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Ideal duration: 3 days
Best Time: April - June, September - October
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Beacon is located in the Hudson Valley and and 100 miles or two hours’ drive from the New York City from New York City. It has always been a haven for art and history lovers with artsy pubs and restaurants all around the town. The most prominent ones are Dogwood on Main Street, which has fresh vegetarian options and carefully selected beers. Town Crier café is also frequented by people for beautiful Friday night dinners with jazz, rock and pop music. Beacon Bread Company gives amazing avocado toasts and sweets. Others include Homespun Foods, Hudson valley Brewery and Beacon Falls Café.
Prominent tourist spots include Dia Art Foundation’s Art Gallery and Richard Serra’s monumental steel sculptures. Children under 12 are admitted free of cost. There are boutiques and shops along the Main Street like Beacon Arts Union, Reservoir and Wood, Vintage Beacon and Zakka Joy are well-known. Zakka Joy has great toys with amazing and unique designs.
Beacon is well connected with airports to all major cities with an average travel time of 1 hour.
Even by railways, Metro Railroad is quite affordable and comfortable.
Beacon can be reached by road, with an average travel time of 1 hour from New York.