There are other areas to the state of New York besides the Big Apple. Check out the Catskill Mountains for some great preservation of the states and the countries history. This is also a great area to explore with your kids. Catch a ride on the Delaware and Ulster Railroad and let it do all the traveling work for you. This is a really fun ride on an old train that take you and your family through the mountains. The train was one of the biggest contributor of area growth all over the country. This is your chance to see how it helped the state of New York grow and develop. There are lots of farm lands, mountains and fields coupled with little quaint towns and the pristine waters of the Delaware River.
The concierge can point you in the right direction for visiting the Catskill mountains even the small hotels. New York city isn’t the only place to find some great live entertainment. The Forestburgh Playhouse puts on some great presentations of all of the great classics like Fiddler on the Roof, Singing in the Rain and A Chorus Line. Then there is a trip to the historical Maverick Concert Hall which was constructed by hand in 1916. It is such a great old wood building in the forest. It has perfect acoustics and it draws all sorts of amazing musicians into this intimate setting.
These mountains are also the home of Woodstock which is a town that has all sorts of creative people living in it. It is a great place to walk about and check out the small galleries, museums, craft shops and performance venues. The area did not become a mecca of artists because of the great rock concert. It was already a mountain town filled with artists because of the amazing mountain surroundings for which they are inspired.
