2018 Fall Travel Guide: Your Hudson Valley Escape Awaits
Five towns along the Empire State’s main aquatic artery for a picture-perfect weekend.
The Hudson River as seen from Bear Mountain. | Photo: iStock
If you still think of New York’s Hudson Valley as a sleepy riverbed best known for landscape paintings, think again — these days, the small towns dotting the banks of the Empire State’s main aquatic artery are booming with big-city-style boutique hotels, ultra-Instagrammable shops and eateries, modern art museums, and so much more. (That’s what happens when a bunch of New Yorkers ditch the concrete jungle for the quiet country life.)
To help you plan the perfect weekend, we Google-mapped our way north to uncover the towns worth visiting right now — all no more than a few hours from Philly.
Destination: Hudson
A bevy of high-end restos and shops makes this former whaling port a perfect maiden voyage upstate — no car required. Read more »
Distance from Philly: 4 hours
Destination: Rhinebeck
Indulge your inner Gwyneth with healthy eating, holistic exerise, and one extremely fancy mansion. Read more »
Distance from Philly: 3.5 hours
Destination: Beacon
Contemporary art, plus 60-mile views just a short hike away? We’re sold. Read more »
Distance from Philly: 3 hours
Destination: Woodstock
Leave the patchouli at home — this hippie village has gone just plain hip. Read more »
Distance from Philly: 4 hours
Destination: Kingston and Saugerties
Two neighboring towns offer the best of old and new in the Valley. Read more »
Distance from Philly: 3.5 hours
Published as “Into the Valley” in the September 2018 issue of Philadelphia magazine.
