Visiting The Bronx
For many visitors to NYC, the Bronx is a place to avoid. Memories of the blight of the 1970's, when President Jimmy Carter toured the area and movies depicted it as a hell hole have persisted. What most visitors don't know, though, is that one fourth of the land in the Bronx is parkland, including Pelham Bay Park, which is the largest park in the city. The Bronx is also a historically and architecturally interesting place, with two colonial-era houses, an assortment of 19th century mansions, a plethora of late 19th and early 20th century townhouses, and the world's largest concentration of Art Deco buildings.
So here, listed alphabetically, are 10 great reasons to visit the Bronx:
So here, listed alphabetically, are 10 great reasons to visit the Bronx:
- Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
- Bronx Museum of the Arts - while their permanent collection is comprised of twentieth century, exhibitions, this museum tends to focus on contemporary works, especially those of emerging and mid-career artists.
- Bronx Zoo - With over 6,000 animals, this 265-acre zoo is the largest city zoo in the United States. We think it is also the best.
- Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
- New York Botanical Garden - features wonderful Spring daffodil displays, spectacular rhododendrons, the wonderful Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, and a colorful, imaginative rock garden.
- Valentine-Varian House/Museum of Bronx History - this Georgian fieldstone farmhouse survived fierce artillery barrages during the Revolutionary War
- Van Cortlandt House Museum - Georgian fieldstone country house was once home to NYC's prominent Van Cortlandt family and was General George Washington's headquarters in 1776 and 1783
- Wave Hill - garden encompasses spectacular views overlooking the Hudson River, the Palisades and historic mansions. Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt and Arturo Toscanini once called this area home.
- Woodlawn Cemetery - more than 1,300 private mausoleums, many designed by architects like McKim, Mead & White; Carrere & Hastings; John Russell Pope; Tiffany; and Hunt & Hunt. Meticulously planted landscape.
- Yankee Stadium -- home of the "Bronx Bombers."
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