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Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts [KATONAH]
The Sunken Garden, Sense Circle, Spanish Courtyard, Butterfly Garden, Tapestry Hedge, Iris & Peony Garden, Italian Pavilion — you only have to hear
such names to envision this magical retreat. The lush gardens are the perfect backdrop for the Center’s series of musical performances, from solo guitar to classical ensembles to an “American Roots” series.
The Donald Kendall Sculpture Garden [PURCHASE]
Scheduled to re-open this year, the garden’s “Golden Path” winds its way past 45 sculp- tures by such famed artists as Henry Moore, Auguste Rodin and Alexander Calder.
The lush grounds surround PepsiCo’s world headquarters — a distinctive series of buildings designed by Kennedy Center architect Edward Durell Stone.
Gold Star Mother Monument
Next to River Branch Library, Yonkers
Honors mothers who have lost children in service to the USA.
The Great Hunger Memorial
V. Everit Macy Park, Ardsley Recognizes impact of
the Great Hunger of 19th-century Ireland.
Mt. Kisco 9/11 Memorial
100 Main St, Mt. Kisco
9/11 Memorial.
“The Rising” September 11 Memorial Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla An 80-foot-high steel structure honoring Westchester residents who died on September 11, 2001.
September 11 Memorial Mural Webb Field-N. Central Ave., Hartsdale
2,000+ hand-painted tiles related to events of Sept. 11, 2001.
Veteran and War Memorials
Lasdon Park & Arboretum, Somers Merchant Marine Memorial, Trail of Honor, Korean War Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
The War Dog Memorial - Hartsdale Pet Cemetery 75. N. Central Ave., Hartsdale
Erected in 1923 to honor military dogs that served in World War I.
Westchester Holocaust Memorial Martine Ave., White Plains Recognizes lives lost during the Holocaust.
Lyndhurst Mansion [TARRYTOWN]
After touring the elegant mansion, once home to rail tycoon Jay Gould, take in the estate’s splendidly landscaped 67 acres. Stroll across sweeping lawns to view dramatic Hudson River vistas or linger in the gazebo of the circular rose garden. You also can access the estate on foot from the Old Croton Aqueduct State Park.
Untermyer Park & Gardens [YONKERS]
Once one of the nation’s most famous gardens,
this 43-acre urban oasis is undergoing an ongoing transformation, with new plantings and renovation of features like the Indo-Persian-inspired Walled Garden and the stone stairs that cascade to an overlook on the Hudson. Watch for the Grand Holiday Illumination during the Christmas season.
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site 29 Warburton Ave., Yonkers; 914-965-4027 National Historic Landmark and official project of Save America’s Treasures. High-style Georgian man- sion was home to wealthy Loyalist Fredrick Philipse III. Original 1750s papier-mâché ceiling and 1868 Gothic Chamber. Tours year-round. Groups by appt. www.philipsemanorhall.blogspot.com
Pound Ridge Museum
255 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge; 914-764-4333
On the National Historic Register. Exhibits about Pound Ridge history in 1853. Lecture Room, genealogy research material. Open Mar.-Dec. 3, Sat. and Sun. 2-4pm. Group tours by appt. www.poundridgehistorical.org
Saint Paul’s Church
National Historic Site
897 S. Columbus Ave., Mt. Vernon; 914-667-4116 Restored Colonial church (1763-1787) used as Revolutionary War hospital, with village green museum and historic cemetery. Interpretive and self guided tours. Costumed reenactments. Open Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm and for special events; second Sat. each month 12-4pm.
www.nps.gov/sapa
Sherwood House
340 Tuckahoe Rd., Yonkers; 914-961-8940
Well -preserved tenant farmhouse from 1740s, among few existing pre-Revolutionary homesteads in New York State. Guided tours available. Open Sun. in May, June, Sept. and Oct. 2-4 pm. www.facebook.com/historicsherwoodhouse/home
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Rt. 9 , Sleepy Hollow; 914-631-0081
Final resting place for Washington Irving, William Rockefeller, Walter Chrysler, Andrew Carnegie and Samuel Gompers. Gates open daily 8:30am- 4:30pm. Get map at office or South Gate. Day and evening walking tours April-Nov. www.sleepyhollowcemetery.org
Somers Historical Society
355 Rt. 202, Somers; 914-277-4977
National Historic Landmark built by Hachaliah Bailey and located in Elephant Hotel. Permanent exhibits on circus and local history, as well as changing exhibitions. Open year-round,
Thurs. 2-4pm and by appt. for research.
www.somershistoricalsoc.org
Sparta Cemetery
Revolutionary Rd., Ossining; 914-941-0001 Two-acre gravesite for village’s early settlers and 119 known veterans, Revolutionary War through World War II. Owned and maintained by the Ossining Historical Society Museum.
Square House Museum
1 Purchase St., Rye; 914-967-7588
Former tavern, built in 1730, hosted George Washington. Now houses Rye Historical Society. Tours of period rooms, plus changing exhibits. Open Tues.-Fri. 9am-4pm, Sat. 10am-3pm.
Thomas Paine Cottage
20 Sicard Ave., New Rochelle; 914-633-1776 Former home of Thomas Paine, father of American Revolution. Original 18th- and 19th-century artifacts and furniture. Displays about City of New Rochelle and one-room schoolhouse. Open year-round. Tues., Thurs., Sat., Sun.10am-5 pm; Fri. 2-5pm. www.thomaspainecottage.org
Van Cortlandt Manor
525 S. Riverside Ave., Croton-on-Hudson; 914-366-6900, 914-271-8881 weekends Explore the 18th-century stone manor house and brick ferry house of New York’s prominent Van Cortlandt family. Costumed
guides show off colonial and federal period furnishings, as well as American decorative arts and beautiful gardens. Timed tours July-Aug., Fri.-Sun. www.hudsonvalley.org
Westchester Veterans Museum
Rt. 35, Somers; 914-995-2145
Photos, paintings, prints and military memorabilia from conflicts in which Westchester residents served. Open Sat.-Sun. 12-4pm. Weekday tours. parks.westchestergov.com/veterans-memorial
Yorktown Museum
1974 Commerce St., Yorktown; 914-962-2970
Sensory environment exhibit on Mohegan Indians, furnished period rooms circa 1750-1850, period dollhouses, railroad room with HO scale-model layout of Putnam Division line in Yorktown area and farm room displaying antique tools and equipment. Rotating exhibits of patchwork quilts, toys and dolls, strange patent models, clothes from the past and more. Open year-round. Tues.-Thurs. 11am- 4pm, Sun. 12-3pm.
www.yorktownmuseum.org
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Also Noteworthy...
Don’t miss the extraordinary Beaux Arts gardens at the Rockefeller family’s Kykuit mansion. See Page 13.
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