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Gallery at 199 Main Street and Beacon Administrative Headquarters

Directions to 199 Main Street, Beacon

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By train

The Beacon Institute headquarters and gallery are located at 199 Main Street, close to the Beacon train station, which is served by Metro-North Railroad trains from NYC's Grand Central Terminal and Poughkeepsie to the north.

For train information, visit www.mta.info or call 212.532.4900 or 800.METRO.INFO. For train travel from north of Poughkeepsie, take an Amtrak train to Poughkeepsie and transfer to a Metro-North train. Beacon is the second stop.

For information about discounted rail packages for Beacon, visit Metro-North's website at www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mnr/html/outbound.htm, or call the numbers listed above.

By car from New York City

Take Upper Level of George Washington Bridge New Jersey bound. Take first right off Bridge to Palisades Parkway North. Take Palisades Parkway North to end. At traffic circle, take 6 East/202 across Bear Mountain Bridge. Take the first left onto Route 9D North. Continue 16.5 miles north on 9D into the city of Beacon. At the 3rd traffic light in Beacon (at Beacon City Hall), make a right turn onto Main Street - Continue on Main Street 2 blocks to 199 Main St. (Travel time: approximately 80 minutes.)

By car from New Jersey and points south

Take the Garden State Parkway North until it merges with the New York State Throughway 87/287. Take I-87 North to Exit 17, I-84. Follow local signs to I-84 East and continue on I-84 East across Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. Immediately after the toll booths, take exit 11. Turn right at the top of the ramp onto Route 9D south. left at the 3rd light - Continue on Main Street 2 blocks to 199 Main St.

By car from Westchester and points southeast

Take either 287 West until it merges with I-87 and continue to Exit 9, Route 9. Travel north on Route 9 to Fishkill. Take I-84 West two exits to Exit 11: Route 9D. Make a left turn onto Route 9D South and left at the 3rd light - Continue on Main Street 2 blocks to 199 Main St. or

Take 287 West to Exit 9A, Route 684 and proceed on 684 to Exit 9W, I-84 West. Take I-84 West to Exit 11: Route 9D. Make a left turn onto Route 9D South and left at the 3rd light - Continue on Main Street 2 blocks to 199 Main St.

By car from Connecticut and points east

Travel west on I-84 West to Exit 11: Route 9D. Make a left turn onto Route 9D South and left at the 3rd light - Continue on Main Street 2 blocks to 199 Main St.

By car from Massachusetts and points northeast

Travel south on the Taconic State Parkway to I-84 West. Take I-84 West to Exit 11: Route 9D. Make a left turn onto Route 9D South and left at the 3rd light - Continue on Main Street 2 blocks to 199 Main St.

By car from Albany and points north

Travel south on I-87 to Exit 17 ,I-84. Follow local signs to I-84 East and continue on I-84 East across Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. Take first exit, onto Route 9D South, left at the 3rd light - Continue on Main Street 2 blocks to 199 Main St.