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Black Horse Farms in Athens, NY is so much more than a typical farm stand. With two balmy greenhouses, tons of plants and garden supplies, ridiculously delicious house-made cookies, loads of local food, and everything you need to make a simple-yet-delicious meal, it’s a destination-worthy shopping experience, especially on a cold and rainy spring day.
Milkwood, the soon-to-open children’s book retreat in South Kortright, NY, feels like a dream realized. For its wife-and-husband owners, illustrator and author Sophie Blackall and Ed Schmidt, a playwright and high school English teacher, that’s exactly what it is—a dream that took a whole lot of work to come to life.
Just a short drive from Hobart Book Village, they’ve transformed an old dairy farm into a place where authors, illustrators, teachers, and librarians from the can all come together and celebrate children’s literature. Today, Milkwood actually feels like walking into one of Sophie’s illustrations.
The World’s Largest Map of Ireland lives in the Emerald Isle of the Catskills. Constructed of over 170,000 bricks in 2001, this awe-inspiring map lives at the Michael J. Quill Irish Centre in East Durham. Each of the 32 counties of Ireland are represented and marked with their county flag. A bricked path bridges the gap between a map of Greene County and Ireland.
Foreland brings art studio space to Catskill. The project includes three giant old mill buildings, two of which are now connected by a floating glass pedestrian bridge, that were empty for decades before artist and developer Stef Halmos re-imagined and revitalized them to house 30 artists' studios, three art galleries, two event spaces, and two eateries.
THE ULTIMATE KID-FRIENDLY GUIDE TO THE CATSKILLS AND HUDSON VALLEY! After 5+ years of research, we’ve finally compiled all our favorite family-friendly destinations in the Catskill Mountains. This is the post you can send to your friend who is coming upstate for the first time or save for yourself to use as a Catskills day trip bucket-list. We hope it inspires many fun adventures in the months and years to come!
Where’s the best place to hike with kids in the Catskills? Easy trails, waterfalls, gorgeous views, and proximity to good food turn kid-friendly hikes into happy family memories. Here are 10 Catskills and Hudson Valley hikes we’ve experienced first-hand and loved.
Howe Caverns or Secret Caverns? Both of these Upstate New York caves make super-fun, memorable, family-friendly adventures. Both promise otherworldly landscapes, fascinating tours, and incredible water features. However, they’re geared toward different types of visitors. What’s your cavern personality? Take our quiz and find out!
Looking for an easy, kid-friendly waterfall hike in the Catskills that’s just 10 minutes from a diner with outdoor seating and soft-serve ice cream? Mine Kill Falls is the holy grail of family hikes in the Catskill Mountains.
A guide to breweries and bars with outdoor seating and breathtaking views in the Catskills and Hudson Valley
Windham is the perfect wintertime destination in the Catskills—especially if you’re traveling with bonkers, stir-crazy children. From snow-tubing and easy hikes to coffee spots and kid-friendly meals, we’ve got everything you need to know about kid-friendly Windham right here.
If you love Storm King, you must put Art Omi on your upstate bucket list. Art Omi is less sprawling than Storm King, it’s only 20 minutes from Hudson, and it’s a must-visit if you’re traveling with kids. Take a virtual tour of Art Omi here, as you scroll through our photos of its colorful, larger-than-life sculptures.
This easy-going, kid-friendly, dog-friendly hike in the Hudson Valley town of Coxsackie promises breathtaking Hudson River views, picnic tables, and a close-up of a great, green swamp.
For the best off-the-beaten-path apple-picking spot in the Catskills and Hudson Valley, head up to Boehm Farm, just 20 minutes from Hudson or Catskills. They’ve got great prices, pumpkins, and a well-stocked farm stand, too.
Olana, a castle-like villa overlooking the Hudson River, seemed like it would be a dreamy place to explore with my family, but it wasn’t what anything like what I expected. Here’s what you need to know if you’re visiting Olana with kids.
You don’t have to ski to enjoy the slopes at Windham. Here’s everything you need to know before taking your kids on the snowtubes and snowmobiles at Windham Mountain Adventure Park.
This picture-perfect lighthouse, located in the center of the Hudson River, is only open to the public 4 days per year.
We’re on the hunt for the greatest corn maze in the Catskills and Hudson Valley. Is it Stanton's Feura Farm, Samascott Orchards, Kesicke Farm, or Hull-O Farms? Or do you have another idea?
This Preston Hollow park has it all: a gorgeous backdrop of hills and open sky, swings, slides, horseshoes, a covered picnic area, a baseball diamond, a basketball court, and a creek behind the trees that feels like a hidden nature sanctuary.
The Catskill Mountains are filled with hidden gems, but Moutain Brauhaus is more a secret doorway into a world of retro vacation vibes, breathtaking waterfalls, giant beers, piles of bratwust, and a live oom-pah band covering “Sweet Caroline.”
Just 60 miles north of NYC, Storm King is a 500-acre outdoor art museum. We’ve got you covered with do’s and don’ts and even a handy packing list.
