Guidebook for Beacon

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Guidebook for Beacon

Arts & Culture

Amazing contemporary art museum within walking distance of the cottage.
468 locals recommend
Dia:Beacon
3 Beekman St
468 locals recommend
Amazing contemporary art museum within walking distance of the cottage.
Live folk & jazz music venue right here in beacon. About a 10 minute walk from the cottage. They also have a really good restaurant. A good spot to grab a full dinner, or just dessert.
67 locals recommend
Towne Crier Cafe
379 Main St
67 locals recommend
Live folk & jazz music venue right here in beacon. About a 10 minute walk from the cottage. They also have a really good restaurant. A good spot to grab a full dinner, or just dessert.
Indy film spot. Check it out.
25 locals recommend
Downing Film Center
19 Front St
25 locals recommend
Indy film spot. Check it out.

Food Scene

Great local coffee spot, and a minute's walk from us!
58 locals recommend
Bank Square Coffeehouse
129 Main St
58 locals recommend
Great local coffee spot, and a minute's walk from us!
Excellent breakfast and lunch spot. HIGHLY recommended. Beautiful garden.
56 locals recommend
Homespun Foods
232 Main St
56 locals recommend
Excellent breakfast and lunch spot. HIGHLY recommended. Beautiful garden.
Excellent local bagel store. Open through lunch.
24 locals recommend
Beacon Bagel
466 Main St
24 locals recommend
Excellent local bagel store. Open through lunch.
Upscale restaurant with excellent views of Fishkill falls. Food is decent and expensive. You come here for the views. If its warm, sit on the patio. The menu is slightly different (and less expensive)
129 locals recommend
The Roundhouse
2 E Main St
129 locals recommend
Upscale restaurant with excellent views of Fishkill falls. Food is decent and expensive. You come here for the views. If its warm, sit on the patio. The menu is slightly different (and less expensive)
Good sushi/chinese.
22 locals recommend
ISAMU
240 Main St
22 locals recommend
Good sushi/chinese.
EXCELLENT breakfast/lunch spot, and literally around the corner from our home.
53 locals recommend
Beacon Bread Company
193-195 Main St
53 locals recommend
EXCELLENT breakfast/lunch spot, and literally around the corner from our home.
Matcha Thomas
179 Main St
Go early. They usually sell out by 11. Their vegan breakfast sandwich is…decadent.
8 locals recommend
Peaceful Provisions
383 Main Street
8 locals recommend
Go early. They usually sell out by 11. Their vegan breakfast sandwich is…decadent.
Good place to grab breakfast, or a good sandwich or a beer for lunch .
19 locals recommend
The Beacon Daily
29 Teller Ave
19 locals recommend
Good place to grab breakfast, or a good sandwich or a beer for lunch .

Drinks & Nightlife

Great new bar/performance space in town, imagine diner turned drinking hole, complete with japanese tapas and excellent curries. Highly recommended. Its definitely our favorite bar in town.
95 locals recommend
Quinn's
330 Main St
95 locals recommend
Great new bar/performance space in town, imagine diner turned drinking hole, complete with japanese tapas and excellent curries. Highly recommended. Its definitely our favorite bar in town.
Good local bar. Also serve decent locally sourced food.
86 locals recommend
Dogwood
47 E Main St
86 locals recommend
Good local bar. Also serve decent locally sourced food.
Local brewery that makes excellent beer. You can take a ferry over and walk to the brewery. A nice little adventure.
87 locals recommend
Newburgh Brewing Company
88 South Colden St
87 locals recommend
Local brewery that makes excellent beer. You can take a ferry over and walk to the brewery. A nice little adventure.

Shopping

Great local bakery. No seating available, but excellent bread. We personally love the olive bread and samosas.
All You Knead Artisan Bakers
308 Main St
Great local bakery. No seating available, but excellent bread. We personally love the olive bread and samosas.
Nice little local ice cream parlor serving Jane's Ice Cream, which is produced in the Hudson Valley. Open seasonally.
17 locals recommend
Beacon Creamery
134 Main St
17 locals recommend
Nice little local ice cream parlor serving Jane's Ice Cream, which is produced in the Hudson Valley. Open seasonally.
Forgot your hiking ____? Excellent local gear shop. They've got just about everything. This place is crammed with gear from floor to ceiling for the outdoor fanatic.
18 locals recommend
Mountain Tops Outfitters
144 Main St
18 locals recommend
Forgot your hiking ____? Excellent local gear shop. They've got just about everything. This place is crammed with gear from floor to ceiling for the outdoor fanatic.

Essentials

Great local health food store.
42 locals recommend
Beacon Natural Market
348 Main St
42 locals recommend
Great local health food store.

Sightseeing

Great little park. Highly recommend for a stroll.
45 locals recommend
Madam Brett Park
South Avenue
45 locals recommend
Great little park. Highly recommend for a stroll.
One of our favorite hikes in the area. A definite scramble, but highly recommend.
112 locals recommend
Breakneck Ridge Trail
112 locals recommend
One of our favorite hikes in the area. A definite scramble, but highly recommend.
Go. Just go. Its an incredible, incredible place. A 500 acre outdoor sculpture garden.
471 locals recommend
Storm King Art Center
471 locals recommend
Go. Just go. Its an incredible, incredible place. A 500 acre outdoor sculpture garden.
Amazing new park. During the summer you can rent kayaks from the dock. Great (easy) trail follows the river, and connects to Dennings Point & Madam Brett Park
15 locals recommend
Long Dock Road
Long Dock Road
15 locals recommend
Amazing new park. During the summer you can rent kayaks from the dock. Great (easy) trail follows the river, and connects to Dennings Point & Madam Brett Park
74 locals recommend
Mount Beacon TrailHead
Mount Beacon Trailhead
74 locals recommend

Everything Else

Excellent hike with great views.
49 locals recommend
Mount Beacon Fire Tower
49 locals recommend
Excellent hike with great views.
Beautiful flat loop (about 2 miles?) Old industrial site repurposed to park land by Scenic Hudson.
9 locals recommend
Dennings Point Trail
Dennings Point Trail
9 locals recommend
Beautiful flat loop (about 2 miles?) Old industrial site repurposed to park land by Scenic Hudson.