{"id":59250,"date":"2017-12-19T08:50:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T12:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=59250"},"modified":"2025-09-02T00:23:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T04:23:40","slug":"why-woodstock-new-york-is-worth-revisiting-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/59250\/why-woodstock-new-york-is-worth-revisiting-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Woodstock, New York is Worth Revisiting Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Best known for the famous 1969 counterculture music festival of the same name — an event that actually took place 50 miles away in a town called Bethel — Woodstock<\/a>, New York is an easy getaway from NYC. With its unique culture, mountaintop Buddhist monastery, great food, and general relaxed vibe, the hippie town is the perfect place to cure your stress and screen addiction (at least for the weekend). Not to mention, it\u2019s just a two-hour Trailways bus ride from Midtown Manhattan.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s great local food and beer <\/strong><\/h2>\n

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There are plenty of great choices for dinner in town, including Red Onion<\/a>, Cucina<\/a>, Joshua\u2019s<\/a> and The Bear Caf\u00e9, but Woodstock is also home to one of the best burger spots in the Catskills: Shindig<\/a> — a local favorite serving no-frills comfort food sourced almost entirely from New York State. Order the Farmhouse Burger — a perfect combo of Hereford beef, cheddar, bacon, sriracha aioli, and a sunny-side-up egg on a Bread Alone brioche bun — and pair it with a side of sweet potato fries and a local glass of whatever\u2019s on tap from Catskill Brewing.<\/p>\n

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You can zen out among the trees<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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You can support local mom-and-pop business — and take home cool things <\/strong><\/h2>\n

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There are tons of free, eccentric activities <\/strong><\/h2>\n

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You can still hear great live music
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Though it\u2019s been 50 years since the town\u2019s namesake festival, the live-music spirit of Woodstock is still one of the main reasons to visit. The Station Bar & Curio<\/a> opened just last summer, but has already earned a reputation for its dependably great lineup, outdoor garden, and local beers (six craft beers are served on draft through an antique radiator). There, you can catch no-cover concerts of The Dub Mob\u2019s psychedelic songs, or The Deadbeats Duo playing some old Grateful Dead and Janis Joplin classics. The town is also home to the iconic Levon Helm Studios<\/a>, affectionately known as \u201cThe Barn,\u201d and the former home recording studio of the late Levon Helm, drummer from legendary group The Band. Today, the intimate venue is hallowed ground for music lovers looking to step inside a piece of history. Past performers have included Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, and Norah Jones.<\/p>\n

The hotels are just as offbeat as the town<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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In the heart of town, The White Dove Rockotel<\/a> (from $165) channels a \u201870s vibe with flamboyant decor inspired by the Queen of Psychedelic Soul. Guest perks include free bikes, local concert tickets, vintage lawn games, hot breakfast sandwiches delivered from Provisions, and a meditation porch (of course).<\/p>\n

Photo credits: Mitchell Joyce, Fruition Chocolate, Woodstock Yoga Center, Hotel Dylan<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Best known for the famous 1969 counterculture music festival of the same name — an event that actually took place 50 miles away in a town called Bethel — Woodstock, New York is an easy getaway from NYC. With its unique culture, mountaintop Buddhist monastery, great food, and general relaxed vibe, the hippie town is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59267,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[325,757,224,817,829,776,770,834,790,969,781,774,849,1,316],"tags":[238,40,176,381,293,143,280,145,483,142,125,130,212,144,299,133,449,473,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-59250","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"category-activity-2","9":"category-arts","10":"category-biking-adventure-activity-2","11":"category-culture-2","12":"category-farms-food-drink","13":"category-food-drink","14":"category-gardens-culture-2","15":"category-hiking-adventure-activity-2","16":"category-locations","17":"category-outdoor-dining","18":"category-restaurants-food-drink","19":"category-shopping-2","20":"category-uncategorized","21":"category-weekend-getaways","22":"tag-adventure","23":"tag-art","24":"tag-bed-and-breakfast","25":"tag-biking","26":"tag-budget-friendly","27":"tag-bus","28":"tag-cultural-getaway","29":"tag-dining","30":"tag-family-friendly","31":"tag-festival","32":"tag-food","33":"tag-green","34":"tag-hiking","35":"tag-hotel","36":"tag-locally-sourced","37":"tag-outdoors","38":"tag-restaurants","39":"tag-views","40":"tag-weekend-getaway"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":59267,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Rick-Levon-Queen-RM.-350x197.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}