Cold Spring / Putnam County, NY

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Cold Spring / Putnam County, NY

The Village of Cold Spring
The charming village of Cold Spring is situated on the eastern banks of the Hudson River in the Southwest corner of Putnam County, New York in the Hudson River Valley. If you are planning a visit from New York City to Cold Spring; it is only 52.5 miles from Grand Central Station to the MTA Metro-North Cold Spring station; where shopping, dining, and a stroll along the Hudson River bank are all within easy walking distance of the MTA Train Station.

There are many opportunities for dining in Cold Spring. Cold Spring restaurants include casual cafes, coffeehouses, and fine dining establishments. Cold Spring offers a range of different priced restaurants and several choices of cuisine including French food, American food, Contemporary American, Pizza and more. There are several good places to eat along Main Street and within a few miles of town. Among the many places to eat in Cold Spring and nearby is the Valley Restaurant at The Garrison Country Inn, featuring American farm to table cuisine. The Bird & Bottle Inn is a small country inn and restaurant, also located in Garrison, New York. In the warmer months, treat yourself to a picnic on the shores of the Hudson River where the views are spectacular.

If you've just arrived in Cold Spring, get a bite to eat followed by antiquing and boutique shopping. Have a fabulous day perusing the antique shops, quaint boutiques, art and craft stores, and galleries in Cold Spring Village. Walk down Cold Spring's main street and take note of the interesting 19th century architecture mixed with newer buildings. You may also notice the wonderful absence of chain stores and be reminded of days-gone-by.

Plan a day or weekend in Cold Spring where you can browse through the antique shops, dine at a Cold Spring cafe or restaurant, walk to the waterfront of historic Cold Spring, and be prepared to see beautiful views of the Hudson Highlands. Opposite the Hudson House restaurant and inn, you'll see the gazebo in the center of a lovely river park lined with benches. On a summer weekend, in the early evening, you are likely to hear the sounds of music near the Cold Spring gazebo, a popular venue for live performances and concerts. If you enjoy fishing, drop your line and wait for a bite while you listen to the music and look out at one of the most scenic regions of the Hudson Highlands.

Look out along the Hudson and you can see the U.S. Military Academy of West Point on the western shore of the Hudson River in Orange County. Plan a visit to West Point, only 30 minutes from Cold Spring. Visit Storm King Art Center also across the Hudson in Orange County. Storm King Art Center is considered one of the finest outdoor sculpture gardens in the world. Storm King is "a museum that celebrates the relationship between sculpture and nature. Storm King is situated on five hundred acres of landscaped lawns, fields and woodlands that provide the site for postwar sculptures by internationally renowned artists."

Views along the Hudson River provide magnificent landscapes and many opportunities to enjoy outdoor activities such as kayaking, boating and fishing. Or, take a leisurely stroll and listen to the sounds of the river against the shore.

Cold Spring is down the road from the highly acclaimed Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Outdoor summer performances are held at Boscobel on Route 9D in Garrison, just one mile south of Cold Spring. "Few stages have wings like those of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, where the theater is an open-sided tent perched on a riverside knoll." For a classic summer night of theater, the glorious grounds of Boscobel provide perfect set and setting. Pre-theater picnicking sets the mood as festival-goers choose their view of the Hudson Highlands." by Ben Brantley, The New York Times.

Visit Cold Spring for a day, a weekend, or more where lodging includes charming inns and bed & breakfasts. Cold Spring offers many wonderful things to do, places to eat, and inns and B&B's in which to stay.

Brief History of Cold Spring
"The first settler of Cold Spring was Thomas Davenport in 1730. A small trading hamlet grew alongside the river by the early 1800s, and in 1818, Gouverneur Kemble and others established the West Point Foundry. It became one of the major industrial sites in the United States and provided munitions (including the famed Parrott gun) for the Union Army during the Civil War. With the influx of workers at the Foundry, local housing, businesses and churches increased, and Cold Spring was incorporated as a village in 1846. During the last half of the nineteenth century, Cold Spring was a magnet for artists, writers and prominent families, all attracted to the extraordinary beauty of the Highlands. Great mansions were built along Morris Avenue, including Undercliff, the home of George Pope Morris, and Craigside, the home of Julia and Daniel Butterfield. After the Foundry closed in 1911, Cold Spring’s prominence faded; however, following World II, a rebirth began with an influx of businesses into the Hudson River Valley and commuters to New York City. In 1973, the Village was designated a Federal Historic District, and tourists have been visiting Cold Spring’s historic sites, shops, restaurants and hiking trails ever since."

A Brief History of Cold Spring is sourced from Cold Spring History.


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