Albany International Airport 1 hr 8
Thomas Cole National Historic Site (22 min)
Home of a 19th-century artist & art school, with period landscape paintings & mountain views. Poets' Walk Park (12 min) Olana State Historic Site (20 min)
Tours & exhibits are offered at this grand estate & studio of painter Frederic Edwin Church. Kaaterskill Falls (52 min)
This iconic 260-ft-tall tiered waterfall on Spruce Creek features a lookout & a foot trail. Catskill Mountain Railroad (27 min)
Charming heritage railroad featuring day trips through scenic mountain & village terrain. North–South Lake (56 min)
Popular recreation area with hiking trails, swimming beaches, small boat rentals & a campground. Opus 40 (33 min)
6.5-ac. stone-sculpture park in an abandoned quarry with trails & a museum featuring vintage tools. Lake Taghkanic State Park (26 min)
Lake activities like fishing, boating & beach swims, plus fields, trails & campsites off the water. Indian Head Mountain (1 hr 3)
Mountain, hiking, and lake Hudson River Maritime Museum (26 min)
Waterfront museum with rotating exhibits & a fleet of small boats, including an 1898 steam tugboat. Falling Waters Preserve (27 min)
Riverfront, day-use park with trails, grassy fields & a waterfall, plus remains of an old icehouse. Clermont State Historic Site (10 min)
Tours of the circa-1750 mansion, plus hiking trails, gardens & river views on the 500-ac. grounds. Saugerties Lighthouse (34 min)
Quaint B&B in an 1869 lighthouse offering 2 TV-free rooms with a shared bathroom, plus a boat dock. Devil's Path Trail (1 hr 3)
Steep, rocky trail ascending 5 peaks, with rock formations, waterfalls & views of the Catskills. Overlook Mountain (41 min)
This 3,140-ft-high peak features a 1927 fire tower, trails & the ruins of a historical hotel. | 
