This mile-long walking tour along Olana’s upper carriage road loop provides an introduction to Frederic Church’s work as an artist and landscape designer and demonstrates his engagement with environmental conservation. The route includes exquisite, panoramic views of the Hudson River Valley, Catskill Mountains in New York, Berkshire Mountains in Massachusetts, and the Green Mountains of southern Vermont.

This driving tour, along 5 miles of Frederic Church’s designed carriage roads, provides the most comprehensive exploration of Olana as a 250- acre masterwork of American landscape design.

This ¼ mile-long walking tour focuses on the integration of landscape and architecture in the siting and design of Olana’s Main House. The route follows the historic carriage road entrance from the site of Frederic Church’s painting studio, past the Mingled Flower Garden, to culminate in the dramatic planned approach road with panoramic views of the Hudson River Valley and Catskill Mountains.