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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Dobbs Ferry

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Dobbs Ferry, New York

Updated September 3, 2014

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Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

Dobbs Ferry, New York

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.
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Dobbs Ferry, New York

St. Cabrini Novitiate

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.
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Armour-Stiner House

Irvington, New York

The Armour-Stiner Octagon House

This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.
1 mile from Dobbs Ferry
Lenoir Preserve

Yonkers, New York

Lenoir Preserve

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.
2 miles from Dobbs Ferry
Lyndhurst Bowling Alley.

Tarrytown, New York

Lyndhurst Bowling Alley

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.
2 miles from Dobbs Ferry
Permanently Closed

Yonkers, New York

Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research

An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.
2 miles from Dobbs Ferry

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Women's Federation Monument

A whimsical monument deep in this park commemorates the groups that helped build it.
3 miles from Dobbs Ferry
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