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...]

Accessible only by ferry or water taxi, this wonderland is located right outside our busy city. Free concerts on Saturdays during the summer! Bring your own food as there is nothing to eat on the island. One of the city's least [more...]

Take a short ferry from south street seaport or Red Hook, Brooklyn. It's like Central Park all the way downtown and surrounded by water. Great for hiking, and there are often live outdoor concerts there too. Could be romantic... or [more...]

For a little nature without leaving the city, head to the Loeb Boathouse on the east side of Central Park. A rowboat rental will cost you $12/hour, and $3 every fifteen minutes thereafter. There's a $20 refundable deposit, so don't [more...]

Wild Earth runs nature hikes and camping trips to state parks and national preserves in PA, NY and NJ. You can do anything from a 10 mile moderate trek through ravines through to a hilly hard work hike up Diamond Mountain in Harriman [more...]

While the Cathedral of St. John the Divine is a worthy destination in itself (it's the largest in N. America, if not the world), the gardens on the grounds are worth exploring during blooming season. It's perfect for a picnic for two or [more...]

The most serene, Zen park in upstate New York has to be INNISFREE (only a few miles from Millbrook 12545) -- the layout is a set of Japanese-style "pocket gardens" set in a (100-acre?) stunning park with a lotus-filled lake. Perfect for [more...]

Visit these 45,000 feet of frontage on Gardiner's Bay to see something truly unique: a maritime forest! Soaring red cedars, black-jack oak trees and [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...]

This lovely natural haven is nestled in the middle of a suburb. Come here to hike, Cross Country ski, walk nature trails, and fish. There are freshwater [more...]

Belmont is a park with everything you can't get in once place on the island. Come here for all of the following: boating, fishing, picnicking, biking, horse [more...]

This peaceful state park provides an oasis of beauty and quiet for the pleasure, rest and refreshment of those who delight in outdoor beauty.

Come here to see sharks, seals, sea lions, penguins and the Lost City of Atlantis, a must see year-round attraction. This is Long Island's newest aquarium [more...]

Animal Farm Petting Zoo
296 Wading River Rd
This is the perfect place to meet animals: exotics, reptiles, wildlife, farm animals and babies to bottle feed; [more...]

Great Kills Park has something for everyone - a beach Center open seasonally; nature center & trails, marina, boat launch ramp, fishing, AND BEST, a remote control airplane field!

49th & E River in Long Island City. This little known scenic point overlooks NYC - one of the best views of Manhattan. Plus, all of the Gantry landmarks are over 100 yrs old. Finally, there is a quaint little fishing pier. An [more...]

200th St & Kazimiroff Blvd - in the Bronx.
Unlike anything we have the pleasure of seeing in most New York parks. This is a lush, colorful display outside the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, combing exotic aquatics and tropicals. [more...]

This 260-acre nature preserve is beautiful, has history and a working organic farm. It was the site of 19th century clay mining. Now it is a unique habitat to [more...]

1000 Washington Ave
718/623-7000

This trail, right out of Snow White or Alice in Wonderland, leads visitors through the secret and secluded gathering places of the butterflies and himmingbirds. At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.