Our history museums have unique stories to tell, from the daily life on a 1732 Dutch Colonial homestead, to the history of WWI and barnstorming era airplanes. Go straight to the scene by taking an historic tour at a Little Red School House, a 1914 railroad station, or the FDR Presidential Library. You can even see Dutchess County through the eyes of the original Dutch settlers with a self-guided audio tour from Dutch Heritage World Tours.
Tour the only National Historic Site dedicated to a first lady of the United States, "Val-Kill" was the home of Eleanor Roosevelt from 1945-1962. Here, Franklin and Eleanor entertained friends, state...
Read MoreExperience the Roosevelt presidency, from the Great Depression through the New Deal years and World War II, emphasizing Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s relationship with the American people. Specia...
Read MoreVisit “Springwood”, the lifelong home of America’s only four-term President, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Purchased by Roosevelt’s father in 1867, the original home was a large but simple Italianate...
Read MoreVisit this Protestant Episcopal Church, restored in 1811 with the tower to the square battlemented design. This is where Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt worshiped and were actively involved in the pari...
Read MoreExplore this Gilded Age mansion on the Hudson River in Hyde Park, which was the lavish country home of Frederick and Louise Vanderbilt from 1896–1938. The approximately 45,000-square-foot mansio...
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