World's Largest Kaleidoscope, Catskill Park

#6 among attractions in Catskill Park

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The Kaatskill Kaleidoscope is the world's largest kaleidoscope, measuring 56 feet in height. It is located in Mount Tremper, New York. It is housed in a converted grain silo. It was designed by 1960s psychedelic artist Isaac Abrams and his son Raphael. It cost $250,000 to build and opened in 1996. The idea for its construction belongs to Catskills developer Dean Gitter, a local P.T. Barnum. ()

Coordinates: 42°2'57"N, 74°17'13"W

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World's Largest Kaleidoscope – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wittenberg Mountain, Giant Ledge, Cornell Mountain, Zen Mountain Monastery.

4.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wittenberg Mountain, Slide Mountain Wilderness Area
108 min walk • Wittenberg Mountain, locally "the Wittenberg," is a mountain located in Ulster County, New York. The mountain is part of the Burroughs Range of the Catskill Mountains.
5.6 miW
Mountain
Giant Ledge, Slide Mountain Wilderness Area
142 min walk • Giant Ledge is a cliff located in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Panther Mountain is located north of Giant Ledge.
4.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cornell Mountain, Slide Mountain Wilderness Area
125 min walk • Cornell Mountain is a mountain located in Ulster County, New York. The mountain is part of the Burroughs Range of the Catskill Mountains.
0.7 miE
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Zen Mountain Monastery, Catskill Park
19 min walk • Zen Mountain Monastery is a Zen Buddhist monastery and training center on a 230-acre forested property in the Catskill Mountains in Mount Tremper, New York. It was founded in 1980 by John Daido Loori originally as the Zen Arts Center.
5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Panther Mountain, Slide Mountain Wilderness Area
142 min walk • Panther Mountain is one of the Catskill High Peaks, located in the Town of Shandaken in Ulster County, New York. At approximately 3,720 feet in elevation, it is the 18th highest in the range.
2.4 miNW
Museum
Empire State Railway Museum, Mount Tremper
62 min walk • Established in 1960, the Empire State Railway Museum is a non-profit railroad museum currently located in the historic Ulster & Delaware Phoenicia Railroad Station, Phoenicia, New York.
5 miE
Mountain
Beetree Hill, Catskill Park
127 min walk • Beetree Hill is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York north-northeast of Wittenberg. Johns Mountain is located east, and Acorn Hill is located south-southeast of Beetree Hill.
3.7 miE
Mountain
Mount Tobias, Catskill Park
95 min walk • Mount Tobias is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York southeast of Phoenicia. Ticetonyk Mountain is located south, Tremper Mountain is located northwest, Roundtop Mountain is located southeast, and Tonshi Mountain is located southeast of Mount Tobias.
4.8 miSE
Mountain
Ticetonyk Mountain, Catskill Park
123 min walk • Ticetonyk Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York southeast of Phoenicia. Tremper Mountain is located northwest, and Tonshi Mountain is located east of Ticetonyk Mountain.
1.7 miW
Mountain
Romer Mountain, Slide Mountain Wilderness Area
45 min walk • Romer Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York south of Phoenicia. Sheridan Mountain is located north, and Cross Mountain is located south of Romer Mountain.
4.3 miNW
Mountain
Sheridan Mountain, Catskill Park
111 min walk • Sheridan Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York north-northwest of Phoenicia. Fork Ridge is located southwest, and Romer Mountain is located south of Sheridan Mountain.