Guidebook for Bronx
Sightseeing
New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern BlvdWalking distance
http://www.nybg.org/
Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern BlvdWalking distance
http://www.bronxzoo.com/
Central Park
85 S Jefferson RdSo easy to get to...D train from our home.
Empire State Building
20 W 34th StSee NYC from the top floor. Take D train to 34th
4 train to bowling green station and walk to WHITEHALL TERMINAL SOUTH FERRY and take the Staten Island Ferry for FREE. You can take great pictures of the Statue of Liberty and see lower Manhattan.
1303 locals recommend
Statue of Liberty Museum Shop
1 Liberty Island - Ellis Island 4 train to bowling green station and walk to WHITEHALL TERMINAL SOUTH FERRY and take the Staten Island Ferry for FREE. You can take great pictures of the Statue of Liberty and see lower Manhattan.
The heart of Manhattan. Take D or 4 train to 42nd and walk to Times Square
2037 locals recommend
Times Square
The heart of Manhattan. Take D or 4 train to 42nd and walk to Times Square
Take the 4 train to Brooklyn Bridge City Hall and WALK across the bridge using the sidewalk from City Hall side.
14 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge City Hall Station
Take the 4 train to Brooklyn Bridge City Hall and WALK across the bridge using the sidewalk from City Hall side.
World Flags around an active skating rink. Home to a NYC Christmas tree and the big gold statue.
759 locals recommend
Rockefeller Center
45 Rockefeller PlazaWorld Flags around an active skating rink. Home to a NYC Christmas tree and the big gold statue.
Take the 4 train to 42nd Bryant Park and Grand Central Terminal
781 locals recommend
Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd StTake the 4 train to 42nd Bryant Park and Grand Central Terminal
Take the 4 train to Fulton Street and walk to World Trade Center
616 locals recommend
4 World Trade Center
150 Greenwich StTake the 4 train to Fulton Street and walk to World Trade Center
Take the 4 train to Bowling Green and walk to Wall Street. Check out the BRONZE BULL
90 locals recommend
Financial District
Take the 4 train to Bowling Green and walk to Wall Street. Check out the BRONZE BULL
#4 tr to 183rd St. Walk 183rd up the hill, cross Martin Luther King Bld; it curves to Loring Pl, then dead-ends. Make a rt, then lt at the gatehouse, then an immediate rt. The entrance is straight.
8 locals recommend
Hall of Fame for Great Americans
#4 tr to 183rd St. Walk 183rd up the hill, cross Martin Luther King Bld; it curves to Loring Pl, then dead-ends. Make a rt, then lt at the gatehouse, then an immediate rt. The entrance is straight.
D train to 125, transfer uptown A train to 190 walk to Fort Tyon Park. medieval armor and european paintings to the world
707 locals recommend
The Met Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin DrD train to 125, transfer uptown A train to 190 walk to Fort Tyon Park. medieval armor and european paintings to the world
History. Take D to C” train to 163rd. Exit the stairs south-east end of the station. Walk past C-Town grocery & proceed up stone stairwell on the left side of St. Nicolas Ave. Museum entrance is ahead
107 locals recommend
Morris-Jumel Mansion
65 Jumel TerraceHistory. Take D to C” train to 163rd. Exit the stairs south-east end of the station. Walk past C-Town grocery & proceed up stone stairwell on the left side of St. Nicolas Ave. Museum entrance is ahead
A Public Garden & Cultural Center. 675 West 252nd Street Bronx, NY 10471. Free guided tours of the gardens begin at the Perkins Visitor Center Sundays at 2pm. Guided group tours are also available.
Wave Hill Education Department
675 W 252nd StA Public Garden & Cultural Center. 675 West 252nd Street Bronx, NY 10471. Free guided tours of the gardens begin at the Perkins Visitor Center Sundays at 2pm. Guided group tours are also available.
Food Scene
Little Italy
189 Grand StTake the D to GRAND STREET...walk to Little Italy.
Arts & Culture
Yankee Stadium
1 E 161 StBaseball!!
Basketball games, concerts of circus. Check their website and see what is going on. Take the D train to 59th and transfer to the C train to Penn Station.
11 locals recommend
The Madison Square Garden Company
2 Pennsylvania PlazaBasketball games, concerts of circus. Check their website and see what is going on. Take the D train to 59th and transfer to the C train to Penn Station.
Easy commute from our homestay. Take the B train local to the actual stop!
1623 locals recommend
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park WestEasy commute from our homestay. Take the B train local to the actual stop!
East commute from our Homestay. Take the 4 train to 86th street.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveEast commute from our Homestay. Take the 4 train to 86th street.
Easy to commute. Take 4 train to 86 and walk the block.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveEasy to commute. Take 4 train to 86 and walk the block.
Shopping
Great for vintage shopping...take the D train which is a 3 minute walk from our home to 59th and transfer to C train and get off Spring Street.
909 locals recommend
SoHo
Great for vintage shopping...take the D train which is a 3 minute walk from our home to 59th and transfer to C train and get off Spring Street.
Designer brand merchandise at discount price. Take for 4 train downtown to Fulton street. It's on the right corner across the street from the middle subway exit.
260 locals recommend
Century21 Stores
32 Church StDesigner brand merchandise at discount price. Take for 4 train downtown to Fulton street. It's on the right corner across the street from the middle subway exit.
Astor Place Hairstylists
2 Astor PlMacy's, Victorian Secret, Forever 21, and many more stores for shopping.
Everything Else
Famous popular church. 14 East 51st Street New York, NY 10022; Take the d train to 7th avenue..Each year, more than 5.5 million people visit St. Patrick's Cathedral.
1126 locals recommend
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th AveFamous popular church. 14 East 51st Street New York, NY 10022; Take the d train to 7th avenue..Each year, more than 5.5 million people visit St. Patrick's Cathedral.