Location: Haverstraw
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Haverstraw /ˈhævərˌstrɔː/ is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States, located north of the Town of Clarkstown and the Town of Ramapo; east of Orange County, New York; south of the Town of Stony Point; and west of the Hudson River. The town runs from the west to the east border of the county in its northern part. The population was 36,634 at the 2010 census. The name comes from the Dutch word Haverstroo meaning "oats straw", referring to the grasslands along the river. The town contains three villages, one of which is also known as Haverstraw. Haverstraw village is the original seat of government for the town, hosting the area's historic central downtown business district and the densest population in northern Rockland County.
Restaurants in Haverstraw
1. Lucas candies
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By UCFKnightsFan - Orlando, Florida
Lucas Candies has been around since 1896! It is a Haverstraw Landmark. You must visit this chocolate shop if your travels take you to the village of Haverstraw.
The chocolate here is perfect.............aromatic, sweet, rich, decadent, delicious, and addicting.
They have been around for 120 years, so they must be doing something right! Go here for the quality of the chocolate and the excellent customer service!
2. The Great Jack-O-Lantern Blaze
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 230 reviews
The tri-state area's biggest, most exciting, most electrifying Halloween event features than 5,000 individually hand-carved, illuminated jack o' lanterns in this elaborate walk-through experience. Meander through an historic, 18th-century riverside landscape and discover a breathtaking display - all made of jack o' lanterns! THE GREAT JACK O'LANTERN BLAZE IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 28.
Reviewed By alp250 - Scranton, Pennsylvania
We really enjoyed the walk-thru pumpkin blaze! It took us about 45 minutes to walk through with our 1 year old and 3.5 year old! They seemed to enjoy it! Dress warm with hats and gloves as it gets cold; it was about 35 degrees when we went to the 6:30pm time slot on November 12th! Also, get there about 30 minutes early so that you could get the kids in their warm gear! We didn’t use a stroller, but kind of wish we brought one!
3. High Tor State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 13 reviews
Reviewed By robcurtross - New York City, New York
The park contains two small mountains, and is closed for much of the year.
However the Long Path goes through it and directions for parking, etc can be found on the website of the New York – New Jersey Trail Conference.
In addition to hiking, swimming and picknicking are available in season.
The park is traversed by a 3.5-mile section of the Long Path. In addition, a woods road leads north from the parking lot to cross the Long Path along the ridge top and continues north to the top of the promontory known as Little Tor.
There are good views of the Hudson River and from a couple of vantage points New York City. This winter day, the views were splendid.
4. The Stony Point Battlefield Lighthouse
Overall Ratings
4 based on 54 reviews
Oldest lighthouse on the Hudson and only preserved Revolutionary War battleground in the lower Hudson Valley.
Reviewed By Steve T - Sayville, New York
History has a way of sometimes glorifying certain aspects (Battle of Yorktown, Valley Forge), which are very important factors in the battle of Independence, but somehow other areas without “trendy or fashionable”names are overlooked (Setauket, Battle of Long Island or Stoney Point). We visited Stoney Point on July 16, which was the 237th anniversary of the Continental Army retaking this fort. The story is pretty much a afterthought of the Revolutionary War, but showed how after years of losses and missteps the Army pulled off a daring assault of a fort that the British occupied to control the Hudson River and was one of the last northern battle during the war. It actually is spotlighted in an episode of 'Turn'. Stony Point was also the west port of the Kings Ferry to Verplanck Point on the east port which British General Andre' used when transporting information from Benedict Arnold About West Point. The site just got a little more interesting now. The site is maintained by the New York Park service, which has a museum with factual information about the battle, 2 Short hiking trails and the Stony Point Lighthouse which is the the oldest Lighthouse on the Hudson River. Throughout the year the Park Service has displays and reenactments that relate to the Revolutionary Era.
5. Rockland Bakery
Overall Ratings
5 based on 434 reviews
Reviewed By RepUSA - Litchfield Park, Arizona
I cannot recall when we bought better bread a croissants. Not only is the produce of high quality but extremely well priced. Well worth a visit. Be prepared to wait, this is a very busy store!
6. Nyack Beach State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 112 reviews
Reviewed By Christina P
Immediate tranquility arises from the gorgeous views, hikes, nature, picnic spots. Clean rest rooms and happy visitors from all nations. Close to heaven. Close to home.
7. Provident Bank Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By mevardi - Suffern, New York
The Boulders minor league team is a fun way to spend an evening....take the entire family...tickets are very reasonable, all seats are great, activities for the young, lots of promotions and believe it or not...food is really good at this stadium.
8. Letchworth Village
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By podrozniczka60 - New Jersey
This is one of the greatest attractions of this part of NY state and a true "must see'' location. Going to Letchworth Village feels like a surreal adventure from a fantastic movie set. Former 1911 asylum for mentally and physically sick of all ages stands abandoned since 1996. The area is huge and fascinating. It is completely legal to enter and the city maintains it as a safe favorite place for dog walkers. Parking is available and there is no cost to enter.
At its peak Letchworth Village consisted of over 130 buildings spread out over many acres of land. Many of these buildings are ghostly now, some are in disrepair but many still have signs of former glory. The Village was styled architecturally after Monticello. Among its most prominent buildings is former Boys Dormitory. Lechworth Village is know to be a haunted place and subject of many urban legends. It is a place where reports of horrific treatment of patients and abuses of staff surfaced over the decades. There is also extensive documentation pertaining to experimentation on humans residing in this facility. A better example of it is introduction of live-virus then experimental polio vaccine first administered here to a mentally retarded boy. Local cemetery has now a monument to "those who shall not be forgotten" as for years the subjects buried here were known only as numbers and not by their names.
We met some urban explorers here and some local dog owners.
The area is truly amazing and a great photo opportunity location. We ended up here also due to its geological uniqueness as it is a place where geological faults are nearby.
Locally there seem to be "haunted tours" and "ghost adventures" which take place here.
9. Palisades Climb Adventure
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 106 reviews
The World’s Tallest Indoor Ropes Course. Our ropes course stands 85 feet tall and contains 5 levels of ropes! Visitors will encounter over 75 different obstacles!Only $19.99 + tax!
Reviewed By Kposter
If you don’t have a fear of heights this is for you! 4 floors of climbing adventure. There is a zip line. Very reasonably priced. Well staffed and safe. Fun for young and old. They even have a small course that our 4 year old...MoreThanks for the review. So glad you all enjoyed the birthday celebration. See you next time.
10. George’s Island Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By Sheryl T - Mahwah, New Jersey
A very nice place to take your lunch and look out over the vista. During the spring and summer there are loads of families for barbecues.
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