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Cold Spring
Philipstown
Quaint stores and farm-to-table eats are the pot of gold at the
end of a journey north along the Hudson River. The easiest way to
reach Cold
Spring? Take the Metro-North Hudson train departing from Grand
Central; the line hugs the banks of the river. On arrival, stretch
your legs out and breathe in a few lungfuls of country air in the
15-acre Stonecrop Gardens – more adventurous folk can opt for
a kayak tour with Hudson River Expeditions. Don’t leave without
lapping up one of Moo Moo’s Creamery’s ice cream cones, with almost 100
different flavours on rotation. Our order? Butter Pecan and Graham
Cracker. If you can time your train ride back to Manhattan in line
with the sunset, you’ve hit the visual jackpot.