Towns of the Hudson Valley
From the Lower Hudson commuter belt up through Mid-Hudson river towns and into the Upper Hudson art-and-wellness corridor — every town we cover, plus the sub-regions that knit them together.
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Every town, alphabetical
The full towns index — every place we currently cover, in alphabetical order.
Beacon
Dutchess County
The after-dark arcade bars, the sour-ale cult at HVB, and Curious Elixirs HQ.
Hudson
Columbia County
Warren Street’s farm-to-table destination dining, a sake brewery, and the region’s quietest mocktail scene.
Hyde Park
Dutchess County
The CIA campus, the FDR and Vanderbilt mansions, and the culinary legacy that shapes every kitchen for forty miles.
Kingston
Ulster County
Ulster County seat, the Hudson Valley’s busiest food scene, and a dense late-night crawl.
New Paltz
Ulster County
College-town late-night crawl, plant-forward menus, and the Shawangunk cider country on its edge.
Nyack
Rockland County
Rockland’s riverside Main Street — Runcible Spoon, Art Cafe, and the walkable Hudson-view village a Tappan Zee span from Westchester.
Peekskill
Westchester County
Artist-revival Westchester — Paramount Hudson Valley, Birdsall House, Factoria, and three licensed shops at the Hudson-bend.
Piermont
Rockland County
The Piermont Pier, Freelance Cafe, and the low-key riverside village where the Old Erie rail-trail meets the Hudson.
Poughkeepsie
Dutchess County
The Hudson Valley’s biggest city — late-night diners, the Walkway, and the munchie spots that anchor the region.
Red Hook
Dutchess County
Bard College, the Tivoli corridor, and a farm-and-college weekend with two licensed shops quietly anchoring it.
Rhinebeck
Dutchess County
Dutchess antique-village weekend — Beekman Arms, Oblong Books, the farmers market, and a brunch scene with no peer in the mid-valley.
Saugerties
Ulster County
Where the Esopus meets the Hudson — Partition Street dining, the lighthouse walk, and the antique-and-farmers-market weekend.
Sleepy Hollow
Westchester County
Headless Horseman territory — the Old Dutch Church and Cemetery, Philipsburg Manor, and the October-peak Westchester weekend.
Tarrytown
Westchester County
Washington Irving territory — Sunnyside, Lyndhurst, and the riverside inns that anchor a walkable historic-Westchester weekend.
White Plains
Westchester County
Westchester’s seat — six licensed dispensaries, commuter-heavy dining, and the densest late-night crawl south of Kingston.
Yonkers
Westchester County
New York’s fourth-largest city, NYC-border — six licensed dispensaries, a Getty Square revival, and the broadest dining diversity in Westchester.