• Huguenot Street. Oldest Street in American with its original houses.  edit
• Mohonk Mountain House. National Historic Site.  edit
• State University of New York at New Paltz.  edit

By car

New Paltz is exit 18 on the New York State Thruway which is also designated as Interstate 87.

By bus

There is frequent bus service between The Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City and New Paltz with connections to many other villages and cities.

• TheLuxBus[1] fittingly, offers affordable yet luxurious, high-end ground transportation connecting New Paltz to Manhattan to the south and Albany, Saratoga Springs, Plattsburgh and Montreal, Quebec to the north. Introductory fare is $25 to Manhattan, $20 to Albany and Montreal for $60 one way, less for round-trip. There are four departures daily, reservations required. +1.646.895.0219.

By plane

Stewart International Airport is the nearest major airport to New Paltz. It is in Newburgh, thirty minutes to the south.

By train

The Wallkill Valley Rail Trail [2] is on the bed of the Wallkill Valley Rail transport, the former main transportation link for New Paltz.

Rail Travel to New York City: Nearby Poughkeepsie is the end of the line for Metro-North Rail. Poughkeepsie is a 15-20 minute drive east of New Paltz. Taxis are available in Poughkeepsie to transport travelers to and from New Paltz. Riding on Metro-North out of the Poughkeepsie Station is clean, safe and reliable. Trains run from very early in the morning until late into the evening. Fares can run as low as $12.75 each way.

As of July 2008 there is a bus you can take that picks you up at the Poughkeepsie train station and stops in New Paltz [3]. It is run by the Ulster County Area Transit [4]. View the bus schedule here: Bus schedule (pdf format) [5]

Walk or drive.

• Gilded Otter.  edit

Several other restaurants on lower Main Street.

Bacchus- has over 300 beers and really good food. Not to expensive and has a late night menu and pool.