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Museum
Dia Beacon
Contemporary art museum in a 1929 cookie-box factory on the Hudson, with large-scale works by Richard Serra, Dan Flavin, Andy Warhol, Agnes Martin and Louise Bourgeois.
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Beacon
In the destination Hudson Valley.
In the photo: Beacon in autumn
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The city
What to expect from Beacon.
Old factory town on the east bank of the Hudson, at the foot of Mount Beacon, that became a center for contemporary art. Beside the station and the river is the Dia Beacon museum, housed in a cookie-box factory, and Main Street has galleries, cafés and shops. A trail climbs Mount Beacon with valley views, and on the other side of the river is the Storm King Art Center, a park of large outdoor sculptures.
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The local experience
What to see in Beacon
Sculpture park
Storm King Art Center
Outdoor sculpture park of about 200 hectares, among hills and fields in the Hudson Valley, with large-scale works by Alexander Calder, Mark di Suvero, Isamu Noguchi, Andy Goldsworthy and Maya Lin.
Mountain
Mount Beacon
Mountain above the city of Beacon, about 490 meters high, whose name comes from signal bonfires from the War of Independence. A steep trail climbs past the ruins of an old incline railway to viewpoints over the Hudson.