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Whether you are planning a family vacation, reunion, retreat, conference or group tour, visit Westchester, minutes north of New York City and the gateway to the Hudson Valley – the all-season destination.
Westchester offers superior accommodations that are group, family and budget friendly.
You will want to visit historic sites including Sleepy Hollow’s renowned Union Church of Pocantico Hills where ten stained-glass windows by modern masters Henri Matisse and Marc Chagall flood the tiny sanctuary; the Old Dutch Church and Burying Ground, considered the oldest functioning church in New York State, and Foster Memorial AME Zion Church, founded in 1860, a crossroads for worship and public interaction, both in Tarrytown; Lyndhurst, an 1838 Gothic Revival Mansion, also in Tarrytown; Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site, a restored Colonial Church (1763-87) in Mount Vernon that was used as a hospital during the Revolutionary War; and Westchester’s impressive September 11th memorial “The Rising” at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla.
Everyone will enjoy Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers “Experience the World” exhibit with the award-winning World Mission Theatre at Maryknoll Visitors Center in Ossining and Historic Hudson Valley’s Philipsburg Manor, Washington Irving’s Sunnyside, Kykuit – the Rockefeller Estate and Van Cortlandt Manor.
Westchester has plenty of open space for picnicking, swimming, hiking and bike riding; farms and orchards; lovely gardens and nature centers; fishing; golf; horseback riding – just about everything you can think of for a memorable family or group experience.
And be sure to bring your appetite when you visit. Westchester is a dining paradise with restaurants for every taste and budget.
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