A Monument To Counterculturism

One of the misconceptions is that the Woodstock festival happened in a place called Woodstock. On the contrary, the small rural town of Bethel hosted the concert. It subsequently went down in history as a monument to counterculturism.

Billionaire Alan Gerry acquired the site where the historic festival took place, and in 1998, he converted it into the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Bethel has since become a place where men and women, drawn to the history of ’60s counterculture, visit to set their eyes on where the iconic festival took place.