World's (third) Largest Garden Gnome

This weekend my dude and I rented a little cottage in Kerhonkson, New York on the western side of the Hudson River Valley in the foothills of the Catskills. As I do before I go anywhere, I consulted the Roadside America app before we left, and discovered that the world's third largest garden gnome currently stands in Kerhonkson.

Thankfully my dude was down for a quick visit, and on Saturday we met Gnome Chomsky— once the World's Largest garden gnome before others in Iowa and Poland edged him out. Mr. Chomsky stands by the road, near the entrance to Kelder's Farm. Note: if you're following the Roadside America app, the address provided is wrong—just Google "Kelder's Farm" and you can't miss him.

The only thing mildly disappointing about our visit was the lack of souvenirs featuring Gnome. I did buy a wooden nickel, but would have totally bought postcards or a magnet if they'd had some. The frisbees were sort of an odd choice, but I did laugh at the "(Not) The World's Largest Garden Gnome," regulation size gnome.

I know it might seem totally silly, but seeing Gnome was a total highlight in a weekend filled with wonderful things. I love that things like this exist and I hope there are a lot more similarly ridiculous stops included in my future adventures.