Before leaving the region, we drove up to Poughkeepsie for a brief visit to the CIA. We weren’t able to make reservations for their restaurants, but they have a café that doesn’t require reservations and is open for breakfast—win! Everything looked exquisite, and in addition to my breakfast pastry I picked up a few things for the road.
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| Chef crossing at the Culinary Institute of America |
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| the other CIA |
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| Delicious breakfast pastries |
The other main stop on the drive back was to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. I can’t speak to the rest of the year, but during the Halloween season it’s crowded, and the town goes all-in on seasonal décor. This was a Monday morning a few weeks before Halloween—I can only imagine what it’s like the Saturday night before Halloween. We were lucky to find a parking spot and took our time exploring the Old Dutch Church, some scenic spots along the creek that runs through it (including newer bridges—not the bridge), and the graves of Washington Irving, Carnegie, and Rockefeller which are spread throughout the hilly cemetery. I’d read “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” just before the trip so the story was fresh, and I could imagine Irving entertaining the locals with his stories around these places.
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| Headless horseman statue in Sleepy Hollow |
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| Washington Irving's grave in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery |
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| The Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow (mentioned in the story) |
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| A few of the historic graves in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery |
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| The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is home to many notable graves—including this surprisingly modest grave of Andrew Carnegie |
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| "Headless Horseman Bridge" over the Pocantico River in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (not original, and not a replica of anything—but still a lovely view!) |
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| Enjoying autumnal beauty in the middle of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery |
In all, I was grateful for the encore—it was great to see so much of this area at a lovely time of year!
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