...it's easy to fall in love with this former factory town that is now a free-spirited, thriving city. Read online: I Love NY...

Hudson was founded in 1783 when a group of merchants known as the Proprietors chose a small landing on the Hudson River to become a new nautical powerhouse. Read online: Chronogram...

For visitors (to Albany, NY), there are so many incredible experiences and attractions for everyone, but there are also many places within a day’s drive that will make you want to get in the car and go. Read online: VacationIdea.com...

The key elements behind Hudson, New York’s success as a distinct, character-rich destination are no secret, but they’re not reproducible, either. Read online: Rural Intelligence.com...

Hudson, New York: a quaint but sophisticated town with a dining scene that could hold its own against Brooklyn’s (which makes sense; many of the chefs and restaurateurs are former citydwellers who headed for the suburbs and just kept going). Getting there is painless: Hop...

Five towns along the Empire State’s main aquatic artery for a picture-perfect weekend. Read article...

Between long work days, small living quarters, and the general crippling anxiety and stress that comes with living in New York City, getting away for the weekend is completely essential. Read article...

If the long holiday weekend tempts you to head out of the city, you won’t have to venture far to find terrific art. Read article...

Coasting along the Taconic State Parkway, a 170-kilometer stretch of highway running north from New York City, it's easy to see what inspired early American landscape painters like Thomas Cole and Frederic Edwin Church. View PDF...

The secret’s out on hip little Hudson, a charming and trendy enclave (pop. 6,200) fronting the Hudson River, some 120 miles north of NYC (and just an Amtrak train ride away). Read article...