FAMILY ATTRACTIONS / EXPLORATION

Bear Mountain Trailside Museums & Wildlife Center
Bear Mountain State Park
Bear Mountain 845-429-2960
https://www.trailsidemuseumsandzoo.org
Set along part of the Appalachian Trail, the zoo presents outdoor exhibits of bears, birds of prey, poisonous snakes, and other animals.

Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers 914-963-4550
https://www.hrm.org
The new $1.8 million teaching gallery is only one of the many attractions.

Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum
75 North Water Street
Poughkeepsie 845-471-0589
https://www.mhcm.org
Learning more about science and the arts is “fun and games” at this venue.

Trevor Zoo at Millbrook School
Millbrook School Road
Millbrook 845-677-3704
https://www.millbrook.org
This teaching facility cares for more than 120 exotic and indigenous animals and is open to the public.