Burrata Wood Fired Pizza MCGOVERN bartaco Grab Ly’s Banh Mi TOM TACOS WOOD-FIRED PIZZA VIETNAMESE Taquerias have been cropping up all Pizza is a proud Westchester tradition Vietnamese restaurants are hot on over Westchester, and a top 10 list has and the wood-fired kind is especially on the Westchester dining scene and to include bartaco in Port Chester. This trend lately. Vietnam’s Central in Scarsdale riverfront spot attracts both the happy- provides a terrific intro to the five hour crowd and families, and is famous Wood & Fire in Pleasantville has central tastes of Vietnamese dining: for one-of-a-kind flavor combinations perfected that slightly charred, crispy sour, bitter, sweet, spicy and salty. (think seared pork belly marinated in flavor of wood-fired cooking. Stick Try the pho — a staple soup consisting brown sugar). Ask for the “secret” taco to classics such as the margherita of broth, rice noodles, herbs and meat — — it changes seasonally. or marinara, or branch out with less and the roll-your-own rice-paper traditional toppings, such as buffalo spring rolls. In Scarsdale, PopoJito styles itself as chicken. Westchester’s first Med-Mex restaurant. Also in Scarsdale, you’ll find Grab Look for surprising pairings like lobster For those with an adventurous palate, Ly’s Banh Mi, a sandwich spot whose salad on a corn tortilla — yum! Burrata Wood Fired Pizza in flavors are inspired by Vietnamese Eastchester is a great choice. Pizza cuisine. The Barn Mi, for example, pairs For authentic (and more low-key) spots, toppings include cognac onions, truffle lemongrass-marinated grilled chicken also try Restaurant Tecalitlan in honey and wild boar salumi. thighs with avocado, basil aioli and New Rochelle or Tacos El Poblano pickled veggies. in Yonkers. In White Plains, The Banh Mi Shop offers a more traditional take on both THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF WESTCHESTER’S CULINARY TREASURES; banh mi and pho, along with a selection for more dining ideas, visit: of rice and noodle dishes. VisitWestchesterNY.com/things-to-do/dining. VisitWestchesterNY.com 39 Dining & Nightlife FARM TO TABLE: Back to the Basics “Farm to table” has become such a popular concept, it’s easy to forget what it means — super-fresh food and fabulous taste. Those benefits are on ample display in Westchester. The County’s dining crown jewel, Blue Hill at Stone Barns, is famed for its farm-to-fork ethos. Its location in a restored barn on working farmland makes it clear that they take fresh seriously. There is no set menu. Instead, you’ll experience a prix-fixe, multi-course feast with the best from the field and the restaurant’s own market, whether carrot mustard, creamy goat cheese, lamb belly, or the meat of the sunflower stalk. In Tarrytown, RiverMarket Bar and Kitchen puts its farm-to-table credentials on display with a front-room shop that offers local farmstead cheeses and grass-fed butter. The menu is dotted with ingredients from area purveyors, and a ceiling made from mushroom-growing crates keeps the farming vibe going. Galloway’sGalloway’s BakeryBakery For farm-to-table with a global spin, head to One Twenty One in North Salem. The restaurant has close CLASSIC relationships with area farms and uses their hyper- FAURE fresh ingredients to put a global spin — think tahini, Westchester RiverMarket Bar and Kitchen RANA chimichurri and tamarind — on American comfort food. WALTER’S HOT DOGS: 1This Mamaroneck hot dog stand, with its striking pagoda roof, is a nationally registered historic landmark, Luxurious and has been serving up deliciousness private spaces, a since 1919. clear sound system, GREYSTON BAKERY: impeccable service, 2 This Yonkers institution uses an imported wine, open hiring model to help society’s most vulnerable break through the cycle of sensational poverty. You’ll feel great supporting cocktails, and, of their mission by picking up the bakery’s course, delicious signature brownies and blondies! Mediterranean LONGFORD’S ICE CREAM: cuisine. The place 3 Longford’s in Port Chester has been making small-batch, premium ice cream to gather is for nearly three decades. Sample more none other than than 60 flavors — including Creamsicle, Dubrovnik Cookie Monster, Candy Shoppe and Restaurant. Graham Slam. JOHNNY’S PIZZERIA: 4 Mozzarella on the bottom and Let us customize your meetings and events. tomatoes on top? That formula, along Call us today 914-637-3777 with a perfect, ultra-thin crust, has worked for Johnny’s in Mount Vernon since 1942. GALLOWAY’S BAKERY 5 This Scarsdale bakery’s unfussy, 721 Main Street, New Rochelle, NY all-American recipes make for jelly donuts, pies, cakes and cookies you’ll www.dubrovnikny.com want to sample. 40 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 Craft Beverages Searching for locally crafted beer, cider or spirits? Don’t miss these If you have a CRAFT BEVERAGE DESTINATIONS. thirst for varied and innovative craft beverages, Breweries The Wolf & Warrior Brewing Company you’re coming to 195 E. Post Rd, White Plains; 914-368-8617 Broken Bow Brewery The Wolf & Warrior is a new brewery and taproom the right place 173 Marbledale Rd., Tuckahoe; 914-268-0900 located in the heart of White Plains, offering — Westchester is Family-owned-and-operated brewery with a innovative and delicious beer brewed on the at the forefront dozen taps, growler fills, events and free tours. premises, top-tier farm-to-table food, and the Ample parking, brief walk from Metro-North finest coffee available. of this national (Crestwood Station), an easy ride from the wolfandwarrior.com movement, with Bronx River Parkway. Feel free to BYOF (bring your own food). Yonkers Brewing Company home-grown 92 Main St., Yonkers; 914-226-8327 brokenbowbrewery.com distilleries, craft Founded in 2012, the brewery is located in breweries, a Captain Lawrence Brewing Company Yonkers’ revitalized downtown waterfront district cidery, and even a 444 Saw Mill River Rd., Elmsford; 914-741-2337 inside the former Yonkers trolley barn. Offers Craft brewer with award-winning beers, including seating for more than 120, as well as tours, micro winery. Here tastings, food and more. seasonal offerings. Tours and tastings. are some local yonkersbrewing.com captainlawrencebrewing.com standouts: Cideries Bottoms Up! Decadent Ales 139 Hoyt Ave., Mamaroneck; 914-848-4060 Hardscrabble Cider Mr. Trouble Craft brewery utilizing high-quality, local 130 Hardscrabble Rd., North Salem; 914-485-1210 Coconut Porter ingredients to create unique beers. We specialize Located on the grounds of Harvest Moon Farm Sing Sing Kill Brewery, in fresh, juicy IPAs and bold, robust stouts. & Orchard. A tasting room features pints, flights Ossining decadentales.com and bottles of our cider, specialty beer on tap and light-fare food options. Aged on toasted organic Diner Brew Co. Taproom and coconut flakes, this porter hardscrabbleciderny.com Nano Production Facility pairs its coconut overtones 40 Division St., New Rochelle; 914-439-2497 with a hint of chocolate. Distilleries Tap room will feature 12 taps of cider and beer made by Diner Brew Co. as well as four Good Shepherd Distillery Cidre Des Huguenots guest taps for beer, cider, cold-brew coffee 360 Mt. Pleasant Ave. E., Mamaroneck; (“Huguenots’ Cider”) and handmade sodas. Plans include featuring 914-341-1068 Diner Brew Co., collaboration spirits and wines as well as small Just a block from the Mamaroneck Metro-North Mount Vernon snacks and bites made with other farm, alcohol railroad station, this small farm distillery uses New and food vendors from NYS. Scheduled to York State ingredients to produce its grape and This dry cider is fermented open in 2019. cherry brandies, single malt whiskey and grape with locally harvested dinerbrewco.com vodka. Open Thu. and Sat.,12-6pm for free tours yeast. and tastings. Peekskill Brewery goodshepherddistillery.com 47-53 S. Water St., Peekskill; 914-734-2337 Grand Banana Brewpub serving its own beers and elevated Nahmias et Fils Distillery River Outpost Brewing Co., comfort eats in a bi-level industrial space. The 201 Saw Mill River Rd., Bldg. C, Yonkers; 646-644-4256 Peekskill brewery offers a rotating selection of Peekskill The first micro-distillery based in Yonkers, Brewery beer in cans to go and is available for This German-style producing unique, award-winning artisanal spirits private parties and events. Local coffee roaster hefeweizen combines the such as Mahia — a traditional Moroccan spirit The Pantry, located in our first-floor taproom, traditional banana note distilled from figs — and our Legs Diamond Rye provides specialty coffee drinks, teas and elixirs. withw clove and vanilla. whiskies. The tasting room has a Moroccan vibe; peekskillbrewery.com sit and enjoy a taste while learning about how our River Outpost Brewing Co. spirits are made. Double Arch IPA nahmiasetfils.com 5 John Walsh Blvd., Peekskill; 914-788-4555 6 Degrees of Separation River Outpost produces a wide range of original StilltheOne Distillery Restaurant & Brewery, beers, from IPAs to pilsners and stouts. The Ossining 1 Martin Pl., Port Chester; 914-217-0347 beer pairs perfectly with the pub cuisine. Located on the banks of the Byram River, the Brewed with three different riveroutpostbrewing.com distillery is situated in a manufacturing district, types of hops and local surrounded by welders, metal fabricators and pilsner malt, this IPA’s citric Sing Sing Kill Brewery commercial fishing vessels. The first distillery in bitterness is tempered by a 75-77 Spring St., Ossining; 914-502-0578 Westchester County since Prohibition and the hint of tropical fruit. Nine-tap tasting room rotates a selection of its world’s first distillery to make vodka and gin IPAs, session ales, witbiers and stouts. Local distilled from honey. wines and spirits, house-made sodas. Sing Sing stilltheonedistillery.com Legs Diamond is Ossining’s original name and the name of the Rye Whiskey prison located here. The brewery is named for Winery Nahmias et Fils Distillery, the “kill” (or creek) that runs through the village. Yonkers Open Thu.-Sun. South Salem Winery 1202 Rt. 35, South Salem; 917-837-1131 Named after a celebrity singsingkillbrewery.com Micro-winery set on the grounds of the beautiful Prohibition bootlegger, Gossett Bros. Nursery. Tasting room and food bar this whiskey is distilled are adjacent to the greenhouse. from 100 percent organic southsalemwinery.com rye grown on local farms. VisitWestchesterNY.com 41 Dining & Nightlife FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF WESTCHESTER’S DIVERSE CULINARY CHOICES, VISIT: VisitWestchesterNY.com/ Dining & FOR A TASTE OF WESTCHESTER FLAVOR, try one things-to-do/dining/dining-choices. of these restaurant and nightlife choices convenient Nightlife to, or located in, some of our many accommodations. 121 Restaurant & Bar Blue Hill at Stone Barns Dubrovnik Restaurant 2 Dingle Ridge Rd., North Salem; 914-669-0121 630 Bedford Rd., Tarrytown; 914-366-9600 721 Main St., New Rochelle; 914-637-3777 Eatery with a fireplace, porch dining and a buzzy Co-owned by Dan, David and Laureen Barber, Serving traditional Croatian delicacies in an old- bar scene serving upscale New American fare. Blue Hill puts forward social messages about food world atmosphere; farm-to-table cuisine, fresh 121restaurant.com and farming but also a gastronomic one: Make fish and seafood, organic farm-raised meats; craft food that’s memorable, delicious and originally cocktails, organic wines available. 3 Westerly Bar and Grill presented. Situated on 80 acres of pasture and dubrovnikny.com 3 Westerly Rd., Ossining; 914-762-1333 cropland, it’s the truest iteration of a farm- Located in Ossining’s Harbor Square, adjacent restaurant symbiosis. The restaurant is ranked 11th Equus Restaurant at Castle Hotel and Spa to the Metro-North station and the NY on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants List. 400 Benedict Ave., Tarrytown; 914-631-3646 Waterway Terminal, 3 Westerly Bar and Grill is bluehillfarm.com/dine/stone-barns New American cuisine based on locally sourced a nautical-themed gastropub housed within a ingredients presented with innovative seasonal distinctive free-standing lighthouse that features The Brazen Fox menus. A distinctive gourmet experience presented a variety of indoor/outdoor dining options — 175 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains; in three unique dining rooms, rich in character, décor all of which offer stunning views of the scenic 914-358-5911 and atmosphere. Dining options include celebrated Hudson River waterfront. Craft beer bar and American restaurant located seasonal prix-fixe tasting menus and carefully 3westerly.com in the heart of downtown White Plains. A favorite designed à la carte offerings. An array of creative destination for happy hour, socializing and and seductive desserts is available. Zagat-rated and Atrium at Doral Arrowwood family-friendly dining. Live music Fri.-Sat. night. AAHS award-winning, 5-star restaurant. 975 Anderson Hill Rd., Rye; 914-935-5500 thebrazenfox.com castlehotelandspa.com/attraction/ This light, airy restaurant serves delicious equus-restaurant buffet-style lunches and à la carte dinners amid Cellar 49 at Tarrytown House Estate spectacular views through floor-to-ceiling windows. 49 E. Sunnyside Ln. , Tarrytown; 914-591-3183 Fin & Brew During the warmer months, al fresco dining is A cozy tavern whose menu is a twist on classic 5 John Walsh Blvd., Peekskill, 914-788-4555 available on the patio, and our Sunday jazz brunch tavern fare, taking the best of the Hudson Valley Fin & Brew is a new American restaurant located with live entertainment is a local and guest favorite. and pairing your meal with a craft beer or unique on the banks of the Hudson River specializing in doralarrowwood.com/westchester_ wine cellar selections. seafood and comfort cuisine. restaurants/atrium tarrytownhouseestate.com finandbrew.com Barney McNabb’s City Limits Diner Freebird Kitchen & Bar 600 Tuckahoe Rd., Yonkers; 914-961-8960 200 Central Ave., White Plains; 914-686-9000 161 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains; Live bands, karaoke, DJ and dancing. Redefining the traditional American diner 914-607-2476 facebook.com/barneymcnabbs experience by showcasing a wide selection Freebird Kitchen & Bar features comfort of comforting, sophisticated dishes — from dishes created with fresh local ingredients and a bartaco house-smoked meats to gourmet pastries. A southern style. 1 Willett Ave., Port Chester; 914-937-8226 sophisticated new look, with the same great food. freebirdkitchenandbar.com Airy riverside taqueria serving creative Mexican citylimitsdiner.com street food, plus tequila and margaritas at the bar. Gleason’s bartaco.com Coliseum White Plains 911 South St., Peekskill; 914-402-1950 15 S. Broadway, White Plains; 914-285-0900 Rustic-chic destination for market-fresh flatbread The Bayou Restaurant DJ and dancing Fri.-Sat. after 11pm. Large dance pizza, pasta, paninis and creative cocktails. 580 Gramatan Ave., Mount Vernon; 914-668-2634 floor with lighting and sound. gleasonspeekskill.com Specializing in authentic Cajun food, hot spicy coliseumwhiteplains.com sauces, strong drinks, and absolutely incredible Härth Restaurant at the Hilton live music shows. The Cookery 699 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook; 914-939-6300 bayourestaurantny.com 39 Chestnut St., Dobbs Ferry; 914-305-2336 Intimate setting serving light fare and cocktails Housemade pasta and other inventive and seven days a week. Ben’s New York Kosher Delicatessen modern Italian dishes in a small, bustling setting. westchester.hilton.com 718 Central Park Ave., Scarsdale; 914-468-BENS thecookeryrestaurant.com Serving the finest authentic NY kosher deli and Harvest on Hudson Eastern European comfort foods for more than 44 Cooper’s Mill at the Westchester Marriott 1 River St., Hastings-on-Hudson; 914-478-2800 years. Homemade soups, hot pastrami, fresh-cut 670 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown; 914-631-2200 Upscale riverfront Italian restaurant in a romantic cole slaw, baked knishes and crunchy all-you-can- The décor features an authentic brick hearth farmhouse setting with gardens. eat pickles. surrounded by reclaimed barn wood that harvesthudson.com bensdeli.net sets the mood for a great dining experience. Hive Living Room & Bar Menu selections crafted from the finest local Birdsall House 80 W. Red Oak Ln., White Plains; 914-694-5400 ingredients available. 970 Main St., Peekskill; 914-930-1880 Gather in this contemporary American gastro-bar coopersmillrestaurant.com Laid-back gastropub with on-tap microbrews, and restaurant featuring American cuisine with locally sourced creative American fare and a Crabtree’s Kittle House locally sourced ingredients prepared by award- beer garden. 11 Kittle Rd., Chappaqua; 914-666-8044 winning chef Jean-Claude Lanchais. birdsallhouse.net World-class dining and Grand Award wine cellar. renaissancewestchester.com kittlehouse.com Bistro Z at the Doubletree The Hub Restaurant & Bar 455 S. Broadway, Tarrytown; 914-524-6410 Davenport Grill at the Ramada Inn 1 Holiday Inn Dr., Mount Kisco; 914-241-2600 Modern American restaurant and lounge with 125 Tuckahoe Rd., Yonkers; 914-476-3800 Serving breakfast daily. Evenings, pub-style menu fresh and creative seasonal specialties. Specialty and traditional brick-oven pizza. and cocktails. bistroz.com mountkiscoevents.com Don Coqui BLT Steak 107 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains; The Hudson Room 221 Main St., White Plains; 914-467-5500 914-576-7676 23 South Division St., Peekskill; 914-788-3663 BLT Steak dining experience in an open space Large plates of Puerto Rican fare are served at this Located in historic downtown Peekskill, The Hudson with flourishing ceilings, an open kitchen and sleek eatery and nightclub with DJs and live music. Room serves market-fresh sushi, house dry-aged outdoor seating. doncoqui.nyc natural meats, eclectic fare and craft cocktails, with a bltrestaurants.com variety of live music on the weekends. hudsonroom.com 42 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 The Inn at Pound Ridge by Jean-Georges 258 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge; 914-764-1400 Ben’s Loves Tour Groups! Casually elegant restaurant ensconced in the picturesque town of Pound Ridge. Chef Jean Our Private Party Room Georges Vongerichten cultivates a truly seasonal, Accommodates Up To 150 People. farm-to-table cuisine, with ingredients sourced from the Hudson Valley and New England. Make Your Reservation Today! theinnatpoundridge.com Tour Group Packages Start At $14.99 pp La Panetière Call us for details 914-468-2367 530 Milton Rd., Rye; 914-967-8140 This high-end contemporary French restaurant is RESTAURANT set in elegant surroundings in a historic home. DELICATESSEN lapanetiere.com BARUCATERERS The Lazy Boy Saloon www.BensDeli.net r 914-468-BENS (2367) 154 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains; 718 Central Park Avenue 914-761-0272 Scarsdale, New York 10583 (next to Curry Chevrolet) Saloon named one of the top 150 beer bars in the © 2018 Ronald M. Dragoon nation (Draft Magazine). Daily lunch, dinner, kids’ meals and many live events. lazyboysaloonwp.com Red Hat on the River Tomatillo 1 Bridge St., Irvington-on-Hudson; 13 Cedar St. , Dobbs Ferry; 914-478-2300 Mix Cocktail Bar + Kitchen 914-591-5888 Experience the Mexchester original, where at Crowne Plaza Stylish French bistro overlooking the Hudson many of the fresh, seasonal ingredients come 66 Hale Ave., White Plains; 914-682-0050 River. Exceptional fare, live music and special right from the Hudson Valley. It’s a farm-to-taco Mix is a contemporary bar-restaurant that events. 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Vue Pete’s Saloon & Restaurant rivermarketbarandkitchen.com 634 Main St., Peekskill; 914-734-5050 8 Main St., Elmsford; 914-592-9849 Italian-American restaurant serving lunch One of Westchester’s standout dining spots Ruth’s Chris Steak House and dinner. Also available for private events as well as one of the area’s most well-known 670 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown; 914-631-3311 and catering. destinations for a wide variety of entertainment Outpost of upmarket steakhouse chain known for and live music. sizzling, butter-topped beef in an elegant setting. Winston Restaurant petessaloon.com ruthschris.com/restaurant-locations/tarrytown 130 E. Main St., Mount Kisco; 914-244-9780 Hip New American bistro with a rooftop lounge Pier Restaurant and Tiki Bar Sonora Restaurant offering classic meat and seafood plates and 1 Playland Pkwy., Rye; 914-967-1020 179 Rectory St., Port Chester; 914-933-0200 cocktails. Live music every Wed. from 6-9pm. On the boardwalk at the historic Rye Playland Rafael Palomino’s festive spot offers a winstonrestaurant.com amusement park. Plan a whole day at the park Nuevo Latino menu of artistic tapas, entrees and top it off with lunch and/or dinner at the and cocktails. X20 Xaviars on the Hudson restaurant. Live entertainment, 36-foot tiki bar, sonorarestaurant.net 71 Water Grant St., Yonkers; 914-965-1111 16-foot tiki-tron screen for sports viewing. Open Four-star chef Peter Kelly’s culinary venture on seasonally for lunch and dinner. Sunday brunch. Sushi Mike’s the historic Yonkers Pier. Separate menu in Dylan pierrestaurantandtikibar.com 146 Main St., Dobbs Ferry; 914-591-0054 Lounge. Sushi bar. Hudson Room Neighborhood Japanese restaurant favored for for parties. The PUB at Doral Arrowood its special sushi rolls. xaviars.com 975 Anderson Hill Rd., Rye Brook; 914-939-6630 sushimikes.com From its handsome wrap-around bar, rustic living Zero Otto Nove room and fireplace to the 17 high-definition Sweetgrass Grill 55 Old Rt. 22, Armonk; 914-273-0089 flatscreen televisions, pool tables, dart boards 24 Main St., Tarrytown; 914-631-0000 Traditional southern Italian food and drink served and dance floor, The PUB is the best choice for Seasonal menus celebrate the bounty of the in a warm, wood-accented setting. relaxing with friends. Hudson Valley. Located across from the Music zeroottonove.com doralarrowwood.com/ Hall and close to many historic attractions. Open every day for lunch and dinner. Special brunch Zuppa Restaurant westchester_restaurants/the_pub Sat.-Sun. 59-61 Main St., Yonkers; 914-376-6500 Purdy’s Farmer & The Fish sweetgrassgrill.com Lively white-tablecloth place serving modern 100 Titicus Rd., North Salem; 914-617-8380 Italian plates in a historic building. Dishes featuring seafood and vegetables grown The Toasted Barrel at the Sheraton zupparestaurant.com 600 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown; 914-332-7900 on-site are whipped up in a cozy Contemporary American grill in a warm, inviting 18th-century farmhouse. setting. farmerandthefish.com sheratontarrytown.com/sbg VisitWestchesterNY.com 43 Meeting & Event Planning Trying to choose a destination for your next meeting, conference, workshop, retreat or family event? LOOK NO FURTHER — Westchester County has a long list of Meet Me in advantages that will tick every box on your list. In this section of the guide, look for resources Westchester! [ and ideas to plan a winning meeting or event. Location. Location. 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It’s no surprise Top-Quality Facilities. to meet your needs with superior, that famed travel magazine Fodor’s Whatever the size or type of your customized service and support. honored the Hudson Valley Region as event — from corporate meeting one of its top 25 places to visit. to training seminar, from family Savor Culinary Magic. reunion to wedding — we’ve got you Want to guarantee a winning Easy to Get Here. covered. Westchester boasts more meeting or family gathering? Reserve Travel’s a breeze through our own than 35 venues with a combined time for a memorable meal at one Westchester County Airport (HPN) or 300,000 square feet of meeting of Westchester’s award-winning four major airports within an hour’s space. The many major corporations restaurants. With the world’s culinary drive. Fly, train or drive — it’s a snap! headquartered here — including capital, New York City, right next Fortune 500 giants like IBM, Pepsico door, we boast top chefs, cutting- ` Just six miles from the White Plains and Mastercard — need versatile edge cuisine, farm-to-fork delicacies business district, Westchester County meeting spaces and state-of-the- from the Hudson Valley, and an Airport (HPN) offers 50+ daily flights art support services, so you can be international array of choices. After from four airlines. Plus three other confident that our venues can meet dinner, head to one of our hip craft major airports — La Guardia (LGA), every one of your requirements. brewers or distilleries, or take in a Kennedy International (JFK), and cider sampling. Many County eateries Newark Liberty (EWR) — serve the Select the Perfect are near exceptional accommodations region. 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Your group can tackle a White Plains 44 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 customized rock-climbing challenge at The Cliffs, spin around the go- kart track at Grand Prix New York, or help with the harvest at Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture, to name just a few choices. We proudly call Westchester County not only HEINEKEN There’s Something USA’s company headquarters, but also our home,” said for Everyone. Maggie Timoney, CEO of HEINEKEN USA. “Westchester County In every part of the County, you’ll provides everything that we could possibly need — a welcoming, find attractions and activities to diverse community, convenient transportation options, a supportive keep your group excited, engaged business climate and thriving cities. With considerable options for and entertained. Head to Northern Westchester for hiking, biking and business meetings, events, entertainment and dining, Westchester is other outdoor adventures. Plan a the perfect place for our employees, business partners and visitors shopping spree at an upscale mall in from around the globe.” White Plains or browse the unique shops of a Hudson River town. Hit the slots at the Empire City Casino in Yonkers or enjoy some old- fashioned fun at historic Playland, including the 1920s wooden DISTANCES TO WESTCHESTER from Major Cities “Dragon” roller coaster. Need help planning your visit? Check out itineraries we’ve assembled to help 800 MILES 400 MILES you get the most out of your stay — Legends and Folklore, African 300 MILES Albany American Heritage Trail, Gorgeous Boston Garden Strolls, and more. 200 MILES See: VisitWestchesterNY.com/ plan/itineraries. Hartfort 100 MILES WESTCHESTER COUNTY New York City Pittsburgh Newark Chicago 7 Hours 13 Hours Philadelphia Cleveland 8 Hours Atlantic City Baltimore Washington, D.C. DRIVETIME FROM MAJOR CITIES DISTANCES TO MAJOR AIRPORTS 1 Albany — 2 /2 hours LaGuardia (LGA) — 27 miles Baltimore — 4 hours John F. Kennedy (JFK) — 37 miles Boston — 3 hours Newark Liberty (EWR) — 45 miles Hartford — 2 hours Stewart International (SWF) — 51 miles Montreal — 6 hours 1 New York City — /2 hour Newark — 1 hour Philadelphia — 3 hours Washington, D.C. — 5 hours VisitWestchesterNY.com 45 Meeting & Event Planning Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Center for Learning Make Your Next Meeting a Success Edith Macy Center Confidence in your venue is crucial every Tarrytown House Estate on the Hudson time you plan a corporate get-together. Overlooking the Hudson River, this 26-acre Gilded-Age estate mixes 1800s elegance with contemporary conference facilities. You want to be sure the facilities and 1 Take advantage of multiple meeting packages and a range of venues. services are exceptional, whether you’re You can even reserve an entire 10-room mansion. 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With 182 guest rooms and an array of team-building guest-room quality, sustainability and more. and fitness-related group programs, this is a one-stop venue for your next retreat. WESTCHESTER IS PROUD THAT THREE LOCAL VENUES HAVE WON Edith Macy Center THE IACC’S SEAL OF APPROVAL: A serene, get-away-from-it-all conference atmosphere is 3 guaranteed at this facility surrounded by 405 wooded acres. Meeting space includes a 200-seat amphitheater and 11 breakout areas. All rooms are outfitted with ergonomic chairs and individually climate-controlled. Count on fun and creative team-building opportunities like the fireside s’mores reception, chili dinner cook-off, and a problem-solving challenge to “escape” from a “locked” room. 46 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 Choose Your Venue [ Choices, choices…You’ve already decided that Westchester NEED HELP? is the perfect destination for your next meeting, so now you We know getting started on have to sort through our many exceptional venues. Here are planning your next event just a few of your options: can be overwhelming. Contact our support team at Westchester County Caramoor Center for The Capitol Theatre Tourism & Film for help Music & the Arts With its 1,800 seats, this 1920s finding the perfect venue For a venue with leafy vistas, try this vaudeville and movie theater is the for your needs — including historic estate. Caramoor’s Venetian ideal spot for a large event. An on-and- timing, budget, capacity Theater, which seats approximately off concert venue since the 1970s, The and support services. Start 1,500, is available for private events Capitol has hosted greats such as Janis the conversation by calling and ringed on three sides by lovely Joplin and The Grateful Dead. Its soaring 800-322-9282 or going to garden views. Guests are free to stroll proscenium arch and high ceilings make VisitWestchesterNY.com/ through the Sunken Garden, Spanish for a dramatic backdrop to your meeting. meetings. Courtyard or Butterfly Garden at this enchanting retreat. Wainwright House This French chateau-style mansion is [ The Cambria Hotel not just a meeting venue, but also a yoga White Plains center, making it the perfect choice for Accessibility to dining, shopping and executive retreats and team-building transportation for attendees is a major trips. Five acres of organic lawns and bonus point at The Cambria. The elegant gardens overlooking Milton Harbor downtown hotel is a 20-minute drive from surround attendees on their yoga- or tai Westchester County airport, and less chi-themed escape. than an hour from New York City. Its 1,400 square feet of conference space feature Renaissance ergonomic work desks and free WiFi. Westchester Hotel Meeting planners can choose from day- You’ll find flexibility to accommodate any meeting and overnight packages with kind of meeting at this elegant, modern customizable food and beverage choices. hotel. Twenty-seven event rooms and 25 breakout rooms add up to approximately Doubletree by 23,000 square feet of event space. The Hilton Tarrytown Chef’s Table restaurant, with its award- Want lots of options for group outings? winning chef and distinguished wine Renaissance Westchester Hotel This country house-style venue is list, is ideal for a dinner to remember. within two miles of famous Sleepy Hollow, and hotel guests enjoy free shuttles to local attractions such as the Lyndhurst and Kykuit estates. The Doubletree’s spectacular Grand Ballroom can accommodate up to 1,000 guests. Fourteen breakout rooms, an executive board room and a scenic outdoor terrace round out the hotel’s event amenities. Hilton Westchester Convenience is at the top of the agenda at the county’s largest venue. Meeting attendees enjoy complimentary transportation to Westchester County Airport, as well as Rye and Port Chester train stations. The venue is surrounded by 37 acres of gardens featuring striking sculptures and fountains. The Hilton’s ballroom is the largest in the county, and several meeting rooms adjoin al-fresco dining spaces. Hilton Westchester VisitWestchesterNY.com 47 Meeting & Event Planning TEE TIME Bonding and business deals are golf course staples, so try to make time for a team outing on one of Team Building Westchester’s outstanding public golf courses. You’ve picked the venue and set the agenda for a productive meeting. But what’s an off-site event without a little off-site fun? Tops on your list should be Build team spirit and round out your perfect meeting experience Pound Ridge Golf Club, designed by the legendary Pete Dye and touted with one of many creative options across Westchester County: in “top ten” lists by Golfweek, Golf Digest and Golf Magazine. A challenging 7,165 yards from Grand Prix New York Racing the back tees, the layout features rocky obstacles, wetlands and spectacular views. LEARN NEW SKILLS TREAT YOUR EMBRACE THE TASTE BUDS COMPETITION Doral Arrowwood accommodates Take to the stage with corporate golf outings and your improv workshops for Award-winning chefs and Race each other up meeting needs as well. This nine-hole course is considered one corporate groups at The brewers, cuisines of the a climbing wall at world and farm-to-fork Boundless Adventures. of the County’s most difficult. It’s Play Group Theatre in also just steps from meeting space White Plains. Discover the dining define the foodie Corporate groups up to and guest rooms at the luxury joy of cooking together scene. For the unique, 250 people are welcome Doral resort. try Blue Hill at Stone here, and activities can at Zwilling Cooking Yonkers offers two options — Studio in Pleasantville. Or Barns’ tasting experience, be tailored to your needs. try Dunwoodie, with steep slopes form, paint, glaze and fire exploring the best and Speed freaks will love and dramatic topography, or nearby your own works of art at freshest the surrounding the quarter-mile go-kart Sprain Lake, featuring a long, Yonkers Pottery. farmland has to offer. tracks at Grand Prix New narrow layout, water hazards and For a taste of local craft York Racing in Mount difficult shots. INDULGE IN SOME brews, tour the Captain Kisco. Or, have meeting From the first tee at Hudson Hills in RETAIL THERAPY Lawrence Brewing attendees test their laser Ossining, you can see much of the 7,000-yard course. You’ll also have Elegant ambiance and Company and sample tag skills against each their much-praised beers. other at FunFuzion in a choice of four tees depending on high-end stores make The your skills and experience. New Rochelle. Westchester, a luxury Rolling hills and moderately steep mall in White Plains, a WALK (OR BIKE) IT OFF IF YOU’RE LOOKING slopes combine to make Mohansic real shopping destination. There’s nothing like a good Golf Course the most challenging FOR MORE OPTIONS For an outdoor stroll, hike to forge team unity. in the County. Test your prowess at or don’t know where to explore Main Street shops You’ll find paved paths the Yorktown Heights course with its start, pick up the phone! in Tarrytown, Rye or along the Bronx River uphill, downhill and sidehill shots. Westchester County Katonah. Pathway as well as the Westchester also boasts a large Tourism & Film can North County and South number of private courses and provide creative options DELVE INTO HISTORY County trailways. Take clubs, some of which welcome that fit your ideas, group outings of non-members. a trail trek to Cranberry American history is at schedule and budget. Call Lake Preserve, to see a home in Westchester. us at 800-322-9282 or go historic farmhouse and Both the Rockefellers and to VisitWestchesterNY. wildlife including birds, Doral Arrowwood several Founding Fathers com/meetings. laid their heads here, and turtles and dragonflies. their homes and gardens Planning on a bike ride? are open for public tours. Bikeworx in Dobbs Ferry For those with a literary offers hybrid bikes for bent, discover Sleepy rent, and its location Hollow, which inspired makes for an easy day Washington Irving’s tale of trip down the Croton the headless horseman. Aqueduct bike path. 48 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 Tying the Knot It’s your very special day and you want your wedding to be just perfect. So make sure Westchester County is on the invitation list! Whatever your taste, Westchester has a memorable spot to say your vows, from a gorgeous garden overlooking the Hudson to a stunning stone castle. Our event planning team also can help you locate resources for extraordinary food, fabulous flowers, talented photographers and videographers, and dance-the- night-away music. Vendors and venues across Westchester are happy to cater to same-sex clients’ needs, and many congregations welcome same-sex ceremonies. For your out-of-town guests, the County is centrally located just north of New York City with easy access by air, train and car from any direction. Affordable accommodations abound and award-winning restaurants are ready to host your rehearsal dinner or day-after brunch. And if guests have some free time, Westchester will keep them busy with great shopping, historic sites and outdoor fun. We can’t list all of our beautiful wedding venue options, but here is a sampling: Lyndhurst Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture Want to get married on a farm? Stone Barns has you covered — plus, you’ll feel great supporting the center’s mission of INN creating a more healthy, sustainable food system. And you POST couldn’t ask for a better reception venue than Blue Hill at Stone Barns, which regularly tops “best of” lists in New York BEDFORD and globally. OF Bedford Post Inn Tappan Hill Mansion COURTESY Choose from luxurious, glass-walled rooms and garden terraces for a wedding to remember. Once part of Mark Bedford Post Inn Twain’s estate, this hilltop escape in Tarrytown offers Hudson Set in charming village surroundings amid rolling hills, this River views and award-winning catering exclusively by inn comes with a choice of two restaurants, depending on Abigail Kirsch. whether you’re looking for a casual vibe or fine dining. An on- site yoga studio provides built-in relaxation for nervous brides Tarrytown House Estate on the Hudson and grooms. You’ll never have to leave this elegant property overlooking the Hudson — there are 212 guest rooms, including a historic The Briarcliff Manor house for the wedding party, indoor and outdoor settings for You’ll think you’re visiting an antebellum Southern estate the ceremony and reception, an on-site restaurant, and two when you drive up to this Tara-style manor set above the swimming pools to relax in before the celebration begins. Hudson. A 2018 “Best of Weddings” pick by The Knot magazine, with on-site catering, the venue can accommodate Whitby Castle nearly 200 guests. Right in Rye is an actual castle, modeled on England’s Whitby Abbey. Set on 126 acres, and featuring a grand ballroom, Lyndhurst terrace and two private reception rooms, this is an elegant Have your wedding on the sweeping lawn with a Gilded Age retreat fit for your own “royal” wedding. Era, fairy-tale stone mansion as the backdrop? Or say your vows in front of the flower-draped pergola in the intimate fragrant rose garden? Either way, head to the historic Carriage House for after-ceremony dining and dancing. VisitWestchesterNY.com 49 Meeting & Event Planning Hudson River Towns Hotels & Northern Westchester Conference Centers [ Hudson River Planning your next event in Westchester starts right here. The following pages have all the Mid County information you need about prospective venues — capacity, meeting room specifications, amenities, price range and more. Listings are organized by town and color-coded to correspond to regions of Sound Shore the County shown on the map at right. Southern Westchester Need help or more information? Contact the long Island Sound Westchester Tourism & Film team at 914-995-8500. New York City AMENITIES KEY Indoor Pool = Airport Shuttle = Outdoor Pool = Gift Shop = H Spa = Pet Friendly = Fitness Center = Smoke-Free =] Restaurant On-Site = ᵒ B Wifi = PRICE RANGE CENTERBUSINESS AUDIO VISUAL ROOMS OF # SUITES OF # # OF ADA ROOMS # OF ROLL OUT SHOWERS FEET SQUARE TOTAL MEETING ROOMS AREA/TOTAL FEET SQUARE THEATER CAPACITY CLASSROOM CAPACITY BANQUET CAPACITY Armonk [MID COUNTY] LaQuinta by Wyndham 140 9 4 5,874 Kensico 27x35/945 80 50 50 94 Business Park Dr. Armonk, NY 10504 Wampus 27x27/700 60 36 50 914-273-9090 / 800-SLEEPLQ Fax: 914-273-4105 Grand 60x35/2,100 250 120 180 laquintaarmonk.com Ballroom ] B Brewster 15x15/225 12 9 Byram 700 60 36 50 Complimentary transportation to and from Westchester County Airport. Exercise room and complimentary continental breakfast. Private Katonah 700 60 36 50 meeting space and banquet facilities. Conference planning packages, including breakfast, lunch and dinner service, A/V equipment and free high-speed wireless internet service. Louis V. Gerstner Jr. 182 11 4 32,000 106N or 108N 24x26/624 50 32 30 Center for Learning (formerly IBM Learning Center) 107N & 207N 24x30/720 50 32 30 20 Old Post Rd. 10 6 N & 10 8 N 24 x 5 2 / 1, 24 8 1 0 0 5 2 6 0 Armonk, NY 10504 914-499-2000 112N or 113N 26x30/780 50 36 40 Fax: 914-499-2188 ibmlearningcenter.com 112N & 113N 30x52/1,560 100 68 80 ᵒ ] B 206N or 208N 24x26/624 50 32 30 7KH*HUVWQHU&HQWHUIRU/HDUQLQJDOVRUHIHUUHGWRDVWKH*&/GHƓQHVPRGHUQIXQFWLRQDOLW\WHFKQRORJ\DQGEHDXW\PDNLQJLWWKHLGHDO 206N & 208N 24x52/1,248 100 52 60 business destination for training, learning or any type of corporate event. At the GCL, there are no competing customers or distractions. 6LPSO\WKHIUHHGRPWRIRFXVRQ\RXUHYHQWLQLGHDOFRQGLWLRQV7KH*&/RIIHUVVTIWRIGHGLFDWHG,$&&FHUWLƓHGPHHWLQJVSDFH 221N or 213N 26x30/780 50 36 40 LQFOXGLQJDVWDWHRIWKHDUWDXGLWRULXPPXOWLSOHPHHWLQJURRPVDQGEUHDNRXWURRPVUHFUHDWLRQDOVSDFHDƓWQHVVFHQWHUZLWKDQLQGRRU 221N & 213N 30x52/1,560 100 68 80 basketball court, four outdoor tennis courts, and 182 comfortably appointed queen deluxe guest rooms, each offering a haven of relaxation and productivity with scenic views. B102 & B201 27x32/864 50 32 30 Auditorium 60x28/1,680 204 50 WESTCHESTER Official Meeting & Travel Guide 2019-2020 AMENITIES KEY Indoor Pool = Airport Shuttle = Outdoor Pool = Gift Shop = H Spa = Pet Friendly = Fitness Center = Smoke-Free =] Restaurant On-Site = ᵒ B Wifi = PRICE RANGE CENTERBUSINESS AUDIO VISUAL ROOMS OF # SUITES OF # # OF ADA ROOMS # OF ROLL OUT SHOWERS FEET SQUARE TOTAL MEETING ROOMS AREA/TOTAL FEET SQUARE THEATER CAPACITY CLASSROOM CAPACITY BANQUET CAPACITY Briarcliff Manor [HUDSON RIVER TOWNS] Edith Macy Center $225+ 58 11 14,000 Commons 30x66/1,980 550 Chappaqua Rd. Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 A u d i t o r i u m 5 0 x 5 7/ 2 , 8 5 0 2 0 0 9 6 914-945-8000 Oak 39x24/936 49 40 40 Fax: 914-945-8029 edithmacy.com Maple 32x27/864 40 32 25 ᵒ B ] Birch 32x24/768 30 24 30 Situated among 405 wooded acres just 45 minutes from Manhattan. 14,000 sq. ft. of dedicated meeting space; seven meeting rooms Dogwood or 15x27/405 20 12 15 LQFOXGLQJDVHDWDPSKLWKHDWHU&RPSOLPHQWDU\ZLUHOHVVLQWHUQHWDFFHVV(OHYHQEUHDNRXWDUHDVPDQ\ZLWKƓUHSODFHV*DWKHULQJ Hickory 3ODFHWZRVSDFLRXVPHHWLQJURRPVDQGDŏOHDGHUVKLSFLUFOHŐZLWKPDVVLYHƓUHSODFHIRUH[FOXVLYHPHHWLQJVLQWKHURXQG0HPEHURI IACC. Outdoor jogging and orienteering trail, lakeside grounds for corporate and social events with volleyball, tetherball, badminton, Dogwood/ 64x27/1,728 100 70 60 EDVNHWEDOOKRUVHVKRHVERFFHEDOOIRRVEDOOSLQJSRQJƓVKLQJWHDPEXLOGLQJDQGKLJKORZURSHVFRXUVH Hickory/Maple Hickory & Maple 47x27/1,269 60 40 40 Dogwood & 30x27/810 40 24 30 Hickory Chappaqua [HUDSON RIVER TOWNS] Crabtree’s Kittle House $150- 13 3,769 The Garden 24x17/408 30 20 20 11 Kittle Rd. 224 Room Chappaqua, NY 10514 914-666-8044 The Carriage 36x80/2,880 150 100 225 kittlehouse.com Room Atrium ᵒ ] B The Kittle House 22x18/397 50 30 45 D inin g R o o m Historic 1790 mansion with 12 rooms for overnight accommodations. HDTV, wireless Internet, continental breakfast. World-class dining, The Ivy Hill Room 16x18/288 40 22 40 Grand Award wine cellar, private events from 10-200. The Wine 12x17/204 20 20 16 Cellar Table Dobbs Ferry (HUDSON RIVER TOWNS) Hilton Garden Inn Westchester $139- 143 14 8 1,440 Baywood One 40x38/1,520 30 20 32 Dobbs Ferry 209 201 Ogden Ave. Baywood Two 40x38/1,520 30 20 32 Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 914-591-4300 Fax: 914-591-4301 hgidobbsferry.com ᵒ H] B Hilton Garden Inn Westchester/Dobbs Ferry is in a convenient central Westchester County location, off Saw Mill River Parkway at exit 16 with easy access to Tarrytown, White Plains and Yonkers. Located in the heart of Rivertowns Square Complex, with various shopping, dining and entertainment options, our hotel is near House of Sports, Acorda Therapeutic Headquarters and Empire City Casino. It’s just a ƓYHPLQXWHULGHLQRXUFRPSOLPHQWDU\VKXWWOHWR'REEV)HUU\VWDWLRQZLWKH[SUHVVUDLOVHUYLFHVWUDLJKWLQWR1<& Elmsford [MID COUNTY] Extended Stay America $104.99+ 136 136 118 Tarrytown Rd. Elmsford, NY 10523 914-347-8073 / 800-EXT-STAY Fax: 914-347-8059 extendedstay.com ] B All rooms are suites featuring full kitchens and plenty of workspace. Hampton Inn $150- 156 3 2 5,874 White Plains 35x30/1,050 50 30 50 White Plains/Tarrytown 224 Elmsford 25x30/736 40 25 30 200 W. Main St. Elmsford, NY 10523 Half Main 60x30/1,800 120 80 120 914-592-5680 / 800-HAMPTON Ballroom Fax: 914-592-6727 hamptoninn.com Tarrytown 29x35/1,040 70 40 50 B H Main Ballroom 2,850 150 80 160 &RPSOLPHQWDU\GHOX[HKRWFRQWLQHQWDOEUHDNIDVWFRPSOLPHQWDU\KLJKVSHHGLQWHUQHWDFFHVVIUHHORFDOSKRQHFDOOVƓWQHVVURRPRXWGRRU pool, business center, free parking. Three meeting rooms with catered banquet service, fax and copy services available. VisitWestchesterNY.com 51 Meeting & Event Planning [ HOTELS & CONFERENCE CENTERS CENTERS & CONFERENCE HOTELS AMENITIES KEY Indoor Pool = Airport Shuttle = Outdoor Pool = Gift Shop = H Spa = Pet Friendly = Fitness Center = Smoke-Free =] Restaurant On-Site = ᵒ B Wifi = PRICE RANGE CENTERBUSINESS AUDIO VISUAL ROOMS OF # SUITES OF # # OF ADA ROOMS # OF ROLL OUT SHOWERS FEET SQUARE TOTAL MEETING ROOMS AREA/TOTAL FEET SQUARE THEATER CAPACITY CLASSROOM CAPACITY BANQUET CAPACITY Elmsford [MID COUNTY] - continued LaQuinta by Wyndham 101 9 6 5,500 Wampus 27x27/408 24 12 White Plains – Elmsford 540 Saw Mill River Rd. Kensico 27x35/600 50 18 Elmsford, NY 10523 Ballroom 1 20x35/740 64 30 914-592-3300 / 800-SLEEPLQ Fax: 914-592-3381 Ballroom 2 20x35/740 64 30 laquintaelmsford.com Ballroom 3 20x35/740 64 30 B ] ] Complimentary continental breakfast, exercise room, indoor pool. Private meeting space and banquet facilities available for business Ballroom 1 & 2 40x35/1,480 128 60 and social events. Conference planning packages, including breakfast, lunch and dinner service, A/V equipment and high-speed wireless internet service. Ballroom 2 & 3 40x35/1,480 128 60 Hawthorne [MID COUNTY] Comfort Inn & Suites $150- 86 14 5 1 957 Hawthorne 22x26/572 45 35 40 20 Saw Mill River Rd. 224 Hawthorne, NY 10523 Colonial 25x16/385 30 20 25 914-592-8600 / 888-4CHOICE Fax: 914-592-7457 choicehotels.com B Complimentary continental breakfast, indoor swimming pool and sundeck. Multiple self-service laundry stations. Adjacent to Applebee’s, Executive Diner and New York Sports Club. High-speed wired and wireless-ready, A/V equipment available. Bridal catering available. Mount Kisco [MID COUNTY] Holiday Inn Mount Kisco $150- 118 7 2 6,362 Kisco Room 30x45/1,755 150 90 100 1 Holiday Inn Dr. 224 Mount Kisco, NY 10549 Hudson North 34x43/1,462 125 80 90 914-241-2600 / 1-800-HOLIDAY Hudson South 34x43/1,462 125 80 90 Fax: 914-242-2843 holidayinn.com The Hudson 43x68/2,924 275 200 200 Room ᵒ ] B Cisqua East 34x21/714 Remarkable hospitality with that extra personal touch is our trademark. Know you are staying with a caring team whose priority is your Cisqua West 35x27/969 XWPRVWFRPIRUW2XUOREE\ZLWKDQDEXQGDQFHRIEULJKWQDWXUDOOLJKWDQGDQLQYLWLQJƓUHSODFHZLWKDFR]\VLWWLQJDUHDLVWKHSHUIHFWVSRWIRU UHOD[DWLRQDQGFRQYHUVDWLRQ2XUQHZRSHQŴRRUSODQFRQWLQXHVLQWRWKHKRWHOōVQHZRQWUHQGUHVWDXUDQWDQGEDUFDOOHG7KH+XEQRZNQRZQ WREHWKHFHQWHURIDOOWKLQJVVRFLDO(QMR\DUHIUHVKLQJFRFNWDLOORFDOFUDIWEHHUWDVW\DSSHWL]HUVVDODGVVDQGZLFKHVDQGFKHIōVQLJKWO\GLQQHU specials in this innovative gathering spot. Remember The Hub for hot, steamy coffee and breakfast in the morning too. 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