Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Victorian glass house, is
home to tropical rain forest
and arid desert plants. A
tram makes it easy to see
the highlights, and guided
tours are offered. The new
Leon Levy Visitor Center
has a visitor orientation
area, a shop, and a cafe.
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Bronx River Parkway & Kazimiroff
Blvd, Bronx
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Subway Bedford
Park Blvd
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Open Apr-Oct: 10am-6pm
Tue-Sun; Nov-Mar: 10am-5pm Tue-Sun
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Admission charge (free Wed & Sat am)
Bronx Zoo
Well past its 100th birthday,
this sprawling zoo on 265 acres
gets better all the time. The
newest exhibits are a Butterfly
Garden and Tiger Mountain,
while the 6.5-acre Congo Gorilla
Forest, an African rainforest
habitat, brings visitors nose to
nose with the inhabitants. The
unusual World of Darkness shows
nocturnal animals like bats in
action
(see p64)
.
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Bronx River
Parkway & Boston Rd, Bronx
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Subway
Pelham Pkwy
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Open Apr-Oct: 10am-
5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5:30pm Sat, Sun,
& hols; Nov-Mar: 10am-4:30pm daily
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Admission charge
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www.bronxzoo.com
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
A small but magnificent oasis,
this 52-acre garden designed by
the Olmsted brothers in 1910 is
home to more than 12,000 plant-
ings. It is best known for the
Cranford Rose Gardens where
thousands of roses cascade down
arches and climb lattices, and the
authentic Japanese Hill-and-Pond
Garden, planted in 1915. It is also
known for its Cherry Esplanade
and Cherry Walk, one of the
foremost cherry-blossom sites
outside Japan. The Steinhardt
Conservatory houses tropical and
desert plants and one of America's
largest bonsai collections.
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900 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn
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Subway Eastern Pkwy
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Open Apr-Sep:
8am-6pm Tue-Fri, 10am-6pm Sat, Sun, &
hols; Oct-Mar: 8am-4:30pm Tue-Fri, 10am-
4:30pm Sat, Sun, & hols
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Admission
charge (free Tue & Sat am)
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www.bbg.org
New York Botanical Garden
One of the oldest and largest
botanical gardens in the world,
this National Historic Landmark
covers 250 acres and includes
48 gardens and plant collections
and 50 acres of forest, the only
remains of woods that once
covered New York. The Enid A.
Haupt Conservatory, a restored
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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