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The Atlas Obscura Guide To New Paltz

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

Updated February 24, 2016

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The Testimonial Gateway from the eastern approach

New Paltz, New York

Mohonk Testimonial Gateway

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.
The 1717 Reformed Church of New Paltz.

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The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.
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The Widow Jane is a "room and pillar" mine.

Rosendale, New York

Widow Jane Mine

This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.
6 miles from New Paltz
Slabsides

Highland, New York

Slabsides

The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.
6 miles from New Paltz
A white suspension bridge across a large river

Poughkeepsie, New York

Bridge Music

This sound-art installation features songs composed using only the Mid-Hudson Bridge as an instrument.
7 miles from New Paltz
The Vanderbilt mansion in Hyde Park NY

Hyde Park, New York

The Hyde Park Vanderbilt Mansion

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."
8 miles from New Paltz
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Hudson River State Hospital

Poughkeepsie, New York

Hudson River State Hospital

This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.
8 miles from New Paltz
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