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> A Frosty Fest
778 Broadway, Route 9W, Ulster Park, NY 12487
2024 dates TBA: This family-fun holiday light spectacular with more than a million lights that will prove to be unlike any other event in the country!
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> Brook n Wood Family Campground
1947 County Route 8, Elizaville, NY 12523
Set on 62 wooded acres, Brook n Wood is a private campground that offers tent and RV sites along with cabins and RV rentals.
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> Catskill Mountain Railroad Co.
55 Plaza Road, Kingston Plaza, Kingston, NY 12401
A heritage tourist railroad based in historic Kingston, Catskill Mountain Railroad offers family-friendly train rides that run up to Hurley Mountain and back.
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> Dutchess County Fair
Dutchess County Fairgrounds, 6636 Spring Brook Ave., Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Aug. 20-25, 2024: First held in 1842, today the fair is a fun six-day extravaganza of food, midway rides and games and entertainment...
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> Forsyth Nature Center
125 Lucas Ave. Ext., Kingston, NY 12401
This outdoor learning center offers more than 24 native, exotic and domestic animal exhibits, 12 beautiful gardens and a duck pond and a native pond ...
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> Fred J. Johnston Museum
63 Main St., Kingston, NY 12401
A landmark of uptown Kingston in the Stockade District, this stately classic Federal-style clapboard house serves as a museum with period furnishings.
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> Glamping at Woodstock Meadows
334 Yerry Hill Road, Woodstock, NY 12498
This exclusive campsite consists of 2 completely outfitted safari tents on a 5-acre campsite within 24 acres atop Ohayo Mountain in Woodstock.
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> See Splendid Foliage along the Hudson River
1 E. Strand St., Kingston, NY 12401
Explore the majestic Hudson River aboard the Rip Van Winkle II and enjoy narrated cruises past quaint lighthouses, waterfront mansions, and a magnificent view of the Catskill Mountains.
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> Hudson River Maritime Museum
50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401
This waterfront museum features rotating exhibits along with a fleet of small boats, including an 1898 steam tugboat, and an extensive gift shop.
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> Hudson Valley Wine & Food Festival
Dutchess County Fairgrounds, 6636 Spring Brook Ave., Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Sept. 7-8, 2024: The Hudson Valley Wine Fest celebrates the bounty of wine, food, and fun along with favorite regional celebrity chefs, wine experts, and fest vendors.
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> Interlake RV Park
428 Lake Drive, Rhinebeck, NY
Located is only 2 hours from New York City and less than 30 minutes to the Hudson Valley cities of Kingston and Saugerties, Interlake RV Park offers seasonal RV camping/rentals.
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> Old Dutch Church - Kingston
272 Wall St., Kingston, NY 12401
Built in 1852 and located in the heart of Kingston's Stockade district, the Old Dutch Church stands on the site of a 1600s Dutch Colonial village.
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> Pinkwater Gallery
56 N. Front St., Kingston, NY 12401
This singular art gallery in Uptown Kingston features work by abstract artist and fashion illustrator Anne Sanger as well as local artists and makers from the area.
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> Rhinebeck Crafts Festival
Dutchess County Fairgrounds, 6636 Spring Brook Ave., Rhinebeck, NY 12572
June 2024: Celebrated in the heart of the trendy Hudson Valley, this destination crafts festival is brought to you by more than 200 American artisans of contemporary fine craft and art.
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> Rhinebeck Handcrafted Octoberfest
Dutchess County Fairgrounds, 6636 Spring Brook Ave., Rhinebeck, NY 12572
2024 dates TBA: Handcrafted Octoberfest brings together the handcrafted, artisanal and agricultural that includes wearable fine craft and art to the Hudson River Valley’s best brew, wine, specialty foods and apothecary goods.
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> Rondout Lighthouse
Mouth of Rondout Creek, west side of the Hudson River, Kingston, NY 12401
The last of three lighthouses marking the entrance to the Rondout Creek, the Rondout Lighthouse is still fully operational as a navigational light and one of only seven remaining on the Hudson River.
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> Learn More about Kingston, New York and the Colonists
296 Fair St., Kingston, NY 12401
The Senate House State Historic site was the meeting place for the original New York State Senate and where colonists shaped a newly created government.
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> Trolley Museum of New York
89 E. Strand St., Kingston, NY 12401
Set in the renovated Ulster & Delaware Railroad yard in downtown Kingston, this waterfront museum features exhibits, features trolley rides, interactive, hands-on activities for kids and theater.
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> Volunteer Fireman’s Hall and Museum
266 Fair St., Kingston, NY 12401
Housed in the original 1857 home of the Wiltwyck Hose Company, the museum features firefighting artifacts, photos and apparatus including an 1845 hand pumper.
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> Waubeeka Family Campground
133 Farm Road, Copake, NY 12516
Waubeeka Family Campground offers RV and tent sites, along with cabin rentals in spacious, wooded sites spread out over 150 acres on the shores of two lakes.
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> Widow Jane Mine
668 NY-213, Rosendale, NY 12472
Today the Widow Jane Mine offers an exciting venue for historic interpretation as well as special events. Many musicians have performed and recorded here, taking advantage of its unique acoustics.
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> Wiltwyck Golf Club
404 Steward Lane, Kingston, NY 12401
Now opened to the public, this semi-private Kingston golf course in the mid-Hudson Valley offers a championship golf course, designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones Sr.
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> Woodstock Farm Festival Winter Indoor Market
Bearsville Center Utopia Soundstage 293 Tinker Street Woodstock, NY 12498
The Woodstock Farm Festival farmer’s market runs every other Saturday, January 6 to March 13, 2024.