Visitors will enjoy Alley Pond Environmental Center's mini-zoo and nature trails. Call for a free guide to our programs for children and adults.
Bayswater Point State Park
Comprises 12 acres at the tip of the peninsula in the Rockaways that juts out into the Mott Basin on the eastern shore of Jamaica Bay. Includes beach, wetland and woodlands.
Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Park
Features over 6,000 animals on 265 acres. Naturalistic habitats include African Plains, Jungle World and Congo Gorilla Forest.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Premiere garden attraction: over 12,000 plant varieties on 52 acres; renowned bonsai museum & Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Enjoy beauty, romance and fun blossoms among world-class plant collections and specialty gardens.
Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment (BCUE)
Nature, architecture and history tours of Brooklyn.
Butterfly and Hummingbird Trail
Trail leads visitors through the special gathering places of these winged pollinators. Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Castle Clinton National Monument
1807 defense post. War of 1812 army headquarters. 1855 processing point for immigrants.
Central Park
Over 840 acres of landscaped and recreational areas: zoo, theater, sports facilities, lakes, food, entertainment.
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve
260-acre nature preserve. Site of 19th-c clay mining. Habitat to endangered species of plants and animals. Working organic farm.
Cloisters Museum
Devoted to the art and horticulture of medieval Europe. Branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Gift shop.
Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park
9-acre waterfront park along the East River in Brooklyn. Simple landscaping for picnicking, strolling, reading or viewing the ships. Bordering part of the park are landmark Civil War-Era coffee and tobacco warehouses.
Exotic Courtyard Garden
Lush, colorful display outside the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, combing exotic aquatics and tropicals. New York Botanical Garden.
Fort Wadsworth: Guardian of the Narrows
This strategic coastal location at the Narrows was used by the British as the staging aroundfor the massive British invasion of Brooklyn in August 1776.
Gantry River State Park
Overlooks NYC. Gantry landmarks are over 100 yrs old. Fishing pier.
Gateway National Recreation Area
26,000 acres with sites in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, including beaches, natural area and cultural resources.
Gateway National Recreation Area - Great Kills Park
Beach Center open seasonally; nature center & trails, marina, boat launch ramp, remote control airplane field, fishing.
Gateway National Recreation Area - Miller Field
Miller Field is an ex-Army Air Corp air field which is now a recreation area featuring ball fields & soccer fields.
Jacob K Javits Convention Center, The
NYS's premier world-class trade show and convention facility. Offers 814,400 sq. ft. of exhibit space in 11 different halls on three levels.
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Internationally renowned as a prime birding spot where thousands of water, land and shorebirds stop during migration.
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5.5 acres. Barless habitats, naturalistic environments: tropical, temperate, and polar climatic zones. 
Visitors will enjoy Alley Pond Environmental Center's mini-zoo and nature trails. Call for a free guide to our programs for children and adults. 
Comprises 12 acres at the tip of the peninsula in the Rockaways that juts out into the Mott Basin on the eastern shore of Jamaica Bay. Includes beach, wetland and woodlands.
Features over 6,000 animals on 265 acres. Naturalistic habitats include African Plains, Jungle World and Congo Gorilla Forest. 
Premiere garden attraction: over 12,000 plant varieties on 52 acres; renowned bonsai museum & Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Enjoy beauty, romance and fun blossoms among world-class plant collections and specialty gardens.
Nature, architecture and history tours of Brooklyn. 
Trail leads visitors through the special gathering places of these winged pollinators. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 
1807 defense post. War of 1812 army headquarters. 1855 processing point for immigrants. 
Over 840 acres of landscaped and recreational areas: zoo, theater, sports facilities, lakes, food, entertainment. 
260-acre nature preserve. Site of 19th-c clay mining. Habitat to endangered species of plants and animals. Working organic farm. 
Devoted to the art and horticulture of medieval Europe. Branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Gift shop. 
9-acre waterfront park along the East River in Brooklyn. Simple landscaping for picnicking, strolling, reading or viewing the ships. Bordering part of the park are landmark Civil War-Era coffee and tobacco warehouses. 
Lush, colorful display outside the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, combing exotic aquatics and tropicals. New York Botanical Garden. 
This strategic coastal location at the Narrows was used by the British as the staging aroundfor the massive British invasion of Brooklyn in August 1776.
Overlooks NYC. Gantry landmarks are over 100 yrs old. Fishing pier. 
26,000 acres with sites in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, including beaches, natural area and cultural resources. 
Beach Center open seasonally; nature center & trails, marina, boat launch ramp, remote control airplane field, fishing.
Miller Field is an ex-Army Air Corp air field which is now a recreation area featuring ball fields & soccer fields.
NYS's premier world-class trade show and convention facility. Offers 814,400 sq. ft. of exhibit space in 11 different halls on three levels. 
Internationally renowned as a prime birding spot where thousands of water, land and shorebirds stop during migration. 
