Beekman Arms & Delamater Inn

William Traphagen opened the Traphagen Tavern, a traveler's inn, at the town crossroads in 1704. Ryn Beck was a little town at the time, created out of the forests once home to the Sepasco Native Americans. The area, where the King's Highway, today is known as Route 9, intersected the Sepasco Trail, snaking its way down to the Hudson River, which had been occupied by the Dutch since the 1680s. The Beekman Arms was built in 1766 as an addition to the old tavern and has been in operation ever since.

After the Beekman family, the Beekman Arms was called. Judge Henry Beekman was one of the first British Crown land owners in the Hudson Valley at the time. Colonel Henry Beekman Jr. enlarged his father's land holdings by settling refugees from the Palatine-Rhine region of Europe.

Throughout the twentieth century, The Beekman Arms remained the heart of Rhinebeck's social and civic life. Thousands of town and service club meetings, marriages, various events, and leisurely Sunday brunches were held there. After their hospital shifts in the 1930s, young girls training to be nurses unwinded at the inn.

There are 100 rooms spread across several old structures. The Beekman Arms is one of Rhinebeck's most well-known structures, and it's a great place to stop on a local history tour. The Beekman Arms' pub has an American menu that includes anything from a typical Tavern Burger ($16) to a 12-ounce Prime NY Strip Steak ($35). The French Onion Soup and the Classic Dutch Turkey Pot Pie are both hearty options on the menu.

Location: 6387 Mill St, Rhinebeck, NY 12572, America

Phone: +1 845-876-7077

Website: beekmandelamaterinn.com