This Greene County town is full of historic Hudson Valley landmarks, scrumptious upstate eateries, and a thriving craft beer scene. Not to be confused with the Catskills region, Catskill is the darling town in Greene County that is just as much a hub for history as it is for up-and-coming restaurateurs.

This blatant exclusion of Jews from well-established leisure areas logically led to the creation of a distinct Jewish brand of vacation in the Catskill Mountains in the early twentieth century. The barring of Jews from many of New York's most popular vacation haunts propelled them to create their own land of leisure.