If you do in fact go chasing waterfalls, you might just end up in Saugerties, a charming Ulster County community with countless links to American popular culture. Located north of Kingston and sharing a common border with Woodstock, this sizable town encompasses some two-dozen hamlets and a central village which surrounds the final, dramatic plunge of Esopus Creek as it empties into the Hudson. The creek’s navigable neck, guarded by a historic lighthouse, forms a natural harbor, affording several in-town homes the luxury of a private dock. Main and Partition Streets conspire to form one of the most unique downtowns in the Hudson Valley, abounding with bookstore-cafés, record shops, and antiquariums that cater to present-day sensibilities on a vibrant canvas that seems in many ways frozen in time. Head towards the mountains and you'll find Opus 40, a one-man art project that transformed a barren quarry into a giant sculptural masterpiece.