Kykuit, the Rockefeller Estate

If you could take just one photo: Kykuit, the Rockefeller Estate

Visit Kykuit, home to four generations of the renowned Rockefeller family, including the oil magnate and famiy patriarch John D. Rockefeller. You can tour the landmark stone mansion and its breathtaking gardens, see the family's art collection ( Picasso, Calder, Nevelson, and more) and learn more about the history of America's most remarkable family. Tours include panoramic views of the Hudson River, Nelson Rockefeller's underground art collections and the family's Coach Barn, with its origiinal horse-drawn carriages and classic automobiles. The 100-year-old estate is protected by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

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So you want to see how “the other half”—make that the other 1 percent—lives. We’re talking the crème de la crème—19th-century robber barons like Rockefeller and Vanderbilt, who built opulent, sprawling country estates up and down the Hudson Valley. Kykuit, overlooking the mighty Hudson and Sleepy Hollow, is a good starting point. Built by oil magnate John D. Rockefeller, the 40-room house has been home to four generations of Rockefellers. You’re sure to enjoy the richly landscaped 3,400-acre grounds and the extensive sculpture collection of former governor Nelson Rockefeller. It’s only when you realize that your whole apartment would fit inside any one of the eight bathrooms that you’re ready to move on to the next estate.

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