• Climb to the top of an 80-foot-tall derrick fire tower and take in spectacular views of the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains. It's a worthy climb and photo-taking destination while hiking any of the 4 miles of trails in nearby Ferncliff Forest. Pedal on over on a mountain bike available for rent from Rhinebeck Bicycle Shop.

• Experience Rhinebeck through the eyes of one of its longest-established families, the Suckleys, who built a Queen Anne-style mansion on the Hudson in 1888. Now knonw as the Wilderstein Historic Site, three generations inhabited the home. They amassed a large collection of furniture, paintings, photographs, and books. Letters between Daisy, the last family member to live in the house, and Franklin Roosevelt illuminate the president's private thoughts.

• Take flight at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, which in addition to showcasing some 60 operating aircraft dating back to the Pioneer Era, World War I, and the Golden Age of Aviation, offers visitors a geniune barnstormer experience, complete with helmet and goggles, via rides in a 1929-vintage D-25 biplane.