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4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Beacon, New York

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Beacon, New York

Bannerman's Castle

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

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Zelda Fitzgerald's Abandoned Sanatorium

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

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Dennings Point Ruins

This abandoned factory on the Hudson River once churned out a million bricks a week.

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The Abandoned Dutch Reform Church Cemetery

This abandoned cemetery is crumbling into ruin, exposing the artifacts and bodies buried there.

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Ruins of the Cornish Estate

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.

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Mt. Taurus Quarry

Reforestation in action is the main attraction in this abandoned quarry.

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New Hamburg's Curious Guests

Trio of female dolls rotate positions and outfits daily at this strange historic home.

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