Hudson Valley, NY's Gilded Age

Duration: 1 Day | Yonkers & Tarrytown, NY | Meal Included: Lunch

 

Trip Highlights:

 

Glenview Mansion

Glenview Mansion, an 1877 home listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designed by architect Charles W. Clinton, offers a guided tour through six fully restored period rooms. Visitors can admire its fine woodwork, furnishings, artwork, and stunning architectural features, making it one of the most significant early Gilded Age residences open to the public. Glenview also gained fame as a featured location in HBO's Emmy Award–winning series The Gilded Age, created by Julian Fellowes, the mind behind Downton Abbey.

 

Lyndhurst Mansion

Lyndhurst Mansion, perched above the Hudson River, is one of America's finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture, originally built in the 1830s for William Paulding, Mayor of New York City. The mansion boasts an impressive collection of Victorian decorative arts, set amidst beautifully landscaped grounds. Visitors can also explore the Museum Shop located at the Welcome Center, in the former Carriage House building. Originally used as a tack room for saddles, harnesses, and other horse equipment, this space has been transformed into a one-of-a-kind shopping experience.

 

Meal Information:

 

Lunch is included at Lyndhurst Mansion. Choices are:

• Paris Tartine sandwich: turkey, Brie cheese, and fig on whole wheat bread

• American Combo sandwich: roast beef, turkey, ham, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and dressing

• Chicken Salad sandwich: served on cranberry walnut bread

• Tuna sandwich: served on wheat bread.

• Cosmo sandwich: grilled eggplant, fresh mozzarella, arugula, roasted red peppers, and pesto

• Vegetarian sandwich: Portobello mushroom, baby spinach, roasted red peppers, and provolone

Lunch includes pasta salad, a chocolate chip cookie for dessert, and a bottle of water.

 

Menus are subject to change.

 

Need to Know:

• Every Starr trip includes deluxe round-trip motorcoach transportation from one or more of our departure locations.

• A Starr Tour Director will accompany you on this trip.

 

Accessibility:

• Lyndhurst Mansion: There is a short uphill walk between the Welcome Center and the mansion. The tour visits two floors of the mansion; reaching the second floor requires climbing 26 steps; there is no elevator access; only the mansion’s ground floor is fully accessible. An alternative experience to view rooms on the second floor of the mansion is available. An ADA-accessible pathway can be visited in the lower landscape, offering majestic views of the Hudson River.  ADA bathrooms are available at our Welcome Center and in the Bowling Alley.

• Starr has a select quantity of wheelchair accessible motorcoaches available; therefore, we suggest you contact a Travel Advisor to discuss any needs you may have before reserving your trip.