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The Catskills - Nearby Destinations
Tourist destinations to consider near The Catskills are listed below. Click on any name for complete information.
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Binghamton
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Population: 46,000
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Binghamton is about 140 miles from Albany, and has a number of museums
and parks that are great for children. |
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Cooperstown
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Population: 2,000
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The small town of Cooperstown, up in the hills west of Albany, has a
charming Main Street with baseball on its mind. Most famous for
several acclaimed museums, including the National Baseball Hall of
Fame, the natural scenery nearby is also a draw for visitors. |
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Hudson/Kinderhook
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Population: 16,000
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A charming Dutch village surrounded by pastoral beauty and rolling
hills, Kinderhook has managed to preserve its yesteryear charm. The
village has a magical charm capable of transporting the soul back to a
time and place where general stores and corner pharmacies existed.
Hudson is now a favorite place to hunt for antiques. |
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Hyde Park
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Population: 21,000
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Hyde Park is famous for the homes of wealthy former residents,
including Franklin Roosevelt and the Vanderbilts. |
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Kingston
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Population: 24,000
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Once the capital of New York, Kingston now sits among rugged hills
like a tiny morsel of history clinging to a past that no longer fits
in today’s world. Dating back to 1658, the Stockade section of the
village is the main come on to tourists passing through the area. |
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Newburgh
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Population: 28,000
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Newburgh was once a great seafaring and manufacturing center that grew
rich from the Hudson River and its shipping trades. When highways
replaced waterways as the main thoroughfare for trade, however,
businesses busted and the city faced sudden death. But, with extensive
restoration in the last few years, Newburgh is experiencing an
exciting re-birth. |
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Poughkeepsie
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Population: 42,000
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Poughkeepsie has been a town in decline in recent years, but a surge
of revitalization in its historic downtown district and active
artistic and cultural events mean the town's glory days may not yet be
over. |
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