Discover New Windsor

New Windsor can be explored through a range of visitor experiences: a historic reconstruction, costumed demonstrations, an interactive database for the Purple Heart Roll of Honor, and a large outdoor museum. This offers different interests to consider when planning your trip. You can think about whether you mainly want to explore a historic site, experience living history, learn about the Purple Heart Roll of Honor, or visit an outdoor museum. If family members have different interests, this overview of the different formats can help you find common priorities for your stay.

Reconstruction and living history demonstrations

At the New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site, visitors can explore a reconstruction of the Temple of Virtue. The visit therefore focuses on a specific structure in reconstructed form. If you are interested in historic sites, you can make this a distinct part of your trip planning. The reconstruction and the demonstrations at the same Historic Site offer two different ways to engage: you can explore the Temple of Virtue, or watch costumed living history demonstrations.

These costumed demonstrations take place from mid-April through October. This time frame is a useful guide if you want to include this experience in your trip. It differs clearly from a visit focused on the reconstruction of the Temple of Virtue: the demonstrations feature living history. When planning your vacation together, you can first decide whether you want to visit New Windsor specifically for this seasonal format or whether the historic reconstruction itself is your main interest.

An interactive way to explore the Purple Heart Roll of Honor

At the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, visitors can access the Purple Heart Roll of Honor through an interactive computer database. Six computer stations are available. The visit therefore combines the location with a specific way to look up the Roll of Honor digitally. If you are interested in the Purple Heart Roll of Honor, this offers a different experience from a historic reconstruction or a costumed demonstration: the focus is on the interactive database.

The available facilities are also relevant when planning your visit. Motorized wheelchairs are permitted at the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor; accessible restrooms and an elevator are also available. If these facilities are important to you, you can consider including the Hall of Honor in your choice of places to visit.

Outdoor museum at Storm King Art Center

Storm King Art Center is a 500-acre outdoor museum. This size makes it a clearly distinct destination among the options described here. While the Historic Site focuses on a reconstruction and costumed demonstrations, and the Hall of Honor offers access to an interactive database, Storm King is a distinct destination as an outdoor museum. If you are weighing different family interests, you can consider it alongside the historic and interactive options as another possibility for your trip to New Windsor.

Choosing a vacation rental remains a separate decision in your trip planning. This lets you choose your location based on the interests that bring you to New Windsor, without assuming a particular type of accommodation or amenities.

Other places at the same navigation level: Woodbury, Middletown, Slate Hill, Chester, Goshen, Newburgh, Unionville, New Hampton.

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