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 The Vanderbilt Estate in Hyde Park, New York is perhaps the best, most intact example of the types of estates constructed by wealthy industrialists in the 19th century. The fully-furnished, 54-room mansion is placed in a wondrous landscape with breathtaking views of the Hudson River and distant Catskill Mountains.
It offers a glimpse into a past world known by only an elite few.
Exhibits:
The furnished home of Frederick Vanderbilt; Visitor Center with exhibits and bookstore. The grounds feature breathtaking views of the Hudson River and distant Catskill Mountains. The Formal Gardens, once abandoned, have been restored.
Programs/Activities:
Regularly scheduled guided tours of Vanderbilt Mansion are presented by rangers on a regular basis. Programs vary, and include themes dealing with the lifestyle of the Vanderbilts and their contemporaries, industrial expansion, turn-of-the-century technology, and landscape architecture.
Vanderbilt Mansion Guided Tour:
$8 per person ages 16 and older
Getting There:
Vanderbilt Mansion is in the Hudson River Valley in Dutchess County, New York.
The Mansion is on Route 9 in Hyde Park, about 90 miles north of New York City and 70 miles south of Albany.
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