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Travel back in time to these historic sites
USS Slater
Destroyer Escort Historical Museum
Broadway and Quay
Albany, NY
518-431-1943
USSSlater.org
Hours: Open Wednesday through
Sunday 10am-4pm from early April
through late November.
Admission: Adults $9, children ages
6 to 14 $7, children 5 and under free
with family.
The USS Slater is the last of the
Destroyer Escorts that helped to protect
U.S. fleets during World War II. Veteran
tour guides lead visitors into the watch
stations, battle stations and living
compartments of the sailors. Tours begin
approximately every 20 minutes and
last about 90 minutes. Visit the
ship's website for interesting
activities you can do with your
children to prepare for the visit.
West Point Museum
2110 New South Post Rd.
West Point, NY
845-938-3590
USMA.edu/Museum
Hours: Open daily from 10:30am-4:15pm
Admission: Free to all.
The West Point Museum is our oldest federal museum. Visitors
can view the actual weapons, uniforms and memorabilia of
American soldiers from the 17th century to the present as well
as military artifacts from around the world. A visit to the West
Point Museum is truly a journey through history itself.
Museum Village
1010 State
Rte. 17M
Monroe, NY
845-782-8248
MuseumVillage.org
Hours: Open
Saturday and
Sunday from 11am-4pm. Open Tuesday
through Friday starting in July.
Admission: Adults $12, children 4-12
$8, children under 4 free.
Hands-on historical exhibits
and a real Mastodon skeleton -
one of three in the world!
The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
9 Norton Rd.
Red Hook, NY
845-752-3200
OldRhinebeck.org
Hours: Museum is open daily from
10am-5pm. Air shows are on Saturdays
and Sundays from 2pm-4pm.
Admission: Museum admission:
Children ages 5 and under are free,
youth ages 6 to 17 $8, adults $12.
Airshow and museum admission:
Children ages 5 and under are free,
youth ages 6-17 $12, adults $25.
Flights in the biplanes last approximately
15 minutes and cost $75 per person.
Weekend airshows feature restored and
replica antique airplanes zooming in
the skies above. Come early or
stay late to see the museum that
houses many vintage aviation and
other items.
Boscobel
House and
Gardens
1601 Rte. 9D
Garrison, NY
845-265-3638
Boscobel.org
Hours:
Open
every day except Tuesday from
9:30am-5pm from mid-April through
December.
Admission: Gardens and grounds
plus exhibition: Adults $11, children
(ages 5 and up) $5, children (5 and
under) free, families of four $30.
House, gardens and grounds plus
exhibition: Adults $17, children (5
and up) $8, children (under 5) $8,
families of four $45.
Explore the herb garden and
orangery, the apple orchard, the
rose garden and take a nature
walk through the Woodland Trail
of Discovery. Second Saturdays of
the month feature family-friendly
programs that include games, crafts,
flashlight tours of the mansion and
a snack.
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parks & trails
tours
restaurants
festivals & fairs
play theatre & performances
museums & historical
farms & markets
shopping
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$
parks & trails
tours
restaurants
festivals & fairs
play theatre & performances
museums & historical
farms & markets
shopping
$
parks & trails
tours
restaurants
festivals & fairs
play theatre & performances
museums & historical
farms & markets
shopping
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