Named one of the 10 Coolest towns by Budget Travel Magazine. Saugerties NY is home to great restaurants, art galleries, antique shops, HITS (Horse Shows in the Sun) Opus 40. Also called the Festival Town, it hosted the 25th anniversary of Woodstock, the yearly Garlic Festivial, the Mum Festival, Studio Artists Tour and more.

Conde Nast Traveler magazine features the Saugerties Lighthouse among 8 historical US hotel renovations. They feature the hotel in their “past” and “present” states. Click HERE to get to the Conde Nast Traveler article featuring Saugerties among the other great locations.

Saugerties has a wide variety of great restaurants both Fine Dining to Casual Fare, from Italian to Japanese, from farm to table, ready to satisfy any craving. Home to The Tavern at Diamond Hills, Miss Lucy’s, Emiliani’s, The Red Onion, Cafe Mezzaluna Bistro Latino, Szechuan King, Land & Sea Grill, Cafe Tamayo, Stella’s Station, Cue’s BBQ Shack and many more. For your sweet tooth, head to Krause’s Chocolates, Hudson Valley Dessert Company, or Lucky’s Chocolates. To quench your thirst try Dave’s Coffee and Wine House, The Dutch Ale House or The Pig Bar and Grill to name a few.

(photo courtesy Miss Lucy’s)