If you've got a car, we've got a fun holiday drive. Head to Tarrytown, and in under an hour (from downtown NYC) you can glimpse a vintage holiday scene complete with carols and cider. Candlelight tours bring an 1850s Christmas to life.

You'll be escorted down a lantern-lit path to the cottage decorated with holly, evergreens, and real candles. Excerpts from Irving's Christmas tales and family letters are the theme of the evening. You'll also be invited to join in song while a costumed guide accompanies you on the 1830s piano. The tour concludes in the kitchen yard, where hot cider is served beside a roaring fire.

Evening Candlelight Tours

Washington Irving's Sunnyside

December 11, 18, 26

Tours start at 4pm; the last tour begins at 8pm.

Tickets: Adults, $14; children 5-17, $6; children under 5, free

Sunnyside is located on West Sunnyside Lane, off Route 9 in the village of Tarrytown.

HudsonValley.org

Momtrends was not paid for this post.