The Atlas Obscura Guide To Woodstock

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Woodstock, New York

Updated August 13, 2019

Unusual Attractions in Woodstock

The Overlook Mountain House looming out of the forest.

Woodstock, New York

Overlook Mountain House Ruins

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

Woodstock, New York

Woodstock School of Art Sculpture Garden

A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.

Woodstock, New York

Woodstock Artists Cemetery

Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.

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Opus 40

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

4 miles from Woodstock

Kingston, New York

The Dollhouse

An abandoned dollhouse factory.

5 miles from Woodstock

Elka Park, New York

Dibbles Quarry

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.

6 miles from Woodstock

Boiceville, New York

Steve Heller's Fabulous Furniture (and Sculpture Garden)

Homemade rockets, dinosaurs, and robots make this New York small business much more than a furniture store.

8 miles from Woodstock

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The crowd was much, much bigger than expected, which helped turn a music festival into the stuff of legend.

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Archaeologists are finding evidence of the landmark festival anyway.

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Woodstock

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Woodstock, New York

Updated August 13, 2019

Unusual Attractions in Woodstock

Woodstock, New York

Overlook Mountain House Ruins

Woodstock, New York

Woodstock School of Art Sculpture Garden

Woodstock, New York

Woodstock Artists Cemetery

Saugerties, New York

Opus 40

Kingston, New York

The Dollhouse

Elka Park, New York

Dibbles Quarry

Boiceville, New York

Steve Heller's Fabulous Furniture (and Sculpture Garden)

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