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Unusual Attractions in Red Hook

Red Hook, New York

Mayan Ruins on the Hudson

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

Red Hook, New York

Historic Village Diner

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

Red Hook, New York

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.

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Wilderstein Mansion

The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.

7 miles from Red Hook

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Wyndcliffe Mansion

What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.

8 miles from Red Hook

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Four Corners

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.

8 miles from Red Hook

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Opus 40

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

8 miles from Red Hook

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