We did the guided house and grounds tour, which was extremely interesting, that is about 1 hour. We found the museum to be even more informative and interesting and spent at least 2.5 hours, and could have spent more. However, the museum time will be determined by personal interest.

If you coming to Hyde Park from the City it will take you about 2 to 2 1/2 hours to get to Hyde Park. There are three things to be done there: 1) visit FDR´´s old home, 2) visit the so - called library, 3) visit Eleanor´s home about 2 miles away. The visits to the home are scheduled about an hour apart and last about 45 minutes. The library is done independently and I recommend taking at least an hour to see the displays of his work and life in his 13 years as President. Last, but certainly not least, is the visit to Eleanor´s separate home and workshop. You need to try and coordinate the times of the video at her home with the visit to their home at Hyde Park. All in all, you probably should anticipate 3 to 4 hours to do everything well. If you arrive from the City at about 10 you are in good shape to meet the schedules. If all goes well you may complete your visit by 2 in the afternoon. For lunch I recommend a very fun diner about 1 mile due north of the home. On your way back to the City you might consider visiting The Cloisters in Fort Tryon. The Cloisters is a medieval (Romanesque in European terms) church and cloisters built on the bank of the Hudson to house the Met´s medieval collection. Well worth the trouble.

I just saw this question unfortunately I can't help you.

it's also a 2 hour drive from Bradley Airport which is outside Hartford, CT.

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There is a tram to bring you in between structures if you require it and there is also an elevator in each of the buildings. If you don’t require either there are nice gardens and parkland to walk through...

I don’t understand your schedule. The ride shuttle meets the train in Poughkeepsie at 10:36 am and has you at the wallace visitor center by 11. The shuttle leaves at 5pm for the trip back to the train station back in Poughkeepsie. How is it you only have one hour? The FDR house tour is about an hour by itself.

Use the Metro North line from Grand Central Station, 90 minutes to Hyde Park. If you are leaving in the morning hours, the outgoing trains are virtually empty. You can buy tickets from the Metro North vending machines under certain stairways in the "Grand Concourse" at the station. When choosing "Peak" or "Non-peak" ticket options, remember that "Peak" only applies when traveling into Manhattan in the mornings or out of Manhattan in the evenings. If you are traveling against the heavy train traffic ("out" in the mornings, "in" in the evenings) you are not considered "Peak" travelers, so don't overpay for your fare. If you accidentally underpay for your ticket, your fare will be increased on board the train, but if you overpay, you get no refund.

Not sure, I was visiting area and friend had car

You can take Metro North from NYC to Poughkeepsie. There is a bus that travels along Rt. 9 and you can find more information at the Dutchess County Transportation website. The Roosevelt RIde bus only operates during the spring and summer months from May1 until Oct. 31..