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What to do and see in Garrison, New York (NY): The Best Things to do
Discover the best top things to do in Garrison, United States including The Philipstown Depot Theatre, Antipodean Books Maps & Prints, Boscobel House and Gardens, Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center, Garrison Golf Club, Highlands Country Club, Graymoor, The Holy Mountain, Garrison Art Center, Constitution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctuary, Arden Point State Park.
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1. The Philipstown Depot Theatre
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
2. Antipodean Books Maps & Prints
3. Boscobel House and Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 367 reviews
Boscobel House and Gardens is an esteemed Historic House Museum containing one of the finest collections of decorative arts, including furniture, from the Federal period. Boscobel offers tours of the Neoclassical mansion and access to 68 acres of our grounds, featuring lush gardens and a woodland trail. Located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, Boscobel directly overlooks Constitution Marsh toward the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, showcasing dramatic views of the Hudson River. From mid-April through December, Boscobel hosts lively events, innovative exhibitions, talks by the world’s top design experts, and engaging programs and activities for families. Children are always welcome.
Reviewed By R4960NKjustinw - Hasbrouck Heights, United States
I had never heard of Boscobel before visiting the Mills Mansion and I decided to visit it. It is a very impressive house tour as it had it had been decorated for the holidays. The house had been built in 1806 after the Revolutionary War and was built in the Federalist fashion with American furnishings. The house is the home of the Dyckman family of New York (the same family of the Dyckman Farmhouse in Washington Heights) and the house had to be finished by States Dyckman's wife after his death. The house was built for living all year round and had a very impressive front entrance with a sweeping staircase and impressive rooms facing the river. The rooms were furnished with a combination of family heirlooms and period pieces that had been picked out by the curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The house was decorated with garlands and candles as they would have been for the holidays of that period. Our tour guide, Sam, gave us an excellent tour of the house putting us into the mind set of the family members who were living here at the time. The house was decorated elegantly and understated but still elaborate for the time. The furnishings were well designed and fit the period. Everything was a little showy but still it feels like a home and not a museum. The rooms were set for afternoon tea and for a holiday dinner in the dining room. It was an interesting look about how the family must have lived at the time. Four generations of family lived in the house and there must have been a lot of pride in this house. Our tour guide gave a very vivid view of what it must have been like to live here at the time and how they lived. It was an interesting look at the post-revolutionary war period in this country. Put this manor house on your bucket list to visit especially if you get Sam as your tour guide.
4. Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center
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4.5 based on 83 reviews
MANITOGA / The Russel Wright Design Center preserves, protects and shares Russel Wright's modernist House, Studio and Woodland Garden as a masterful integration of design and nature, a powerful example of land reclamation, and a resource for inspired design in daily living through public tours, programs and events. MANITOGA is a National Historic Landmark, an Affiliate Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and a World Monuments Watch Site. It is one of the few 20th century modern homes open to the public in New York State.
Reviewed By DayTrip65809
Manitoga is a fascinating place to visit. Russel Wright designed his home and studio to be at one with the natural surroundings, and even created the 75 acre woods around the house. The Russel Wright House is the expression of a creative mind and unique spirit and well worth visiting. Be sure to take a tour—the guides all seem to have infectious enthusiasm for the place. They bring Wright and his work to life in a way that enhances your appreciation of the house and the landscape. If you want lovely hiking without the crowds of Bear Mountain, the trails are worth the trip on their own. (Just a word of advice: if you go during peak season, prepare for crazy traffic jams in the Bear Mountain area.)
5. Garrison Golf Club
6. Highlands Country Club
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
7. Graymoor, The Holy Mountain
8. Garrison Art Center
9. Constitution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctuary
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4.0 based on 33 reviews
Constitution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctuary is a unique and beautiful tidal marsh located in Putnam County, New York, and serves as vital natural habitat for the Hudson River Estuary. Explore our website constitution.audubon.org for more information. Our parking lot fits 8 cars maximum and can fill up quickly on weekends. Because of the limited space, these spots are reserved for Constitution Marsh visitors only. Turn right from the parking lot, walk down the gravel driveway, and begin the Blue Trail over the rocky hill out to the boardwalk to view the marsh. The trail is open dawn to dusk every day. The Visitor Center is open on weekends between Memorial Day and Labor Day from 9am to 4pm. No fee required. No dogs allowed.
Reviewed By traveled2020 - Heppenheim, Germany
Note: There are only eight parking spots for cars and no alternative parking nearby. You may have to come back at another time if all spots are full. You walk down a private road, open to hikers, to the trail head at the education center. From there the little hike starts over some steep and rocky ground, already offering some beautiful views over the marshes before you go down again to enter them over a wooden bridge. With crossing the bridge you’re entering the marshes, having the possibility to walk a small circle on wooden walkways. It’s beautiful and relaxing as with only so little parking spots you don’t have to expect many people to be there. If you remain for a little while you may see muskrats and different birds. The total distance from the parking area and back is 1.2 miles.
