Waterfalls, a mountain lake, a design-forward room, and a vintage crawl in each direction.
SIXT Brooklyn. Bring your license + the card you booked with — they'll ask for both.
BQE → GWB (free heading up) → Palisades Pkwy → I-87 Thruway North → Exit 20, Saugerties. ~2.5 hrs.
Saugerties Antiques Center, 220 Main St — multi-vendor, heavy on mid-century furniture. Two minutes off your exit. Lunch on Main St after.
Rt 32 N → Rt 23A W. The last stretch through Kaaterskill Clove is the best driving of the trip — Bastion Falls is roadside, pull over.
Drop bags, reset. Breakfast tomorrow's included.
Park at the Laurel House Road lot — flat walk to the top viewing platform. (The Molly Smith lot is the stair climb; skip it.)
~$10/car. Swim, escarpment chairs, golden hour. Sunset ~8:25.
Book it ahead — and tell them it's your birthday.
Included at Lilien. Take your time.
Down Rt 32, ~40 min. The whole drive home doubles as thrift leg two.
Uptown Stockade. Rooms of homewares, ceramics, small furniture — reasonable. A warm-up.
The main event. Huge multi-vendor warehouse — clothing, furniture, records, art. Best odds for a cool find and a furniture score. Free parking.
Down in the Rondout. Strong men's selection, fairly priced. Grab lunch on Broadway around here.
Two doors down. Curated MCM furniture and lighting — pricier, but the spot for a statement piece.
Leave Kingston by now — it's ~2.5 hrs, and the car's due back at 7:30.