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Suggested Itinerary: History on the Hudson

Day 1: Arrival into a New York airport and transfer to your Westchester hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Begin your discovery of the Historic Hudson Valley with a visit to the restored colonial plantation of Philipsburg Manor. Later visit the Old Dutch Church and Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, final resting place of many early Dutch settlers, and tour Sunnyside, home of writer Washington Irving.

Day 3: Head north along the Hudson to Hyde Park, lifetime home of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Visit the grounds and museum which chronicles the lives of President and Mrs. Roosevelt. You'll have time to browse the picturesque artists' town of Rhinebeck and to tour the Vanderbilt Mansion and grounds, overlooking the Hudson before returning to Westchester for overnight.

Day 4: Closer to home today, visit the Rockefeller Mansion at Kijkuit or the Victorian Mansion of railroad magnate Jay Gould at Lyndhurst. Later view the splendid Chagall and Matisse windows at the Union Church of Pocantico Hills.

Day 5: Drive the short distance south to Manhattan to visit Ellis Island and learn more about America's recent immigrants, at the Museum of immigration. Later you will have time to see the famous New York sights including the Statue of Liberty, Empire State, Times Square, Central Park and Ground Zero.

Day 6: Free time for shopping in one of the many local malls or discount outlets prior to transferring to your NY airport for the homebound flight.

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