Lonely Planet, one of the world's most iconic travel guides, named the Catskill region one of its Best in Travel 2019 Top Regions. From the article:

This beautiful mountainous region west of the Hudson Valley has been a popular getaway since the 19th century. The romantic image of mossy gorges and rounded peaks, as popularized by Hudson Valley School painters, encouraged a preservation movement: in 1894 the state constitution was amended so that thousands of acres are 'forever kept as wild forest lands.'

Read about the places in the Catskills Lonely Planet fell in love with here.