arts culture
Jacob Burns Film Center
📍 Pleasantville
Nonprofit film center in Westchester screening independent, foreign and documentary films.
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Storm King Art Center
📍 New Windsor
A art center in New Windsor. What sets it apart: large-scale sculpture and site-specific commissions shown outdoors across its landscape, under open sky (per its official site).
Official site ↗arts culture
Tarrytown Music Hall
📍 Tarrytown
Historic 1885 theater hosting concerts, comedy and films.
Official site ↗arts culture
The Capitol Theatre
📍 Port Chester
Restored 1926 concert hall in Port Chester.
Official site ↗arts culture
All In Adventures West Nyack
📍 West Nyack (Palisades Center)
Five 60-minute themed escape rooms, including Treasure Island, Zombie Apocalypse and Sherlock's Library.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Bear Mountain State Park
📍 Bear Mountain
Hessian Lake loop, the Perkins Drive overlook and Hudson Highlands trails. Walking in is free; the park charges a car fee on some dates. Trailside Museums & Zoo keep shorter daytime hours.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Briarcliff-Peekskill Trailway
📍 Briarcliff Manor to Peekskill
A 12-mile unpaved county hiking trail.
Official site ↗drinks tastings
Confetti Ristorante (Piermont)
📍 Piermont (Ash St)
Family Italian kitchen in riverside Piermont village, a short walk from the Piermont Pier at sunset.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
East Rumbrook Dog Park
📍 White Plains (Greenburgh)
A one-acre fenced dog run at 600 Dobbs Ferry Rd, with separate small-dog and all-dog areas and a wooded trail for leashed walks.
Official site ↗arts culture
Hudson River Museum & Planetarium
📍 Yonkers
Art, a restored 1870s mansion and a planetarium on the Hudson in Yonkers. Weekend planetarium shows.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
Hudson River Museum: Free First Fridays
📍 Yonkers
Art, a restored 1870s mansion and Hudson views. Free on first Friday evenings.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Kennedy Dells Park dog run & trails
📍 New City
A 179-acre county park at 355 N Main St with an enclosed off-leash dog run (the county says it is for residents) and a creekside hiking trail along Crum Creek.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
Neuberger Museum of Art
📍 Purchase (SUNY Purchase)
A big modern and contemporary art museum on the SUNY Purchase campus. Admission is currently free.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
North County Trailway
📍 Eastview to Baldwin Place
A 22-mile paved rail trail for walking and biking through northern Westchester.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Nyack Beach State Park
📍 Upper Nyack
Flat riverside trail under the Hook Mountain cliffs, good for walking, biking and fishing. Walking in is free. 663 N Broadway.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
📍 Yonkers to Croton
A flat 26-mile trail on top of the 1842 aqueduct, through river towns like Dobbs Ferry and Irvington.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Piermont Pier
📍 Piermont
A walkway about a mile long that juts into the Hudson, popular for birding, fishing and sunsets. Village parks are free; non-residents need a day permit to park on the pier itself.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Rockland Lake State Park
📍 Valley Cottage
A 3.2-mile paved loop around a lake on the ridge above the Hudson. 299 Rockland Lake Rd.
Official site ↗drinks tastings
Sidewalk Bistro (Piermont)
📍 Piermont (Piermont Ave)
Classic French bistro in Piermont village with a garden, Wednesday wine nights and Thursday trivia.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
South County Trailway
📍 Southern Westchester
A 14-mile county trailway for walking and biking.
Official site ↗arts culture
Stone Barns Center
📍 Pocantico Hills
A well-known museum or garden worth a few hours.
Official site ↗tours walksFREE
Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site
📍 Stony Point
Revolutionary War battlefield on a rocky Hudson peninsula, plus the 1826 Stony Point Lighthouse, the oldest on the river. Entry to the battlefield is free. No dogs or bikes allowed. 44 Battlefield Rd.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Tallman Mountain State Park
📍 Sparkill
Wooded Palisades trails with views over Piermont Marsh. Route 9W.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Teatown Nature Preserve trails
📍 Ossining
Woodland trails around Teatown Lake. The nature center is under construction; trails stay open.
Official site ↗arts culture
The Puzzle Parlour White Plains
📍 White Plains
Private 60-minute escape rooms for 2–8 players in downtown White Plains, a short walk from the Metro-North station.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Untermyer Gardens
📍 Yonkers
A restored Gilded Age garden above the Hudson, with a walled Persian-style garden, a temple and columns, and river views. No dogs allowed. 945 N Broadway, Yonkers.
Official site ↗markets shoppingFREE
Woodbury Common Premium Outlets
📍 Central Valley
A huge open-air outlet village about an hour north of the city, near Bear Mountain. Free to walk around; buses run from Port Authority. 498 Red Apple Ct, Central Valley, NY.
Official site ↗other
3 Westerly Bar and Grill
📍 Westchester
A restaurant on Westerly Road. Open seven days. What sets it apart: a waterfront setting (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Bellacosa Wine & Tapas Bar
📍 Westchester
A tapas and Italian restaurant on Main Street. Open 5 days a week. What sets it apart: live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Black Parakeetz
📍 Nyack
A bar on Main Street in Nyack. Open 5 days a week, until 1 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: karaoke (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
📍 Elmsford
A brewery on Saw Mill River Road in Elmsford. What sets it apart: brews its own beer on site (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Dia & Noche Restaurant
📍 Yonkers
A Spanish restaurant on McLean Avenue in Yonkers. Open seven days, until 2 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Divino Cucina Italiana
📍 Hastings-on-Hudson
An Italian restaurant on Warburton Avenue in Hastings-on-Hudson. Open every day but Monday. What sets it apart: speakeasy (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Dr. Davies Farm
📍 Congers
A farm in Congers. What sets it apart: a family-owned, fifth-generation farm since 1891 with over 5,000 trees and 27 apple varieties for pick-your-own (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Francey Brady's Bar
📍 Yonkers
A pub on Main Street in Yonkers. Open seven days, until 4 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Happy Valley Arcade Bar
📍 Beacon
A bar on Main Street in Beacon. Open seven days, until 1:30 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: arcade, pinball and karaoke (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Hudson Social
📍 Dobbs Ferry
A restaurant on Station Plaza in Dobbs Ferry. Open seven days. What sets it apart: a waterfront setting and live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Jazz on Main
📍 Mount Kisco
A Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurant on South Moger Avenue in Mount Kisco. Open 5 days a week. What sets it apart: live jazz (per its official site).
Official site ↗music nightlife
Levity Live West Nyack
📍 West Nyack
Comedy club in the Palisades Center with touring headliners.
Official site ↗other
Mario's Pizza & Restaurant
📍 White Plains
An Italian pizzeria on Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains. Open seven days. What sets it apart: live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Newburgh Brewing Company
📍 Newburgh
A brewery on Colden Street in Newburgh. What sets it apart: brews its own beer on site; live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Pizza Shop
📍 Newburgh
A pizzeria on Water Street in Newburgh. Open seven days. What sets it apart: a waterfront setting (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
The Cookery
📍 Dobbs Ferry
An Italian restaurant on Chestnut Street in Dobbs Ferry. Open 5 days a week. What sets it apart: michelin (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
The Pandorica
📍 Beacon
A restaurant on Main Street in Beacon. Open 3 days a week. What sets it apart: a waterfront setting and live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery
📍 Warwick
A winery and distillery in Warwick. What sets it apart: makers of Doc’s Cider, which it calls New York’s original cider, on 120 acres of orchards and gardens with fall live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Colonial Greenway
📍 Southern Westchester
A 15-mile walking loop maintained by Westchester County Parks.
Official site ↗fitness wellness
K1 Speed Mount Kisco
📍 Mount Kisco
Electric indoor go-karts on a multi-level track (the old Grand Prix New York), plus bowling, a ninja course and an arcade. About 40 miles from Midtown.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Kensico Dam Plaza
📍 Valhalla
A big lawn at the foot of a 1917 stone dam, with walking paths and events.
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