Crailo State Historic Site
Overview
Crailo State Historic Site is a museum of Colonial New Netherland history in the upper Hudson Valley. Crailo was built in the early eighteenth-century by Hendrick Van Rensselaer, grandson of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, the First Patroon. Today, Crailo tells the story of the early Dutch inhabitants of the seventeenth-century colony of New Netherland in the new exhibit, "A Sweet and Alien Land: Colony of the Dutch in the Hudson River Valley," as well as through special events and school programs.
Venue Details
Amenities
- Guided Tours
- Open August
- Open July
- Open June
- Open May
- Open October
- Open September
- Public Restroom
- Self-Guided Tours
- Wheelchair Accessible
Map
Admission
$5 adults; $4 seniors and students
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