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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Catskill, New York

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Catskill, New York

Catskill Game Farm

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

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Catamount People's Museum

An enormous cat made of recycled wood scraps.

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Olana

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

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Earlton, New York

Basement Bistro

This one-man homegrown eatery may be the world's most exclusive restaurant with its five-year waiting list.

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Haines Falls, New York

Kaaterskill Falls and the Bayard of Dogs

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

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Red Hook, New York

Mayan Ruins on the Hudson

For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.

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Opus 40

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

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