T O U R I S T    I N F O R M A T I O N
Bordering the Hudson River, the wooded, 600-acre Bard College campus is ideal for walks, hikes, and picnics. The campus is just two hours north of New York City and one hour south of Albany by car. It is surrounded by several beautiful Hudson Valley estates, including Montgomery Place, Clermont, Olana, Mills Mansion, the Vanderbilt Estate, and the Roosevelt Home and Museum, all of which are open to the public. Other nearby attractions include the Culinary Institute of America, the Cary Arboretum, the Innisfree Garden, country auctions, wineries, pick-your-own vegetable and fruit farms, nature sanctuaries, and historic river ports. Special events during the Bard Music Festival include daily tours of the Hudson River houses and riverboat excursions.

T R A N S P O R T A T I O N
Bard College is in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, on the east bank of the Hudson River, about 90 miles north of New York City and 220 miles southwest of Boston.
By Rail: Amtrak provides service north from Penn Station, New York City, and south from Albany to Rhinecliff Station, 9 miles south of Annandale. Taxi service is available at the station.
By Automobile: From southern Connecticut, take I-84 to the Taconic State Parkway; take the Taconic north to the Red Hook/Route 199 exit; drive west on Route 199 through the village of Red Hook to Route 9G; turn right onto Route 9G and drive north 1.6 miles. From northern Connecticut, take Route 44 to Route 199 at Millerton; drive west on Route 199 and proceed as from southern Connecticut. From Massachusetts and northern New England, take the Massachusetts Turnpike to Exit B-2 (Taconic Parkway); take the Taconic south to the Red Hook/Route 199 exit and proceed as from southern Connecticut. From New York City, New Jersey, and points south, take the New York State Thruway to Exit 19 (Kingston); take Route 209 (which changes to Route 199 at the Hudson River) over the Rhinecliff Bridge to the second light, Route 9G; turn left onto Route 9G and drive north 3.5 miles. From Albany and western New York, take the New York State Thruway to Exit 19 and proceed as from New York City.

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