Catskill is a quaint town in the Hudson River Valley known as the setting for Washington Irving’s classic 1819 novel, Rip Van Winkle. The American landscape painter Thomas Cole began visiting in 1825, and his paintings founded one of the 19th century’s most significant art movements, the Hudson River School. The area retains its outdoor charm.
Top attractions include the Kaaterskill Falls, among the highest in New York state at 260 feet, the peak of Catskill Mountain, offering stellar valley views, and the Hunter Mountain Ski Resort.
Main Street is dotted with Victorian homes and window-front shops, and is home to a historic church and the 1910 Greek-columned courthouse.
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