Sleepy Hollow Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
village in New York, United States
About Sleepy Hollow
Founded as an agricultural center in Dutch New Netherland by Frederick Philipse. Philipse switched allegiance to England when the British evicted the Dutch, but his heirs were less astute in their political affiliations: 3rd generation Philipses continued allegiance to England during the American Revolution and were forced to forfeit their vast land holdings. After the war, the small hamlet around the Philipse's mill was renamed Beekmantown after a prominent patriot family. By 1874 the hamlet had grown into a village and incorporated as North Tarrytown. In 1996 residents of the village voted to change its name from North Tarrytown to Sleepy Hollow to distinguish it from the adjacent village ofTarrytown. Sleepy Hollow shares a zip code and a school system with Tarrytown, but the two village
Top Attractions in Sleepy Hollow
Explore the best things to see and do in Sleepy Hollow:
- ★Follow Ichabod Crane's route
- ★Haunted Hayride
- ★Hike, horseback ride, fish, or go birding
- ★Horseman's Hollow
- ★Old Croton Aqueduct
- ★Old Dutch Church and Burying Ground
- ★Philipsburg Manor Upper Mills
- ★Reading of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Where to Eat in Sleepy Hollow
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Ambar Restaurant
- 🍴Blue Hill at Stone Barns
- 🍴Chuchok Thai
- 🍴Hollywood North Pizza
Sleepy Hollow Travel Guide Sections
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