Today we will depart from New York and head to Big Bear State Park, where you can enjoy the magnificent views of the Hudson River Valley. Then we will go to Beacon, a town with a long history and full of American small town style. You can stroll through the streets of the town, visit collectibles shops, and taste different foods along the street. If you love hiking, there is a trail nearby that you can hike with a higher difficulty, depending on your own situation. You can also go to the Internet celebrity art museum Dia Beacon at your own expense. The exhibition hall has a simple and advanced design, and most of the artworks are modern, and the photos are also very good. After the end, we will return to New York.
Itinerary:
New York – Bear Mountain State Park (2 hours) – Beacon (3.5 hours, including lunch and free time, you can go to the Dia Beacon at your own expense) – New York
Bear Mountain State Park
Bear Mountain State Park is situated in rugged mountains rising from the west bank of the Hudson River.
Beacon Town
This town has it all, with a rich history and a small-town American feel. Beacon is home to many Victorian buildings, collectible shops, emerging art galleries, museums and fine restaurants, so you can always find something you like here. There are also many beautiful public green spaces here, where you can spend a leisurely afternoon. You can also walk along the winding trails to the top of the mountain to see the magnificent views of the Hudson River Valley.
Dia Beacon
With 160000 square feet, it is one of the largest exhibition spaces in the country for modern and contemporary art. The museum, which opened in 2003, is situated near the banks of the Hudson River in Beacon, New York. Dia Beacon's facility, the Riggio Galleries, is a former Nabisco box-printing facility. It shows the majority of Dia’s art collection from the 1960s to the present day, it also hosts special exhibitions, newly commissioned works, and public and educational projects. Dia:Beacon was founded by Dia Art Foundation. The name they chose, Dia, is “through” in Greek, which means that those works of art that are difficult to realise in conventional museums due to scale and site limitations can be realised through Dia.
