Richard B. Fisher Center – Annandale-on-Hudson, New York

Likening the structure’s stainless-steel façade to a theatrical mask, Gehry finished the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at New York’s Bard College in 2003. Although he has been criticized for not advocating sustainability strongly enough, the architect incorporated geothermal energy systems and other green strategies into the building’s design, allowing the edifice to run largely free of fossil fuels.

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, located in Hyde Park, New York, is one of America’s premier examples of the country palaces built by wealthy industrialists during the Gilded Age.

Kingston NY is home to the Hudson River Maritime Museum. The waterfront museum with rotating exhibits & a fleet of small boats, including an 1898 steam tugboat had on display all sorts of nautical treasures from ice boats to rowing skulls. We visited about 2 months after the Hokulea spent a few days there…