• Have a pint and and a full order of history at the Tavern at the Beekman Arms. The open-hearth fireplace, wide overhead beams, and plank floors are largely unchanged from its pre-Revolutionary War days, and the restaurant is open every day for lunch and dinner, with seating in several dining rooms or the garden greenhouse.

• Taste a lovely meal at Terrapin, which has been serving locally sourced, internationally inspired cuisine in a converted church since 1998. It's actually 2 restaurants in 1, with the more formal dining room presenting farm-to-table cuisine and the casual Red Bistro Bar enticing guests with build-your-own burgers and New American nachos.

• Visit the adjacent Samuel's Sweet Shop to satisfy that craving for candy, chocolate, or coffee. Established in 1994 by Ira Gunter, the shop now boasts a number of celebrity co-owners, including Paul Rudd and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Nostalgic candies like Charlston Chews and Mary Janes keep fans coming back.