Let's Take a Day Trip to Woodstock, NY!!

Good for hippies at heart!! Though the name conjures a crowd splashed in tie-dye and the faint scent of marijuana, Woodstock isn't actually where the 1969 festival was held. (That was in Bethel, about two hours away.) Even so, the town is a mix of retired hippies - a street there is named after the late great Band member Levon Helm - artists and city dwellers who feel the need to flee the metropolis on weekends. Woodstock provides the chance to connect with nature thanks to Overlook Mountain and its various trails as well as a healthy shopping scene with quaint local shops like Candlestick and the Golden Notebook and its weekend flea market, delicious food that can be found at places like Silvia and The Mud Club and drinks at Station Bar & Curio. We'll plan a fun-filled day, that's for sure!!

Long before whispers of the 1969 music festival, Woodstock has been eyed as a utopian art colony. In fact its artsy roots can be traced back as early as the early 1900s. It started with The Byrdcliffe colony, which was founded in 1903 (and still exists today) and was a woodsy retreat where artists were invited to come and simply create. Ever since then Woodstock has been a beacon for the wildly creative. Fun fact: Bob Dylan even had a home at Byrdcliffe. Today, there is no shortage of art throughout the community, whether its the museums and galleries along Tinker Street (the main drag), the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, and the classes and seminars visitors can still take at the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild.