Hudson and the Legend of 4 Nights / 5 Days

Day One - Philipsburg Manor & Depart for , arrive, and enjoy lunch included. memories of the villages of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown since Explore this local eatery with farm-to-fork New American fare 1889. Arrive to The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze where you & biodynamic wine, plus a gourmet shop. Depart for witness an army of more than 7,000 glowing, intricately Philipsburg Manor for a tour. Experience 'The Unsilent carved pumpkins shining along the riverside near Van Picture'. Across busy from the Old Dutch Church is Cortlandt Manor. Ogling pretty gourds isn’t the only draw. Philipsburg Manor Restoration, an interpretive historic site There are also "stargazing" opportunities inside the Pumpkin that reflects life during the 17th century. During October, stop Planetarium, flying ghosts and a special appearance by Sleepy by to see a film starring Tony Award-winner Bill Irwin Hollow’s . Enjoy dinner included this who plays a scientist whose beliefs are in question when evening at one of the favorite Italian restaurants in the something paranormal begins to happen to him. The film Westchester county! Depart and return to the hotel. (Meals: B, is shown with live sound effects to give the audience an D) immersive experience. Stop at the Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse. Enjoy dinner included this evening at a local favorite. Arrive to Day Three - West Point, Vanderbilt Mansion, & Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and depart on a Lantern Tour. Soak Culinary Institute up the history of this famous cemetery by the light of Enjoy leisure breakfast at the hotel this morning before kerosene lanterns! It’s like stepping back in time as you visit checking out. Depart for West Point Military Academy and some of the most impressive residents, including William check in at the Visitors Center. Take a Guided Tour of the Rockefeller, , John Dustin Archbold and academy in a combined bus and walking tour which tells the others resting in peace in the north end. As this is only a story of West Point, its role in the Revolution, its famous one-hour tour, you’ll need to visit during the day to see history along with stories about graduates who shaped ’s grave. Check-in to your hotel for the our nation The tour will bring the Long Gray Line to the evening. (Meals: L, D) present as you learn of the cadet experience and West Point’s continuing role in training the leaders of tomorrow. This tour Day Two - Rockefeller Estate The Great Jack O’Lantern goes around the post with stops at the Main Cadet Chapel, Blaze West Point Cemetery, Old Cadet Chapel, and Trophy Point Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before checking out. Depart for overlooking the and the Plain. Enjoy lunch the Lyndhurst Welcome Center, a majestic estate on the included overlooking the Hudson River on the grounds banks of the magnificent Hudson River where every visitor can of West Point. After lunch, arrive at the Vanderbilt Mansion experience firsthand an American icon of architecture and and check-in for your tour at the Pavilion Visitor Center. landscape. Whether you are a first-time visitor or returning Historically known as Hyde Park, Vanderbilt Mansion National guest there is always something new to discover. Visit Historic Site is one of the region's oldest Hudson River – The Rockefeller Estate. A majestic paradise with sweeping estates. For nearly two centuries, this place has been home to river views. Kykuit was home to four generations of the socially prominent New Yorkers. A superb example of its type, , beginning with the philanthropist John D. Hyde Park represents the domestic ideal of the elite class in Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil. His business acumen the late nineteenth-century America. It provides a glimpse of made him, in his day, the richest man in America. Now a estate life, the social stratification of the period, and the historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, world of the American millionaire during the era historians this extraordinary landmark has been continuously and refer to as the Gilded Age. Next, arrive at the Culinary meticulously maintained for more than 100 years. Enjoy free Institute of America-Hyde Park and enjoy free time to time and lunch on own downtown Tarrytown. Later, arrive at explore the breathtaking campus. Enjoy a private four course The Historical Society and Museum that collects, preserves, dinner included at one of the Culinary Institute of and celebrates the history of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow. American’s restaurants. Check-in to your castle resort for The Historical Society has been the keeper of the collective the evening. (Meals: B, L, D) Day Four - Walkway Over Hudson River & FDR Home Pioneer Era, World War I and the Lindbergh/Barnstorming era. Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Stroll over the Hudson River on Enjoy farewell dinner included in the main dining hall with the Walkway Over the Hudson guided tour. The Walkway over panoramic views of the Catskill Mountains. Take your pick and the Hudson is a linear walkway spanning the Hudson delight in several Chef Action Stations. (Meals: B, D) River. At 212 feet tall and 1.28 miles long, it is the longest, elevated pedestrian bridge in the world. Take in breathtaking, Day Five - Historic Huguenot Street & Perkins unobstructed 360-degree views of the Hudson River and Memorial Drive the surrounding scenic valley as your guide tells stories Prior to checking out, enjoy a leisurely breakfast in the main about the past, present, and future of the Walkway. Visit dining hall with panoramic views of the Catskill Mountains, the FDR Presidential Library. The Franklin D. Roosevelt take your pick and delight in several Chef Action Stations. Visit Presidential Library and Museum is America's first presidential Historic Huguenot Street. Take a guided tour featuring the library and the only one used by a sitting president. It was Replica Esopus Munsee Wigwam, the 1717 Reconstructed conceived and built under President Roosevelt's direction and French Church, and the Abraham Hasbrouck House. Arrive opened to the public in 1941. Enjoy lunch on own while at Brotherhood, America's Oldest Winery. Experience the visiting. Take a guided tour of the Home of Franklin D. enigmatic atmosphere of Brotherhood Winery by taking a Roosevelt The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National leisurely stroll through our vast network of underground Historic Site contains "Springwood", the lifelong home of cellars. Excavated by hand in the late 19th Century, the dimly America's only 4-term President. Depart for the Old lit cellars house over 200 oak barrels and feature a crested Rhinebeck Aerodrome for a WWI Air Show, Fall Festival, and vault containing some of the oldest vintages in America. Enjoy Pumpkin Bombing event! The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is a a farewell lunch included. Drawing from the character of the true “living” museum of antique aviation located in the winery's network of underground stone cellars and popular historic town of Rhinebeck, New York. The museum presents grand salon, and in-step with its inimitable blends of wine and one of the largest collections of early airplanes in the world, liqueurs, the restaurant offers a casual, rustic atmosphere and many of which regularly take to the air for thrilling an eclectic menu of modern takes on American classic dishes demonstrations during weekend airshows. The Aerodrome that burst with flavor. Stop at Perkins Memorial Dr, New features airplanes, automobiles, motorcycles, early engines, York. Drive to the top of bear mountain via the Perkins and memorabilia from 1900-1935. In addition to the airshows, Memorial Drive for 360-degree views of the Hudson river there are four museum buildings displaying aircraft form the valley. Depart for home. (Meals: B, L)

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