Please call the individual sites directly to inquire about the events listed on our event calendars and to inquire about hours.
The Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area does not own or operate any of the sites listed below. They are owned and managed by the organizations listed in the site descriptions. Please call ahead for special accommodation needs or with any questions about their sites.
Heritage Sites
Heritage Sites
Teatown Lake Reservation
Teatown Lake Reservation is a 1,000-acre nature preserve and environmental education center in the scenic Hudson Highlands region of the Hudson Valley.
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Ten Broeck Mansion
The elegant Ten Broeck Mansion was built in 1798 for General Abraham Ten Broeck and later became the residence of philanthropist Thomas Worth Olcott
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Top Cottage (FDR's Retreat)
Top Cottage is one of only two buildings designed by a sitting President and one of the first structures designed for a disabled person.
Underground Railroad Education Center
Award winning Greek Revival Underground Railroad site recalling the anti-slavery activism of Stephen and Harriet Myers and their colleagues, the meetings of The Vigilance Committee, and the Freedom Seekers who stopped here to request assistance. Come experience history and its relevance for us today
Union Church of Pocantico Hills
Union Church contains modern stained-glass art created by Henri Matisse and Marc Chagall and commissioned as memorials by members of the Rockefeller family
Untermyer Park and Gardens
The garden was built in 1916 and was called "America's Most Spectacular Garden" in the 1920's by the national press. It had 60 gardeners and 60 greenhouses on 150 acres
USS Slater DE766
The USS SLATER is the only World War II-era destroyer escort still afloat and the only one in existence with original battle armament
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Van Wyck Homestead Museum
Van Wyck Homestead Museum is the last remnant of the Fishkill Supply Depot which supplied the Continental Army during the American Revolution
West Point Foundry Preserve
From 1818 to 1912, the West Point Foundry was a technological powerhouse that sparked America's burgeoning industrial economy
Westmoreland Sanctuary
Since 1957, we have been providing quality environmental education programming, offering diverse recreational services, and leading conservation-based restoration projects.