Day Itinerary
8 Activities
Day 6
253 mi
Explore Underground Locations and History
The day promises to be full of beauty and various impressions. Stand under massive stone arches, visit the family house with an unusual style of construction and the lighthouse, where you can now stay overnight, or take a tour of the facility.
21.7 mi
30 min
Blue Ribbon Restaurant & Bakery
Bakery
Open Details
This restaurant serves Greek and Italian cuisine, the restaurant menu presents a wide assortment of dishes. According to guests, an amazing pie with spinach, tuna and mushroom soup are the highlights of the menu. Regulars note that Blue Ribbon offers good cheesecake, pancakes and French toasts.
32.6 mi
40 min
Howe Caverns
Landmark
Open Details
Howe Caverns is just one of New York's many landmarks to discover. Each tour of Howe Caves begins with a 156-foot descent underground. Your journey goes through limestone corridors, cave galleries under massive stone arches, until you discover the underground riverbed, carved for many millennia.
Deep in the cave, the hard rock looks fluid, creating strange formations and dripping stalactites. Mysterious grottoes lead to distant, unexplored halls.
Deep in the cave, the hard rock looks fluid, creating strange formations and dripping stalactites. Mysterious grottoes lead to distant, unexplored halls.
53.1 mi
1 hr 20 min
Olana State Historic Site
Open Details
Frederic Church is well known as an artist, but he was also a world traveler, family man and self-taught architect, farmer and landscape designer. He and his wife Isabella raised four children on his estate overlooking the Hudson. Despite the fact that the couple were one of the poster New York citizens, the home to the family was Olana estate.
Frederic Church used landscape painting to convey the optimistic worldview of America in the mid-19th century. His panoramic canvases look especially expressive, thanks to elaborate details. Spectators were delighted with the accuracy of the image of specific species of plants and birds, layers in the rocks and cloud formations.
Frederic Church used landscape painting to convey the optimistic worldview of America in the mid-19th century. His panoramic canvases look especially expressive, thanks to elaborate details. Spectators were delighted with the accuracy of the image of specific species of plants and birds, layers in the rocks and cloud formations.
4 mi
10 min
New York Restaurant
Bar
Open Details
New York Restaurant serves American cuisine with a Polish twist. Regulars note that the place offers amazing Polish dumplings, salmon and sausage. Take delicious pretzels, cheesecake and vanilla ice cream. According to visitors, good draft beer, wine or limoncello are the highlights of the restaurant menu.
12.5 mi
25 min
Saugerties Lighthouse
Lodging
Open Details
Saugerties is the iconic lighthouse on the Hudson River and a venerable navigation assistant, built in 1869 at the mouth of Esopus Creek. Saugerties guards keep the lighthouse and surrounding land in excellent condition for the enjoyment of the public.
Furnished at the beginning of the 20th century, the lighthouse houses a small museum, a souvenir shop, a living room, a kitchen, storage rooms and two guest bedrooms. The operational light tower offers panoramic views of the Hudson River Valley and Catskill Mountains.
Furnished at the beginning of the 20th century, the lighthouse houses a small museum, a souvenir shop, a living room, a kitchen, storage rooms and two guest bedrooms. The operational light tower offers panoramic views of the Hudson River Valley and Catskill Mountains.
37.1 mi
1 hr
Lake Minnewaska Visitor Center
Travel Agency
Open Details
NY Minnewaska State Park is more than 2,000 feet above sea level and is surrounded by rugged rocky terrain. The park has numerous waterfalls, three crystal clear heavenly lakes, dense deciduous forests, hanging steep cliffs and ledges, offering beautiful views, and clear streams passing through the valleys.
89.2 mi
1 hr 50 min
The Mermaid Inn
Bar
Open Details
The Mermaid Inn offers good spicy tuna, fried oysters and shrimp.
Indulge in a fine chocolate pudding, chocolate mousse and brioche. Be sure to try a good Sauvignon Blanc, draft beer or gin.
Indulge in a fine chocolate pudding, chocolate mousse and brioche. Be sure to try a good Sauvignon Blanc, draft beer or gin.
3 mi
20 min
Lotte New York Palace
Open Details
Tomorrow is your final day on this journey and before you leave this city, go to the pulsing heart of New York, Times Square.