Hudson

Olana

5720 Route 9G, +1 518 828-0135, (http://www.olana.org). The mountain-top villa of Frederic Church, one of the most prominent Hudson River painters and one of the United State's most significant artists. From the hilltop home there are sweeping views of the Catskills, the Hudson River, and the Taconic Hills. Interior of the house is closed for rehabilitation work through July 2007. Grounds are open year round for walking, hiking, cross-country skiing, and other activities.

Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street

New York State's oldest surviving theater, dating from 1855, offers a year round schedule of arts and cultural programming.