# Where is this in New York? (pic)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-in-new-york-pic/830378>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 1, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-in-new-york-pic/830378 "2019-03-01T14:55:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-in-new-york-pic/830378/1 "2019-03-01T14:55:14Z")

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[![](https://www3.forbes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/9-3.-New-York.jpg) ](https://www3.forbes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/9-3.-New-York.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-in-new-york-pic/830378/2 "2019-03-01T14:59:42Z")

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It’s Mohonk Mountain House. It’s a resort near New Paltz.

> **[Hudson Valley New York Resort and Spa | Mohonk Mountain House](https://www.mohonk.com/?nck=gbetri&gclid=Cj0KCQiAzePjBRCRARIsAGkrSm7kDivwoXLbQ_DkDF6EtVv0ewhR0quNyO0uCSqL_a8pGGjFO_pho4EaAj_0EALw_wcB)**
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> Founded by the Smiley Family in 1869, our Victorian Castle Resort is nestled in the Hudson Valley surrounded by 40,000 acres of forest and wildlife.

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**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-in-new-york-pic/830378/3 "2019-03-01T15:43:58Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> It’s Mohonk Mountain House. It’s a resort near New Paltz.
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> [Mohonk Mountain House | Hudson Valley New York Resort & Spa](https://www.mohonk.com/?nck=gbetri&gclid=Cj0KCQiAzePjBRCRARIsAGkrSm7kDivwoXLbQ_DkDF6EtVv0ewhR0quNyO0uCSqL_a8pGGjFO_pho4EaAj_0EALw_wcB)

Thanks. That’s gorgeous!

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-in-new-york-pic/830378/4 "2019-03-01T16:58:46Z")

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I recognized it because I used to live in New Paltz.

It’s supposedly where hang gliding was invented. (I won’t swear that’s absolutely true but it wasn’t certainly one of the first places to take it up.)

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**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-in-new-york-pic/830378/5 "2019-03-01T17:42:10Z")

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It’s within reasonable driving range from me. The rooms are quite expensive, but I might do a weekend jaunt.