KYKUIT AND UNION CHURCH

 Kykuit (pronounced "Kye-cut") is not the oldest or even the largest of the estates in Hudson Valley, but many people find it the most spectacular. When John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil, built Kykuit in 1913, he was the richest man in the world. Kykuit also houses Governor (and later Vice President) Nelson Rockefeller's incredible collection of 20th-century modern art, which graces the gardens and fills the entire lower level of the house. Outstanding among the pieces in the very Sixties art gallery in the house is a unique series of giant and shockingly vibrant tapestries commissioned from Pablo Picasso.
Visits to Kykuit begin at Philipsburg Manor; park your car, buy your ticket in the back of the gift shop and jump on the guided shuttle bus for your tour. Tours of Kykuit last between 2 and 3 hours. Choose from among 5 different tours depending on your interest. You can also buy the tickets in advance on the internet.
For direction, tours description and schedule go to http://www.hudsonvalley.org/historic-sites/kykuit.
I recomend after the tour have lunch in one of nearby places and then get in the car and visit Union Church located just less than 2 mi away.

This unassuming country church contains a stained glass window by Henri Matisse, his last work of art, and nine windows by Marc Chagall!

To check the visiting hours go to http://www.hudsonvalley.org/historic-sites/union-church-pocantico-hills