THE MID-HUDSON VALLEY Rhinebeck and the Mansions—from Beacon to Hudson via Hyde Park and Clermont

Planning a trip to upstate New York? This driving tour offers a detailed map of New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley--with clearly marked points of interest, easy-to-follow written directions, and a Tour and Save™ plan offering discounts along the route. The trip begins in Beacon, Dutchess County, and extends north to Hudson, Columbia County. Suggested stops include Vassar and Bard, the Culinary Institute of America, Eleanor Roosevelt’s National Historic Site, and Springwood, FDR’s National Site. Also recommended are several elegant estates now open to the public, among them the Vanderbilt and Mills Mansions. An uncredited reader offers instructions and interesting sidelights in a pleasant, nonintrusive manner. If you love guided tours but hate being in crowds, TRAVELOG: THE MID-HUDSON VALLEY is an interesting alternative. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/SEP 02]