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Abandoned graveyard on Route 212, Woodstock. Photo by Sarah Vaughn Patzel.<\/p><\/div>\n

I’ve been to a lot of weird places in the Hudson Valley and Catskills. I’ve crawled through crumbling, abandoned factories along the Hudson River; shambled along unstable floors in dilapidated mid-century Catskill resorts; and definitely trespassed more than once (mostly unintentionally) in order to find an old graveyard, gutted 19th century stone church, or remnants of a ghost town\/former mining community\/youth baseball camp. I can’t help myself. The beauty of ruination entices me. I love seeing nature overtake a man-made structure. There’s almost a schadenfreude<\/em>-like response to seeing that, yes, you can try with your brick and steel, Puny Mortals, but eventually, nature will consume and bury you. I find that comforting, which is probably why I have no compunction about visiting old graveyards in my spare time.<\/p>\n

Atlas Obscura<\/a> seems to have been created with people like me in mind (imagine my relief when I discovered there are many, many other weirdos out there in the world who plan whole vacations around where the closest accessible ruins are located), so it’s no wonder I’ve fallen down their rabbit hole of intriguing destinations and points-of-interest located all around the area<\/a>. Not that I needed any help before. Someone always seem to be willing to clue me in on a ruin, a practice I whole-heartedly encourage. Here’s a few ruins and unusual places I’ve explored in the past few years. Bonus points if you can tell me where they are:<\/p>\n\"405914_10150508289753703_1786565156_n\"\n\"11889996_10153522079728703_5873803321445373212_o\"\n\"905927_10153701123873703_7900479944939519117_o\"\n\"427677_10150663610263703_1491218197_n\"\n\"1453309_10151987729398703_729355445_n\"\n\"12079192_10153664869003703_3303675788283526365_n\"\n\"390187_10151492654878703_60971657_n\"\n\"1929828_10153804635678703_5457376451826321001_n\"\n\"photo\"\n

There are still a million strange places in the Hudson Valley and Catskills I’ve yet to explore, but thanks to my hopeless Atlas Obscura obsession, I know exactly where to find them. And, you better believe I’ll be taking copious pictures to show off to my friends, not unlike how people enjoy showing off pictures of their children. Here are three Atlas Obscura destinations on my day-trip short-list:<\/p>\n

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  1. Dennings Point Ruins, Beacon<\/a>, Dutchess Co.: I will never turn down the chance to poke around an abandoned brick factory on the Hudson River (this one is in Dutchess County, just south of the Dia:Beacon<\/a>).<\/li>\n
  2. Abandoned Dutch Reform Cemetery, Beacon<\/a>: As my favorite sardonic British frontman<\/a> once crooned, “A dreaded sunny day so let’s go where we’re happy and I’ll meet you at the cemetry [sic] gates.” He was clearly talking to me in that song, because nothing makes me happier than stumbling upon some abandoned cemetery gates. This one is attached to the Reformed Church of Fishkill Landing, the oldest church in Beacon, and located practically steps from the Metro-North station in Beacon.<\/li>\n
  3. Dover Plains Stone Church, Dover Plains<\/a>, Dutchess Co.: A mild hike puts you right at the “doorstep” of this naturally-occurring, cathedral-like rock formation located 30 minutes east of Poughkeepsie, proving once again that nature wins when it comes to cool stuff to look at.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Know some weird places worth exploring in the Catskills or Hudson Valley?\u00a0Edify me in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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