From Cold Spring, Fishkill, Peekskill & points south:

Take Route 9 North towards Poughkeepsie; get off the Main Street Exit, at end of ramp make a left on Main Street; pass one traffic light at the entrance to the Poughkeepsie train station; go straight and make a right on North Water Street. The Museum building will be on your left. The parking lot entrance is past the building on the left.

From Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, Red Hook & points north:

Take Route 9 South towards Poughkeepsie; get off the Water Street Exit; stay straight and make a right onto the short and narrow RR bridge; turn left onto North Water Street. The Museum building will be on the right.

From Pawling, Millbrook, Wingdale and points east:

Take Route 44/55 West to Poughkeepsie; As Route 44/55 gets closer to the heart of Poughkeepsie, the road expands to 3-4 lanes (arterial), As Route 44/55 passes Market Street/Civic Center/Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel and curves to the left, get into the right lane in preparation to make a right turn at the exit light. The next light is the intersection of Route 44/55 and Main Street. Make a RIGHT onto Main Street. , stay on this road until you reach North Water Street; (you will pass signs for entering Route 9 South and the Poughkeepsie train station); make a right on North Water Street; the Museum building will be on your left.

From the Newburgh/Beacon Bridge:

Follow the directions from Fishkill above.

From the Mid-Hudson Bridge:

Cross the bridge, at the first traffic light make a LEFT. Continue to the first stop sign, make another LEFT. Follow the road around and continue to the next light. (This is the intersection of Clover and Main Street) make a LEFT onto Main Street. Continue on this road (you will past the entrance to the Poughkeepsie train station and one traffic light); Make a RIGHT onto North Water Street; the Museum building will be on your left.

Metro North:

The Children's Museum is within easy walking distance from the Poughkeepsie train station on the Hudson Metro-North Line.

"One-Day Getaway" on MTA Metro-North Railroad to the Mid-Hudson Children's Museum. For more information visit Metro-North web site at www.mta.info or call (212) 532-4900; outside New York City, call (800) METRO-INFO.

Metro-North also offers group rates on rail fares. For information call (212) 499-4398