In 2012, the Parrish Art Museum moved from Southampton to Water Mill, Long Island, and got a makeover courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron. It focuses on work by Long Island artists, including Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock (whose home and studio in East Hampton is a popular art-lovers’ pilgrimage). Its understated design—two long, thin buildings with no walls, just wooden beams supporting pointed roofs—gives it the look of the world’s most elegant barn. (Pinterest, eat your heart out.)

This collaboration between textile designer Jack Larsen and architect Charles Forberg was inspired by the Ise Shrine, an important Shinto site in Japan. They gave the East Hampton house a thatched upside-down-V-shaped roof, sliding interior panels, and foundation on stilts as homages to Ise, and the art exhibits in the sculpture garden are often by Eastern artists. For the full experience, wander the grounds listening to the audio tour narrated by Larsen himself. The home opens for the 2019 season on April 27, but is closed on Sundays.

John D. Rockefeller chose Westchester for the site of his family’s estate, Kykuit, which is Dutch for “lookout.” The four-story Georgian main house is the primary draw, but you will also want to check out the Italian-inspired stone grotto, the orangerie modeled after the ones at Versailles, and the bomb shelter that Henry Kissinger himself spent some time in. Make a day of it by splurging for a dinner at the James Beard-lauded Blue Hill at Stone Barns restaurant nearby. Kykuit will reopen for the 2019 season on May 2, and closes on November 10.

On Mad Men, Pete Campbell’s mother was a Dyckman, and there’s a reason he could throw that name around: The Dyckmans were a prestigious early New York family—the uptown street is named in their honor. But their real jewel is Boscobel, a Federal-style house that was fixed up and relocated from Westchester to a 45-acre plot in Garrison in 1956. About one third of the house’s façade is glass, which creates a dazzling effect when the sun hits it in the afternoon. The home opens April 13, and remains open through December.

Housed inside a former Nabisco box factory, Dia: Beacon is a contemporary art showpiece with sprawling views of the Hudson River and easy accessibility from the city (it’s a short walk from the Beacon MetroNorth station—no driving required). Instagrammers will agree that the best experience is to walk through the monolithic Richard Serra steel sculptures, but you should also look out for pieces by Dan Flavin, Gerhard Richter, Sol LeWitt, and Louise Lawler. Get those gorgeous river shots from the grounds or from the train (coming northward from the city, make sure you’re sitting on the left).

Going to Storm King, with its massive site-specific sculptures, will make you feel like Gulliver lost in the land of the giants. But that's precisely the idea—the striking, graphic shapes from artists like Maya Lin, Alexander Calder, Mark di Suvero, and Richard Serra will make even the most jaded city dweller feel awed. Rent a bike, bring a picnic lunch, and hope your phone won't get service. Storm King is now open, and stays open through the fall.

Yale’s world-class architecture program, its proximity to New York City—and, let’s be honest, its healthy endowment—make the university a fantastic source for architecture, which you can visit without needing a student ID. The range of genres and eras manage to work together without clashing: Highlights include the Gothic-inspired residential halls, an Eero Saarinen-designed skating rink (pictured), and the Gordon Bunshaft-designed Rare Books Library, whose marble false window exteriors and stunning glass box interior (all the better for showing off a Gutenberg Bible and John Audubon’s original Birds of America) are both worth seeing. (Open year round, but some buildings are off-limits during student exams or require permission to access.)