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Catskills


The clever raison d'être of this compact bookshop is Top 10 lists. Owner Aaron Hicklin has charmed the likes of actress Tilda Swinton, writer Marlon James and chef Eric Ripert, along with other celebs, movers and shakers, into nominating their deserted island reading lists.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Catskills attractions

1. Viewpoint

0.02 MILES

This pocket-sized park provides excellent views over the Delaware River towards the narrows that give the town its name. Keep an eye out for bald eagles…

2. Fort Delaware Museum

0.51 MILES

A reconstructed log fort (not a military outpost) from the 1750s when English settlers and Lenape Indians coexisted in what was then wilderness territory…

3. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

11.34 MILES

The site of the 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair, on Max Yasgur's farm outside Bethel, is 70 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock. It's now home to an…

4. Grey Towers

23.07 MILES

The austere chateau-style home of Gifford Pinchot, founder of the US Forest Service, is open for tours. You can see an extensive library full of leather…

5. High Point State Park

28.97 MILES

Northeast of the Worthington State Forest, the aptly named High Point State Park has wonderful panoramas of the surrounding lakes, hills and farmland –…