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Unusual Attractions in Tomkins Cove

Tomkins Cove, New York

Doodletown

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

Tomkins Cove, New York

Bear Mountain Walt Whitman Statue

The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.

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Peekskill, New York

Radio Guy Antiques

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.

3 miles from Tomkins Cove

Thiells, New York

Letchworth Village

Decades after testing the polio vaccine on unwitting patients, this historic mental hospital sits in ruin.

3 miles from Tomkins Cove

Stony Point, New York

Old Letchworth Village Cemetery

Hundreds of numbered stakes hidden in the woods mark the graves of the lost souls of a nearby asylum.

4 miles from Tomkins Cove

Garrison, New York

Manitoga

This sprawling woodland estate was the brainchild of iconic American industrial designer Russel Wright.

6 miles from Tomkins Cove

West Point, New York

Margaret Corbin's Grave

West Point’s only monument to a woman veteran stands above an empty grave.

9 miles from Tomkins Cove

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