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 The best way to describe New Paltz is a
hip college town with a historic past - the American Revolutionary War meets "That
70’s Show."
New Paltz has maintained its small town
feel despite being home to a major state college – SUNY New Paltz
Originally the French Huguenots settled
this area in 1677 on what is known today as Huguenot Street. The original churches,
schools, blacksmiths and stone houses dot the area and are maintained in a museum-like
community. A band of faithful volunteers maintain the properties, give tours and
reenact daily life of the time.
Primarily a farming community, New Paltz
took its name from "Pfaltz," - a German word for the capital from where
the settler’s immigrated.
Shop for antiques, bike along cornfields,
tour wineries, pick your own fruit, tour the art galleries and then overdose in
the tie-dye paraphernalia!
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THINGS TO DO
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Browse the antique stores, thrift shops
and head shops that dot Main St.
 Tour historic Huguenot St. through October
31st. This is a museum community of preserved stone houses and landmarks from the
original French settler’s, maintained by the Huguenot Historical Society.
Guided tours are offered by a group of dedicated volunteers for $6.00.
Some of the volunteers tour the northeast
reenacting scenes from the American Revolutionary War period. For more info on their
upcoming events, visit: www.brigade.org.
Next to Huguenot St. you’ll find
the lovely New Paltz Golf Course that is open to the public. Play 18 holes
for $23 on weekends, $18 on weekdays.
 Sign up to rent a bicycle from the Bicycle
Depot on Main St. and bike along the corn fields. Tour one of the wineries
like the Adair Vineyards or pick your own fruit from one of the many local
farms like Dressel’s. Taxi’s will take you out to the wineries
and farms. For the more adventurous, call ahead to Diamond Sports and arrange
to go rock-climbing.
Spend the day
at the Mohonk
Mountain House. With a day-pass, you can hike 85 miles
of trails. In winter, go cross-country skiing or snowshoeing.
A taxi ride there from New Paltz costs $13.00. Day pass rates
vary depending on season and day of week.
For the ultimate in adventure, call
ahead to sign up for trapeze lessons at the New Paltz Trapeze School - through
the end of October. If you pre-register, it is $35.00 for a lesson, and they will
fetch you from the station
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LODGING
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 Pictured left is the Inn at Orchard Heights.
Enjoy a full breakfast in this beauftiful 1888 Queen Anne Victorian right in the
heart of town.
For more luxurious
accommodations, try the Mohonk
Mountain House. Rates include three meals daily and most
house activities, and range from $379 - $735, double occupancy,
plus tax and service charge. Taxi fare to the site is $13.00.
Also outside of town in nearby Stone Ridge, consider the Sparrow
Hawk Bed & Breakfast. Or in High Falls, just 15 minutes
north of New Paltz, try
Whispering Pines Bed & Breakfast.
There is also a Super 8 Motel
on the outskirts of town. Taxi fare to Super 8 is $4.00 or try the
Minnewaska Lodge in nearby Gardiner.
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DINING
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Wonderful eateries line Main St. up
and down. Locals recommend the Guilded Otter Microbrewery for outdoor dining,
La Stazione or Toscani & Sons for Italian and McGillicuddy’s
for steaks and burgers. Also try the Main St. Bistro for brunch.
If you are not staying on site already, you can still experience
an elegant meal at the Mohonk
Mountain House. Their dining room is open for lunch and
dinner reservations.
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NIGHTLIFE
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Some of the coffeehouses occasionally
have live music on the weekends, check their schedule the day you arrive. Cabaloosa
club on Main St. has dancing and live entertainment too.
The New Paltz Cinema movie theatre
is about 1/2 mi. out of town up at the Ames Plaza. A taxi will take you there for
$4.00.
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TRANSPORTATION
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BUS:
Take
Adirondack Trailways from Port Authority to New Paltz. The bus station is
located right in the middle of town across from the Chamber of Commerce. Bicycles
are accepted on board if they are boxed.
Travel Time: allow 2 hours, 15
minutes
Call 800-858-8555 for details.
CAR:
NYC Through 84 to Exit 18. Left on Rte
212.
Travel time: allow 2 hours
CAR RENTAL:
Take the Metro-North train to
Poughkeepsie (last stop) and rent a car from Enterprise-Rent-a-Car (845-485-2222).
They will pick you up from the train station. They offer fabulous weekend specials.
New Paltz is a 20-minute drive.
Travel time: allow 2 hours, 30
minutes
TAXI:
The New Paltz Taxi station is located at the bus station in New Paltz. (845-255-1550).
Anywhere in town is $4.00. Outside of town runs $8.00-$13.00. You-pick farms are
$8.00, Mohonk Mountain house is $13.00.
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TRAVEL TIPS
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Packing Extras: bike, sunglasses,
bathing suit, camera, bags for fruit
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WEATHER
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