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Gothic revival architect landscape design
Ekahau Says: Springside National Historic Site --Andrew Jackson DowningIf you are into Historic landscape architect this is a must see place for you for sure it is the very last surviving unchanged example of Andrew Jackson Downing, the Gothic revival architect and first American born...
Poughkeepsie Children's Museum
haunted1030 Says: Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, MOIRAISTYX, for sharing this wonderful museum with me and my boys. We had the best time here, thanks to Moiraistyx and her son little P. The museum had changed a lot according to her little boy, but from what I understand the change was for...
Locust Grove Samuel Morse Home
Ekahau Says: I should be writing this in dots and dashes as this is the home of the inventor of the Mores code. "What hath God wrought" this was the first code sent from Washington to Baltimore in 1844. At this very nice museum you can learn about his life, and see his home and walk on...
Vassar College - Wonderful Concert Hall Arboretum
Ekahau Says: Vassar College -- Is one of the top dozen Liberal Arts colleges in the USA (as rated by the US News and world report) . We often time attend concerts at Vasser they have some really good events and they are often times free like the Chanticleer, internationally acclaimed a...
moiraistyx Says: Just outside of the City of Poughkeepsie is the wonderful national historic landmark. Locust Grove is the estate of the late Samuel F.B. Morse. On the 150 acre estate you will find the Morse mansion, a museum shop, the Morse Gallery, beautiful flower gardens, a huge...
Holiday Inn Express Poughkeepsie
1 Review and 67 Opinions the hotel is clean and nice. the staff is very friendly and helpful. rooms are big and towels are...
Ruby Tuesday's: Surprisingly Good for a Chain
cjg1 Says: The first time I came here was to meet up with Liz's friend Joe before heading out to the movies. I had never been in here before but it had the same TGI Friday's/Bennigan's feel to it with a bar area and dining room. Joe was waiting for us when we got ere so we didn't have...
Cold Stone Creamery: Just passing through and grabbed some Ice Cream
cjg1 Says: We just happened to be in the area, it was a hot summer day and we were in the mood for ice cream. Cold Stone Creamery is not my favorite when it comes to ice cream but it was available. We stopped in for some waffle bowls of ice cream and then on our way. I had the...
Cinco de Mayo Mexican Restaurant: Spicy Seafood Soup
Ekahau Says: New Clean very basic place with friendly Mexican Staff. Both time I ate here the customers were Mexican only and the Mexican Juke Box was really belching out Mexican Music -- Ya that kind of place. The Steak Nachos photo below were really tasty huge serving lots of steak and...
El Paisa Mexican Cafe: Mexican
Ekahau Says: small family owned cafe with home made food
Baby Cakes: SANDWICHES AND PASTRIES
moiraistyx Says: This is a great cafe/eatery located next to Vassar College. It's sandwiches are served on home made bread and they are made with fresh ingrediants. There are also many vegan choices on the meno. There are a wide variety of drinks to chose from including coffee, smoothies,...
moiraistyx Says: K&D is a traditional deli with fantastic salads, soups and sandwhiches. It has three locations throughout the Poughkeepsie and Hyde Park area. I highly recomment either of the 3 locations. They staff is friendly and courteous and the prices are reasonable. The coffee here is...
mhmmm Says: its mad chill! you can eat alot of mad good food.they have a jukebox,with mad beats on it! mad good! so check it out and get at me, iight? ~1~ dress like a princess
love2club Says: We were standing in line for almost 45 minutes at this club. Yes, it was very crowded...BUT we approach the front of the line and we see the manager come out of the club and whisper to his bouncers limited black people tonight. Therefore, we were the next in line and my guy...
moiraistyx Says: All summer long, crowds of people can be seen and heard belting out their favorite tunes at The Pavillion. Its a great place to spend warm spring, summer and fall evenings. Its not open in the winter. The drinks are great, but a little pricey, but luckily ladies, there is an...
PLEASE DRIVE AROUND POUGHKEEPSIE
moiraistyx Says: There are a good amount of things to do and see in Poughkeepsie, however I would suggest bringing your own car to make the most of your visit. Find a place to park and visit a few places then go to another cluster of places and park again. There are areas you don't want to...
moiraistyx Says: Poughkeepsie is lucky enough to have a stop for the Metro North Railroad, however it is not blessed with the greatest access to public transportation. When coming to P-Town, I highly suggest driving. Be weary of the many one way streets. If you take the Metro North Railroad,...
Christ Episcopal Church-Part of the Haunted Tour
moiraistyx Says: "The ghost of former Rector, Dr. Alexander Griswold Cummings has been reported here many times since his death in the late 1940s or early 50s. While he was still living, he did not like using candles, so candles used during services were repeatedly blown out. At one point, a...
RACCOON1 Says: There wre a significant number of turkeys on the Hyde Park grounds . It is interesting that no one in a tour group of say 30 people asked what the turkeys were doing there.
moiraistyx Says: This past Saturday, I got the pleasure of taking Pumpkin and the boys to their very first baseball game. The boys were excited especially Sebastian. We were lucky to be one of the first 2500 fans and were able to get a t-shirt free, we gave them to the 2 oldest boys, one...
REALLY, REALLY CHEAP MOVIE THEATER
moiraistyx Says: Poughkeepsie is blessed with a lot of movie theaters. They have new state of the art theaters, drive in and the Silver Cinemas at the South Hills Mall. Yeah, Yeah, you can go to the movies anywhere, but this theater has movies for $2.00, yes $2.00. They are not the latest...
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JCLOTREL's new Poughkeepsie Page - There are many interesting places to visit in the area. Franklin Roosevelt Estate Vanderbilt Mansion West Point Vassar College Culinary Institute of America Many Wineries and excellent...
59 members live in Poughkeepsie
Q: What is the best (shortest?) route to Poughkeepsie from the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. Mapquest suggests driving up...
A: maryland turnpike to delaware turnpike, cross delaware memorial bridge. go on new jersey turnpike north. if in rush hour, exit for I287 north to suffern and the new...
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The word Poughkeepsie is derived from a Native American word which roughly means "campsite by small water". Experts believe this is in reference to a small stream in Poughkeepsie which feeds the...
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Poughkeepsie is both a City and a Town - really
I've got some interesting experiences in Poughkeepsie. I'd love to share with you the 6 tips I've written, the 33 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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Poughkeepsie is a place we usually stop on the way home from Mom's house. We stop for some shopping, grab a bite to eat or meet up with some of Liz's friends that are local in the area.
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I was in Poughkeepsie to visit my godson who attends Marist College. Next time I want to eat at the CIA facility there.
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POUGHKEEPSIE AS SEEN FROM A FATHER'S POINT OF VIEW
About ten or so years ago, I went to school at Dutchess County Community College. While here I ran the school's radio station. This allowed me to get all sorts of concert tickets and tickets for...
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