Entry No. 69 — the New York City file — filed under: outdoor-weird

Opus 40

Sculptor Harvey Fite spent 37 years single-handedly fitting thousands of bluestone pieces into a sprawling six-acre maze of terraces, ramps, pools, and steps, using only hand tools and no mortar. Inspired by restoring Mayan ruins in Honduras, he built it as a setting for his carvings, crowning it with a nine-ton monolith he raised himself. He died in 1976 after falling on the site, leaving the dry-stone landscape unfinished but open to walk. An on-site Quarryman's Museum displays the 19th-century stone-cutting tools he collected. (Correct address: 356 George Sickle Rd, Saugerties, NY 12477.)

The move: Spend an afternoon climbing and exploring the dry-stone terraces and ramps, then time it for one of the summer sunset or live-music evenings on the bluestone.

📍 Before you go Seasonal: open roughly Memorial Day through October, Friday-Sunday plus holiday Mondays. Some weekend dates are reserved for events, so check the calendar before driving up. 2026 marks 50 years since Fite's death.

• 📍 Saugerties
• 💸 Free
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Outdoors

Where: 50 Fite Rd, Saugerties, NY 12477

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-23