Experiential Group Tours

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The Livingston's Founding Family of the Hudson Clermont State Historic Site
This majestic mansion on the Hudson River bluffs initiates the start of the Livingston lineage and aristocratic life in the Hudson Valley. Share intimate details of the blue-blooded family's home life with photographs, stories, and music straight from their collections! Then relax with a gourmet boxed lunch between the gardens, grassy croquet courts and exquisite river views.


http://friendsofclermont.org
(518) 537-4240
kjirsten.gustavson@oprhp.state.ny.us
Engaging Art Dia:Beacon

In this extraordinary museum, visitors are allowed an unparalleled direct experience with art. The expansive spaces and natural lighting are uniquely suited to the needs of large-scale installations, paintings, and sculptures. Each gallery was designed specifically for the art it contains.


http://diabeacon.org
(845) 440-0100 ext 23
kanderson@diaart.org
Victorian Time Capsule Tour Wilderstein Historic Site
Step back in time to Hudson Valley Victoriana at its finest. Discover the mansion's magical Queen Anne architecture and lavish interiors and become captivated by Margaret (Daisy) Suckley and her remarkable role in the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Stay for tea and stroll the estate's romantic landscape with breathtaking views of the Hudson River.


http://www.wilderstein.org
(845) 876-4818
wilderstein@wilderstein.org
White Glove Tour Mount Gulian Historic Site
Don white gloves to examine artifacts of the Verplanck home site. Experience 400 years of historical accounts of the Wappinger Indians, the Dutch Colonials, the Society of the Cincinnati, General Von Steuben & The Revolutionary War, the personal journals of escaped slave, James F. Brown and the letters of Lieutenant Robert Verplanck during The Civil War.


http://mountgulian.org
(845) 831-8172
info@mountgulian.org
Savor the Flavor Millbrook Vineyards & Winery

Considered one of the top wineries in New York & Hudson Valley's first vinifera vineyard, the tour at Millbrook offers an enriching, multi-sensory experience, giving you an insider view into the art of winemaking. Afterward, relax and enjoy a vintage wine tasting while you take in the picturesque estate framed by the magnificent Catskill mountain vista.


http://millbrookwine.com
(845) 677-8383 ext 20
stacey@millwine.com
FDR: The Leader at Home Franklin D. Roosevelt Home & Presidential Library
Enjoy the natural, peaceful setting at the family home that helped shape the heart and mind of America's 32nd president. The enhanced guided home tour features stories, audio, letters, and photographs that reveal insight into the man whose dynamic role and countless contributions to American history have profound relevance to the challenges of today.


http://nps.gov/hofr
(845) 229-9115 ext 25
scott_rector@nps.gov
Servants to Stewards Tour Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site

Assigned the character of servant at this extraordinary mansion; you will learn all about your role in the meticulous running of the Vanderbilt household as you tour the mansion from behind the scenes. Note: Tour includes climbing a staircase of 74 steps. Comfortable shoes, a healthy heart and a bright attitude are strongly recommended.


http://nps.gov/vama
(845) 229-9115 ext 25
scott_rector@nps.gov
Downton Abbey & Gilded Age Scandals Tours Staatsburgh State Historic Site

Downton Abbey Tours - Highlighting Staatsburgh's real-life counterparts of the Downton Abbey characters, this tour, led by a costumed interpreter, will explore how the servants prepared for a busy weekend of entertaining... and how the Millses' daughter, like Downton Abbey's Cora, married into the British aristocracy.

Gilded Age Scandals Tours - Ruth and Ogden Mills were paragons of respectability, but several of their Gilded Age peers were not! Learn about the scandalous behavior and intrigues of the very rich at the turn-of-the-century while touring the mansion.


http://parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/25/details.aspx
(845) 889-8851 ext 354
marilyn.holst@oprhp.state.ny.us

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