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Poughkeepsie - Nearby Destinations

Tourist destinations to consider near Poughkeepsie are listed below. Click on any name for complete information.

Hyde Park		Population: 21,000

	Hyde Park is famous for the homes of wealthy former residents, including Franklin Roosevelt and the Vanderbilts.

Kingston		Population: 24,000

	Once the capital of New York, Kingston now sits among rugged hills like a tiny morsel of history clinging to a past that no longer fits in today’s world. Dating back to 1658, the Stockade section of the village is the main come on to tourists passing through the area.

Newburgh		Population: 28,000

	Newburgh was once a great seafaring and manufacturing center that grew rich from the Hudson River and its shipping trades. When highways replaced waterways as the main thoroughfare for trade, however, businesses busted and the city faced sudden death. But, with extensive restoration in the last few years, Newburgh is experiencing an exciting re-birth.

The Catskills

	In the mid-1800s, the Catskills were a resort area for the rich and famous with a popularity that lasted until the middle of the next century. Now, the Catskills are waking up and developing as a second-home region to frazzled city dwellers that take refuge in the hills during weekend furloughs.

West Point		Population: 7,200

	Halfway up a rocky ledge in the Hudson River Valley with an eagle’s view of the water below, West Point was a strategic stronghold during the Revolutionary War and today is the proud home of the United States Military Academy.

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