1
Attractions near Poughkeepsie
Action Park & 34 more attractions near Poughkeepsie
35 notable places within 60 miles of Poughkeepsie: 11 national park units, 8 ski areas, and the sights travelers look up most.
Attractions nearby
35
within 60 miles
The big one
46 mi
Action Park
National park units
11
parks & monuments
Ski areas
8
Mountain Creek
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 46 mi southwest
Action Park
Amusement park.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
What’s around Poughkeepsie
Orange: Poughkeepsie. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below.
Everything nearby
Best known first
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
1
2
3Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Historic building in Hyde Park, New York, United States.
4Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Private house of the Roosevelt Family.
5Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
7
8
9
10Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
Waterfalls on the Passaic River.
11
12
13
14
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Protected area in Hyde Park, New York, United States.
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
National Wild and Scenic River in Pennsylvania and New York.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Action Park: Joe Shlabotnik from Forest Hills, Queens, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Bronx Zoo: Stavenn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Bear Mountain State Park: Mwanner at English Wikipedia, Public domain · New York Botanical Garden: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Tryon Park: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: The original uploader was Decumanus at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Catskill Park: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mountain Creek: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dyckman House: Jim.henderson, CC0 · Fort Washington: Claude Joseph Sauthier Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor., Public domain · Holy Land USA: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Edgar Allan Poe Cottage: Zoirusha at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Martin Van Buren National Historic Site: Rolf Müller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site: Deror_avi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hancock Shaker Village: Bestbudbrian, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Barnum Museum: User GK tramrunner on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Lee Historic Park: Hudconja, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Weir Farm National Historical Park: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hunter Mountain: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site: Anthony22 (talk). Original uploader was Anthony22 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River: Jet Lowe (edited by Mitchazenia), Public domain
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
Share a tip in Poughkeepsie’s Town Square