Guidebook for Hudson
Essentials
Hawthorne Valley Farm Store
327 County Route 21cOrganic farm store
Great local organic produce on Sundays 10-2.
Hudson town also has one Saturdays 9-1 through Nov 21. It is not listed here.
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Philmont Cooperative
116 Main StGreat local organic produce on Sundays 10-2.
Hudson town also has one Saturdays 9-1 through Nov 21. It is not listed here.
It is closest to the house if you need anything. I'm not a fan but sometimes it makes sense and now they even have organic options. Open 42/7.
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Walmart Supercenter
460 Fairview AveIt is closest to the house if you need anything. I'm not a fan but sometimes it makes sense and now they even have organic options. Open 42/7.
Arts & Culture
Dia:Beacon
3 Beekman StGreat art and beautiful town on the Hudson
Great art (outside sculpture park and indoor exhibitions) very close by.
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Art Omi
1405 Co Rte 22Great art (outside sculpture park and indoor exhibitions) very close by.
Jack Shainman Gallery: The School
25 Broad StLocal venue for world famous exhibitions
A most enjoyable full day tour of a Shaker village as they left it in the 1950s. Exhibits of woodworking, farming and metalsmithing continue. Worth the 45 minute drive!
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Hancock Shaker Village
1843 W Housatonic StA most enjoyable full day tour of a Shaker village as they left it in the 1950s. Exhibits of woodworking, farming and metalsmithing continue. Worth the 45 minute drive!
The estate was home to Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), one of the major figures in the Hudson River School of landscape painting. The centerpiece of Olana is an eclectic villa which overlooks parkland and a working farm designed by the artist. The residence has a wide view of the Hudson River Valley, the Catskill Mountains and the Taconic Range. Church and his wife Isabel (1836–1899) named their estate after a fortress-treasure house in ancient Greater Persia (modern-day Armenia), which also overlooked a river valley.
Olana is one of the few intact artists' home-, studio- and estate-complexes in the United States; it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965. The house is also a prime example of Orientalist architecture. It is owned and operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and is also supported by The Olana Partnership, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The main building is an architectural masterpiece designed by the architect Calvert Vaux working closely with Church. The stone, brick, and polychrome-stenciled villa is a mixture of Victorian, Persian and Moorish styles. The interior remains much as it was during Church's lifetime, exotically furnished and decorated with objects from his global travels, and with some 40 paintings by Church and his friends. The house is intricately stenciled inside and out; Church designed the stencils based on his travels in the Middle East. The house contains Church's last studio, built as an addition from 1888 to 1890.
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The Olana Partnership
5720 NY-9GThe estate was home to Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), one of the major figures in the Hudson River School of landscape painting. The centerpiece of Olana is an eclectic villa which overlooks parkland and a working farm designed by the artist. The residence has a wide view of the Hudson River Valley, the Catskill Mountains and the Taconic Range. Church and his wife Isabel (1836–1899) named their estate after a fortress-treasure house in ancient Greater Persia (modern-day Armenia), which also overlooked a river valley.
Olana is one of the few intact artists' home-, studio- and estate-complexes in the United States; it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965. The house is also a prime example of Orientalist architecture. It is owned and operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and is also supported by The Olana Partnership, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The main building is an architectural masterpiece designed by the architect Calvert Vaux working closely with Church. The stone, brick, and polychrome-stenciled villa is a mixture of Victorian, Persian and Moorish styles. The interior remains much as it was during Church's lifetime, exotically furnished and decorated with objects from his global travels, and with some 40 paintings by Church and his friends. The house is intricately stenciled inside and out; Church designed the stencils based on his travels in the Middle East. The house contains Church's last studio, built as an addition from 1888 to 1890.
Sightseeing
Another great nature walk with incredible falls 35 minutes from the house.
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High Falls Conservation Area
540 Roxbury RdAnother great nature walk with incredible falls 35 minutes from the house.
Another Shaker exhibit, on your way to Hancock Village in MA. This is mostly exterior touring and free. The stone barn is largest in the world, awaiting its restoration.
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Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon
202 Shaker RdAnother Shaker exhibit, on your way to Hancock Village in MA. This is mostly exterior touring and free. The stone barn is largest in the world, awaiting its restoration.
There is an old iron bridge that crosses the Kinderhook Creek with an amazing tall waterfall just past the bridge. On the West side of the bridge stand several huge brick and stone mill buildings from the 1800s. North of the East side is a town park where you can barbecue and picnic, with the town watering hole within walking distance below the dam.
Stuyvesant Falls
There is an old iron bridge that crosses the Kinderhook Creek with an amazing tall waterfall just past the bridge. On the West side of the bridge stand several huge brick and stone mill buildings from the 1800s. North of the East side is a town park where you can barbecue and picnic, with the town watering hole within walking distance below the dam.
Food Scene
Tanzy's
223 Warren StGreat breakfast, local and fresh, great ambiance
The Cascades
407 Warren StGreat breakfast, on Warren Street.
Great breakfast and lunch in Hudson, on Warren Street, outdoor terrace, great local ambiance, friendly service, reasonable prices.
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Nolitas Cafe
454 Warren StGreat breakfast and lunch in Hudson, on Warren Street, outdoor terrace, great local ambiance, friendly service, reasonable prices.
They are authentic fresh Italian inspired. Their salads are big and really rock (try the Antipasto) and pizzas and pastas are beyond words.
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Baba Louie's
517 Warren StThey are authentic fresh Italian inspired. Their salads are big and really rock (try the Antipasto) and pizzas and pastas are beyond words.
This is probably the most reliable pub in Hudson. The food is very good (best burgers) and there are many other options, very affordable.
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Wunderbar Bistro
744 Warren StThis is probably the most reliable pub in Hudson. The food is very good (best burgers) and there are many other options, very affordable.
This is really a great bar besides a very happening restaurant. The food is good and the locale is popular. There is the noisy pub room as you enter, a larger grand dining hall just beyond and in good weather the outdoor backyard with fountain. This is a scene if you are looking for it.
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Red Dot Bar & Restaurant
321 Warren StThis is really a great bar besides a very happening restaurant. The food is good and the locale is popular. There is the noisy pub room as you enter, a larger grand dining hall just beyond and in good weather the outdoor backyard with fountain. This is a scene if you are looking for it.
Great food served in a converted factory building. The food here is very good, wine list is big. There is a performance space that also serves food and liquor, one of the few large venues in these parts. Look for its roster of entertainment.
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Helsinki Hudson
405 Columbia StGreat food served in a converted factory building. The food here is very good, wine list is big. There is a performance space that also serves food and liquor, one of the few large venues in these parts. Look for its roster of entertainment.
This is an amazing bakery that also serves a full breakfast and lunch (til 3pm). They have a cozy dining room and an outdoor area in good weather.
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Le Perche
230 Warren StThis is an amazing bakery that also serves a full breakfast and lunch (til 3pm). They have a cozy dining room and an outdoor area in good weather.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a bookstore with many local and other beers on tap. The vibe is neighborhood, some nights with live music. You will feel what Hudson is all about as everyone crosses paths here either after work or getting back to town from the train.
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Spotty Dog Books & Ale
440 Warren StThis is a bookstore with many local and other beers on tap. The vibe is neighborhood, some nights with live music. You will feel what Hudson is all about as everyone crosses paths here either after work or getting back to town from the train.
Shopping
Antiques, art galleries and home decor on both sides of the street from 3rd to 7th. There are also two vintage clothing stores and a few jewelry stores.
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Warren Street
Warren StreetAntiques, art galleries and home decor on both sides of the street from 3rd to 7th. There are also two vintage clothing stores and a few jewelry stores.