Events

Landscape and Landmarks Tour

Location

Boscobel House and Gardens
1601 Route 9D
Garrison, NY 10524

County: Putnam
Region: Mid Hudson

Date(s)

• September 14, 2019, 11:30AM, 30-minute outdoor tour, rain or shine

Details

Event Type Historic Site Tour Description Landscape and Landmarks Tours celebrate Boscobel’s iconic Hudson River site and the preservation efforts that helped save it. Each outdoor walking tour shares stories about Boscobel’s extraordinary location overlooking the Hudson River, Constitution Marsh, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Rain or shine. Funded in Part by the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area. Sponsoring Organization Boscobel House and Gardens

Contact Information

info@boscobel.org
845-265-3638
https://www.facebook.com/boscobelhg

Registration

Pay-what-you-wish admission

Additional Information

Activities: -Insider Tours of the Historic House Museum, a Neoclassical mansion with a renowned collection of early 19th-century decorative arts -Access to 68 acres of gardens and grounds, including the Frances S. Reeses Woodland Trail of discovery, a tranquil mile through the forest. The Great Lawn overlooks Bosscobel's iconic view of the Hudson River, Constitution Marsh, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The Apple Orchard, Formal Garden, and Herb Garden feature fruit trees and plants prized by New Yorkers then and now. And the Hudson River School Artists Garden, with sculptures by Greg Wyatt, honors 19th-century painters who celebrated this region.
Additional Equipment Required: No

Event Duration (hours): 0.5
Not suitable for children under age 5.

Family Friendly
Wheelchair Accessible
Barrier Free or Wheelchar accessible? Yes