Explore Hudson, Kingston, and New Paltz

Sleep late, then make your way to La Perche on foot, where you simply must try a chocolate croissant (made fresh daily) with your morning coffee. Try to find a seat on the patio as you savor your pastry and ease into the day.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Wander along Warren Street, Hudson's main drag, and check out shops like Finch, where midcentury Scandinavian interiors rule the roost.
Open daily from 11am.

Also pop into Red Chair on Warren, set in a 19th-century whaling house and selling antique furniture, linens, and tableware. The place has such an authentic farmhouse feel to it, you may feel momentarily transported to the Cotswolds!
Open daily except Tuesday and Wednesday.

Check out ENKYU/Like Minded Objects, a clothing and home goods shop set in a former photography studio on the corner of Warren and Park Place. The space is bright and welcoming and the designer owners create everything they sell. Head back to your car and depart for Kingston.
Open Hours: Friday - Monday: 11am - 6pm Tuesday - Thursday: closed

This hole-in-the-wall diner doubles as a bar in the evenings, but don't let the flexibility fool you. The sandwiches here are top-notch, particularly the Reuben which will set you back a few pounds but fortify you for a full day of sleuthing.
Open daily 11-3pm, except Sunday and Monday

Set along the waterfront in Kingston's Rondout Waterfront District, the Hudson Maritime Museum is dedicated to preserving the maritime history of the Hudson River. Exhibits focus on the late 19th and early 20th centuries and include paintings, prints, photographs, ship models, ice yachts, and an intriguing antique shad fishing boat.
Open Thursday - Sunday, 11am-5pm.

Located in an old greenhouse, Rose Hill has a huge selection of antiques and furniture from midcentury to 19th-century finds. The space is 1500 square feet and filled from floor to ceiling, so you're bound to find something here. Browse the shops on Main Street in nearby New Paltz instead if you're here on a weekday and the shop is closed.
Open Friday-Sunday 11am - 5pm.

Jenkinstown Antiques specializes in American 18th- and 19th-century antiques and artwork with a focus on collectibles from the Hudson Valley. If you're traveling on a weekday and the shop is closed, head to Main Street in nearby New Paltz and shop there instead. Open hours: Saturday-Sunday 11am-5pm

Stop at Huckleberry for dinner before heading back to the city. This comfortable, converted house with a patio and gastropub-style food is the perfect finale for your Hudson Valley escape. Open daily 12pm - 11pm.