Aside from religious affiliation, this institution allows visitors to take advantage of its lavish gardens. The interior is completely concealed and invisible from the outside. Great architecture and relaxation.

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Located in the Upper West Side, this community garden/gardeners offers an easily accessibly getaway. Open to the public only on Sundays from 1-4pm (April-November). This 1/6 of hard to find natural paradise is located above a parking [more...]

Located in the Upper West Side, this community garden/gardeners offers an easily accessibly getaway. Open to the public only on Sundays from 1-4pm (April-November). This 1/6 of hard to find natural paradise is located above a parking [more...]

The back garden at Paradou on Little West 12th St is a great place to disappear with a date or small group. There's a clear retractable roof and the area is heated -- like a mini-oasis from the concrete and bricks of the [more...]

Eight formal English gardens surrounding the Charles II-style mansion. You literally feel as if you are on some great estate in the British Countryside. [more...]

A Georgian manor house with elaborate gardens and imported furnishings. It is now a museum of history, art and architecture and has perhaps the finest papier-mache rococo ceiling in the U.S. 29 Warburton Ave in Yonkers. 914.965.4027.

Get away from the cars and the concrete and go to the Wave Hill greenhouses and gardens, a 28-acre former estate overlooking the Hudson River in the Bronx (free during the week and Saturdays before noon, otherwise $4 adults, $2 [more...]