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The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site is located within the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area. Explore the 150-mile valley and discover its rich scenic, historical, cultural, and recreational resources. Tour stately mansions built for the Livingstons, Vanderbilts, Roosevelts, and Rockefellers. Stroll through parks and gardens designed by Calvert Vaux, Andrew Jackson Downing, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Beatrix Farrand. Immerse yourself in the settings of legends and stories by Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper. Tour Washington’s Headquarters in Newburgh and Revolutionary War fortifications at West Point and Fort Montgomery. Hike the region’s more than 3,000 miles of trails in the Catskills, Shawangunks, Hudson Highlands, and Palisades and view the majestic panoramas that inspired Hudson River painters Thomas Cole and Frederic Church. National Heritage AreaExplore the Hudson ValleyNational Parks NearbyNational Park ServiceEleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site Phone 845-229-9422, Distance 2 miles Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site Phone 845-229-7770, Distance 2 miles Martin Van Buren National Historic Site Phone 518-758-9689, Distance 50 miles Weir Farm National Historic Site Phone 203-834-1896, Distance 60 miles Other SitesFDR Presidential Library & MuseumPhone 845-486-7770 Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill Phone 845-229-5302, Distance 2 miles Staatsburgh State Historic Site Phone 845-889-8851, Distance 3 miles Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park 845-454-9649 Culinary Institute of America Phone 845-452-9600, Distance 4 miles U.S. Military Academy at West Point Phone 845-938-2638, Distance 30 miles Wilderstein Phone 845-876-4818, Distance 12 miles Olana State Historic Site Phone 518-828-0135 |
Last updated: April 21, 2020