Catskills 
Things To Do Museums
Things To Do Museums
Catskills Museums & HistoryOur museums have much to teach visitors that come and explore the region. We invite you to learn more about the history of the Catskill mountains. From historic sites tucked away among quaint villages to the popular Fly Fishing Center of Livingston Manor, we have listed the venues to enrich your next trip to the region. |
Come see realistic life sized wax figures of many of the players who made the game great, all in authentic displays. The wax museum offers fun and entertainment for the entire family. There are many i...
99 Main St. Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-1273 |
Built in the 1680s, on land originally settled by Native Americans, Bevier House today reflects the diverse history and culture of Ulster County. The one-room dwelling, constructed by Andries Van Leuv...
2682 Route 209 Stone Ridge, NY 12484 (845) 338-5614 |
The Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to: preserving America's flyfishing heritage, teaching its future generations of flyfishers, and protectin...
1031 Old Route 17 Livingston Manor, NY 12758 (845) 439-4810 |
America's first and only baseball facility designed for the whole family. And it’s the new home of Youth Travel Baseball for children 12 and under, located in baseball country on the outskirts of Co...
4158 State Highway 23 Oneonta, NY 13820 (607) 432-7483 |
The Durham Center Museum has scrapbooks, local history books, board of supervisor’s rolls, assessment rolls, genealogical newsletters, pictures, maps and more at this Victorian general museum, with ...
Route 145 East Durham, NY 12423 (518) 239-8461 |
From the late 1800's through the 1940's the rugged steam locomotives of the Ulster & Delaware, Catskill Mountain Railroad, New York Central, New York Ontario & Western and Delaware & North...
Station Road Phoenicia, NY 12464 (845) 688-7501 |
Cultivating an understanding of the rural heritage that has shaped our land, communities and American culture. Kids programs at The Farmers' Museum inspire, nurture, and inform through art, craft, ex...
80 Lake Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-1450 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library And Museum The Franklin D. Roosevelt Library is the first of the presidential libraries. It was conceived and built under President Roosevelt's direction during 1939-40 on 16 acres of land in Hyde Park, New York...4079 Albany Post Road Hyde Park, NY 12538 (845) 486-7770 |
The Gilboa Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the heritage of Gilboa, New York and the cultural treasure of the Gilboa Fossils from the Devonian Period. The Museum has an exce...
122 Stryker Road Gilboa, NY 12076 607 588 9413 |
Hanford Mills Museum is dedicated to preserve and present the mill site, understand how the Hanford families adapted their business operations to respond to changes in technology, markets, and transp...
73 County Highway 12 East Meredith, NY 13757 (607) 278-5744 |
The Hudson River Maritime Museum is the only museum in New York State exclusively preserving the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries, and the industries that developed around it. Ind...
50 Rondout Landing Kingston, NY 12401 (845) 338-0071 |
Irish American Heritage Museum A museum dedicated to recording and presenting the history and heritage of the Irish in America. The Museum develops and presents exhibitions and sponsors activities to educate Irish Americans ...2267 Route 145 East Durham, NY 12423 (518) 634-7497 |
The Iroquois Indian Museum is an educational institution dedicated to fostering understanding of Iroquois culture using Iroquois art as a window to that culture. The Museum is a venue for promoting I...
Caverns Road Howes Cave, NY 12092 (518) 296-8949 |
The Klyne Esopus Museum, located in Ulster Park, New York, is housed in a former Dutch country church built in 1827. The museum offers a variety of exhibits about the culture, commerce and history of ...
764 Route 9 West Ulster Park, NY 12487 (845) 338-8109 |
The Liberty Museum & Arts Center has been collecting and exhibiting items of historical interest, as well as promoting educational activities such as art classes, lectures, cultural programs, and ...
46 South Main Street Liberty, NY 12754 (845) 292-2394 |
OPUS 40 And The Quarryman's Museum Tucked into a pocket of the Catskills, near Saugerties, lies one of the most extraordinary pieces of sculpture ever created by a single man. The work is an immense composition of finely fitted stone, ...50 Fite Road Saugerties, NY 12477 (845) 246-3400 |
Orange County Firefighters Museum At Orange County Firefighters Museum, over the years historical material has been lovingly preserved by fire companies and enthusiasts.... inevitably of course much has also been lost. Artifacts of al...141 Clinton Street Montgomery, NY 12549 (845) 457-9654 |
The D&H Canal Museum exhibits convey an appreciation for the history of the canal, including its initial financing, development of the technological innovations with which it is associated, and th...
23 Mohonk Road High Falls, NY 12440 (845) 687-9311 |
Wilderstein is located in Rhinebeck, New York. Their mission is to enrich people's lives by providing a relevant, engaging cultural destination, to protect preserve and restore the estate's architect...
330 Morton Road Rhinebeck, NY 12572 (845) 876-4818 |
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Catskills Fact
- During the 19th century, this region became a popular destination for wealthy suburbanites seeking vacation retreats from New York City & New Jersey.