I love Tivoli! Much like High Falls, this is a tiny town bursting at the seams with great restaurants and a tremendous cultural scene. How did Tivoli, in northern Dutchess, become so hip?
Well, it’s a college town. Home to Bard College located in the hamlet of Annandale on Hudson, Tivoli caters to both young hipsters and weekenders alike.
Main Street is about 2 blocks long. Within those 2 blocks, there is the friggen awesome vegetarian Luna 61 (closed for winter), 4 star Santa Fe and Osaka Sushi to name a few restaurants.
The Tivoli Artist’s Coop and Kaatsbaan Dance Center rival any NYC establishments. Ok, well, maybe not, like, Lincoln Center, but you get the drift.
Tivoli is close to Rhinebeck, Red Hook and less about 16 miles from Hudson. There are plenty of historic sites, antique shops and hikes in the surrounding area.
Downers:
Amtrak to Rhinecliff will get you close enough, but you need a car or taxi to get to Tivoli.
Because the town is so small, not many homes are for sale and those that are, aren’t as inexpensive as Kingston or Athens.
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I love Tivoli!
Thanks for posting this. I’m kinda looking for a place outside of NYC as a location for a second home. My favorite band in the world is Steely Dan (don’t laugh) and they went to Bard. I think that is a cosmic signal that I should look to purchase somewhere around this area.
Steely Dan? I would’ve said I’d show you around the area, but only if we can listen to good music. I’m in Beacon. Come on up! We can do posts on both of our blogs: “The Bed Stuy Chicks Do Dutchess”
Haaaa! Funny, RH! I might take you up on that when it gets warm again. I’ll leave my Steely Dan CDs at home. 😉
I moved to Tivoli two years ago- it’s the greatest place in upstate NY!