The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Mid-Atlantic

Stop 3 · Days 88–91

The Hudson Valley

The Hudson Valley, NY

Presidential estates, a legendary sculpture park, a mountaintop military academy, and the river that named a school of painting.

Where to stay

  • A Hudson Valley country inn

    Base near Rhinebeck or Cold Spring, both walkable and full of restaurants.

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You gotta eat this

  • Dinner at a Culinary Institute of America restaurant

    America's top culinary school runs student restaurants in Hyde Park.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 88Day 88 — Hyde ParkFull day · 5h planned
  2. 89Day 89 — Storm King & the riverFull day · 4h 45m planned
  3. 90Day 90 — West Point & Cold SpringFull day · 4h 30m planned
  4. 91Day 91 — Into the CatskillsDrive day · 1h 10m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Landmarks & Monuments
  • Museums & History
  • Outdoor & Water Activities
  • Guided Tours
  • Shopping