Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site

Historic Hudson Valley mansion in Hyde Park, New York, run by the National Park Service.

4097 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538 · Hyde Park, NY

About Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site

This Hyde Park estate was built for a prominent wealthy family and designed by a leading architect of its era. The house reflects a lifestyle centered on high society. Its formal gardens step down a hillside in several tiers, with views toward the Hudson River. The National Park Service owns and operates the site, which was named a National Historic Landmark in 1940. Many visitors arrive in autumn to see the changing foliage, and the grounds host a summer concert series.

#historic house
#Hudson Valley
#Gilded Age
#National Park Service
#gardens

What's around here?

The closest stops to Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Museums
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Under $25
Presidential library and museum in Hyde Park, New York, focused on Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the Roosevelt era.
Transit: reachable by public transit
1.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sightseeing
History Buff
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Under $25
Tour Springwood, FDR's birthplace and lifelong home, then walk to the Rose Garden where Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt are buried.
Transit: reachable by public transit
2.0 mi awayMore like this
Sightseeing
History Buff
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
No admission fee
Tour Val-Kill, the cottage home Eleanor Roosevelt owned and lived in after FDR's death, and walk its 181 acres of trails in Hyde Park.
3.2 mi awayMore like this
Sports & Outdoors
Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park
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A 356-acre Hudson River state park in Dutchess County with trails, camping, a marina, and a golf course.
4.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
Sports & Outdoors
Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park
No admission fee
A former railroad bridge over the Hudson River, now a long elevated pedestrian walkway linking Poughkeepsie and Highland.
5.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
Sightseeing
Outdoor Adventure
Ulster County
No admission fee
Catskills and Hudson Valley destination with hiking trails, wineries, historic villages and the Walkway Over the Hudson.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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