Westchester County

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Westchester County is a county of New York (state). It lies to the immediate north of the New York city borough of the Bronx.

Contents 1 Municipalities 1.1 Cities 1.2 Villages and Towns 2 Other destinations 3 Understand 4 Talk 5 Get in 6 Get around 7 See 8 Do 9 Eat 10 Drink 11 Stay safe 12 Get out 13 Contact 14 External links

Municipalities

Cities

• Mount Vernon (New York)
• Peekskill
• New Rochelle
• Rye
• White Plains - the seat of government for Westchester County, its downtown has recently been redeveloped with upscale housing and retail
• Yonkers - 4th largest city in New York state

Villages and Towns

• Ardsley
• Bedford (New York)
• Briarcliff Manor
• Buchanan
• Cortlandt
• Croton-on-Hudson
• Dobbs Ferry
• Elmsford
• Harrison
• Hastings-on-Hudson
• Irvington - named for Washington Irving, who lived nearby
• Katonah
• Larchmont
• Mamaroneck
• Mount Kisco
• North Salem
• Ossining
• Mount Kisco
• Pleasantville
• Port Chester
• Purchase - home of a state university of fine art, as well as headquarters for several major American corporations
• Somers
• Rye Brook
• Sleepy Hollow - the very one from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
• Tarrytown - home to several significant historic sites as well as a quaint business district featuring restaurants and antique shops
• Tuckahoe
• Yorktown

Other destinations

Understand

Talk

Get in

Get around

See

• Lyndhurst, 635 S Broadway, Tarrytown, 914 631-4481, [1]. A Gothic-styled mansion, formerly home of railroad baron Jay Gould.
• Sunnyside, West Sunnyside Lane, Tarrytown, 914 591-8763, [2]. The home of Washington Irving, author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip van Winkle.
• Kykuit, [3]. The Rockefeller Estate in the hamlet of Pocantico Hills on the outskirts of Sleepy Hollow. All tours depart from Philipsburg Manor.
• Philipsburg Manor, 381 N Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, 914 631-3992, [4]. Historic Dutch manor and mill restored to its appearance in the late 17th/early 18th century.
• Union Church of Pocantico Hills, 555 Bedford Rd, Sleepy Hollow, 914 631-2069, [5]. Stained glass windows by Henri Matisse and Marc Chagall.
• Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, 540 N Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, 914 631-0081, [6]. Final resting place of Washington Irving, Andrew Carnegie, Walter Chrysler, and Elizabeth Arden. Maps available at the cemetery office and at the south gate.
• Old Dutch Church and Burying Ground, N Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, [7]. The churchyard from Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Located at the south end of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, across from Philipsburg Manor.
• The Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, 914 963-4550, [8]. Exhibitions on regional history, Hudson Valley art, planetarium.
• Neuberger Museum of Art, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, 914 251-6100 (operator available Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm), 914 251-6117 (operator available Saturday and Sunday, 11 am - 5 pm), [9]. Features modern, contemporary, and African art. Open Tuesday - Friday, 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday and Sunday, 11 am - 5 pm. Located on the campus of Purchase College, State University of New York.
• Elijah Miller House, Washington's Headquarters Museum, 140 Virginia Rd, White Plains, 914 949-1236 or 914 941-0757. In 1776, during then last phase of the Battle of White Plains, George Washington made his headquarters in this humble building, which dates from 1738. This house was also used by General Charles Lee during the battle and served as headquarters for Generals McDougall and Gates during the latter stages of the war. The structure is a representative 18th-century middle-class farmhouse and includes original furniture and artifacts. Adjacent is Miller Hill, the only preserved battlefield in Westchester County and the site of the conclusion of the Battle of White Plains; you may visit the battlefield after touring the house. The house is noted for its hands-on and living history programs. It is located between NY 22 and the Bronx River Parkway.
• Donald M Kendall Sculpture Gardens at PepsiCo, 700 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase.
• Caramoor, [10]. Take afternoon tea and tour or attend one of their evening concerts.

Do

• Old Croton Aqueduct, [11]. Go hiking or biking on the trailway.
• Make your own wine, MYO Wine, 105 Fairview Park Drive, Elmsford, 914 741-5425, [12].
• Visit a farmer's market. Many towns have them, such as:
  • Hastings-on-Hudson, [13].
  • Tarrytown, [14].
  • Ossining, [15].
• Wine tasting
  • Prospero Winery, Pleasantville, [16].
  • North Salem Vineyard [17].
• Take sailing lessons, [18]. Attend the Croton Sailing School.
• Rent a kayak, take a guided tour, or launch your own kayak/canoe. Annsville Creek Paddlesport Center, Route 6 & 202, Annsville Circle, Cortlandt Manor, 914 739-2588, [19].
• Afternoon tea at Caramoor, 149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, 914 232-5035, [20]. Or take in one of their evening concerts.
• Follow Ichabod Crane's route, [21]. Fans of Washington Irving's Legend of Sleepy Hollow can follow the route of Ichabod Crane from the center of Tarrytown north into Sleepy Hollow. But don't expect to find the "Western Woods" or anything else from the 1999 movie Sleepy Hollow. Tim Burton's production is only loosely based on Irving's story, and was filmed largely in Hertfordshire, England.

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

County wide 911 system for summoning emergency assistance.

Get out

Contact

Telephone area code 914

External links

• Westchester County Office of Tourism Official tourism site.

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