Fun Day Trips To Make Near Rye

RYE, NY—Wondering what to do on the weekend? Here's a list of 15 of our favorite fun places to visit in the Hudson Valley. If you've been to any of these destinations or if we missed any of your favorite fun places, let us know in the comments below.

1. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Museum/Home, Hyde Park. The presidential library and museum holds the records of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States. Located on the grounds of Springwood, the Roosevelt family estate in Hyde Park.

2. Walkway Over the Hudson State Park. The park provides access to the Hudson River's breathtaking landscape for pedestrians, cyclists, hikers, joggers and people with disabilities. You can start your walk on the Highland side or in Poughkeepsie.

3. Kykuit, Sleepy Hollow. The Hudson Valley landmark was home to philanthropist John D. Rockefeller. It offers beautiful architecture, remarkable architecture and spectacular scenery.

4. New York State Museum, Albany. The New York State Museum is a center of art, science, and history dedicated to exploring the human and natural history of the state.

5. Storm King Art Center, Mountainville. Storm King, named after its proximity to Storm King Mountain, is an open-air museum with perhaps the largest collection of contemporary outdoor sculptures in the U.S.

6. Olana State Historic Site, Hudson. Olana State Historic Site was the home of Frederic Edwin Church, a major figure in the Hudson River School of landscape painting

7. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde Park. The Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is a historic house museum in Hyde Park, New York.

8. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow. Tours of the cemetery showcase Hudson River views, the works of well known architects and sculptors, as well as the graves of the individuals buried there, including Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Watson and Washington Irving.

9. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. New York's largest visitor- and member-supported nature preserve with 8,000 acres of cliffs, forests, fields, ponds and streams.

10. Boscobel House and Gardens, Garrison. The elegant Federal-period house museum is set on lovely

landscaped grounds with breathtaking views of the Hudson River.

11. Lyndhurst Mansion, Tarrytown. Also known as the Jay Gould estate, the Gothic Revival country
house sits in its own 67-acre park beside the Hudson River about a half mile south of the Tappan Zee Bridge.

12. Dia: Beacon. Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries is the museum for the Dia Art Foundation's collection of art from the 1960s to the present.

13. Lighthouse, Saugerties. A restored 1869 lighthouse at the mouth of the Esopus Creek in the Hudson River welcomes visitors and overnight guests.

14. Historic Hugenot Street, New Paltz. A National Historic Landmark District, the street encompasses 30 buildings, including seven stone houses, across 10 acres at the heart of the New Paltz.

15. Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Red Hook. The aerodrome is a living museum with many examples of airworthy aircraft of the Pioneer Era, World War I and the Golden Age of Aviation between the World Wars.

Photo by Michael Woyton for Patch.