Early Morning at Cold Spring, Asher B. Durand, 1850

   
 Located about an hour and ten minutes north or New York City by train, Cold Spring is one of several Hudson River villages that city folks escape to when they want to go "upstate" (In my opinion, "upstate" doesn’t start until about past Albany, but I guess your opinion doesn’t count on this matter unless you are from "the city.") Most folks come here for the trendy bookshops and antique stores, some come for the gorgeous views of the Hudson. I come for the ruins.

     House and farm ruins in the woods, a crumbling factory site, and an abandoned mansion are to be found here.