Festivals and events in New York: Cheap NYC activities

This Sunday, more than 50,000 runners will take to the five boroughs' streets for the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon. As they traverse a challenging 26.2-mile course across the city, they'll be raising money for charities, chasing personal goals and hopefully having a ton of fun as the city turns into a party. Among the crowd, expect to see a few familiar faces. These stars—from the TV, film, sports and entertainment worlds—will put their personal mettle to the test as they try to earn a medal for running 26.2 miles across all five boroughs. If you want to cheer them on, here’s our guide to the best places to watch. You can also follow along with their times on the NYC Marathon app.  RECOMMENDED: The NYC Marathon 2025 guide Which celebrities are running the NYC Marathon 2025?  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Claire Holt (@claireholt) Actors  Merle Dandridge – The Broadway star and actor who recently completed a run as Persephone in Hadestown will run to support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Claire Holt – See if you can spot the actress known for her roles in The Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little Liars. Jordan Litz – The Broadway star and actor who currently stars as Fiyero in Wicked will support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.  Patina Miller – The Tony Award-winning Broadway star and actor is known for her role in Sister Act. Oliver Phelps – Best known for playing George Weasley in the Harry Potter film...

After a hiatus in 2024, the beloved Saks Fifth Avenue New York holiday light show will return with a reimagined spectacle this holiday season. Expect a dazzling state-of-the-art show where "the lights will dance to a curated medley of uplifting music, creating a luminous celebration of light and sound," Saks announced today.  Though the lights dimmed last year amid financial uncertainty, the show is back this year as of November 24. It will run through Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas, lighting up each night for all to enjoy for free.  RECOMMENDED: Where to see stunning holiday lights in NYC The light show projects thousands of synchronized lights across the building's façade in time with festive music. Past displays have featured a Zodiac calendar, a castle and a tree, all festooned with illuminated flowers, icicles and plenty of glitz. The show repeats every few minutes after sunset until about 11pm.  The light-and-sound experience complements the store's six windows along Fifth Avenue. Each window display will bring enchanting New York City moments to life, from a snowy Central Park boat scene to a resplendent holiday tree. Additional windows will showcase Your Story in Lights, a visual ode to making the holidays your own, featuring motifs from the luxury store's holiday campaign and this season's fashions. Find it all at 611 Fifth Avenue (between 49th and 50th Streets) right across from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and ice skating rink and wedged between...

Leave the gray of the city behind and step into a colorful world of Korean folktales at Genesis House in the Meatpacking District. The venue just launched its latest immersive installation, this one called CHROMA: Tales Between Hues. The exhibition was inspired by the Obangsaek color spectrum, Korea's traditional palette representing the five cardinal directions, elements and cosmic balance—and it's an absolutely transfixing sight to see. The team at Genesis collaborated with actress and singer Ashley Park who brought her own Korean heritage and her passion for storytelling to the exhibition. See CHROMA: Tales Between Hues for free at Genesis House (40A 10th Ave. in the Meatpacking District) through December 14.  RECOMMENDED: Incredible immersive experiences to do in NYC right now The experience will walk you through six vivid worlds, beginning with a sandy path in dappled white light meant to evoke vulnerability and resilience. As you continue, you'll step into an area with logs and wheat to learn about a folktale telling the story of a woodcutter in the forest who was rewarded for his honesty. As the exhibition writes, "The decisions we make in silence, when no eyes are upon us, often speak more deeply about who we are than those made for the world to see."  Photograph: By Zach Hilty/BFA.com / Courtesy of Genesis House Next, follow the birds mounted along the ceiling to a vibrant red-lit space as your explore the story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl—celestial lovers who...

This annual cans-for-a-cause competition pits architecture teams against each other to create larger-than-life art installations using thousands upon thousands of cans of food, all in the name of ending hunger (every can is donated to City Harvest to help feed those in need). Head to Brookfield Place in Manhattan (230 Vesey Street) from October 30-November 10 (10am-7pm) to see the unveiling of these engineering spectacles, all built after months of planning. Then check back to see if your favorite takes home any titles in judges’ categories like Best Use of Labels, Best Meal and Structural Ingenuity. You can even vote for your favorite sculpture once the sculptures are unveiled.  Every year, teams go all out with creativity. Expect to be wowed by 23 differents sculptures. Past sculptures have included a hot air balloon, a bodega cat, baby Yoda, Winnie the Pooh, Mario, Buckingham Palace, a pigeon sipping a coffee, and lots more. This the 33rd year for Canstruction. Each year, the event results in the largest annual single donation of canned food to City Harvest. This year's donations will help reach the organization's goal of rescuing and delivering more than 86 million pounds of food to pantries and soup kitchens across New York City. Admission is free, but do your part by donating some canned goods to the cause.

Free and cheap tickets to NYC's best museums? It's possible! One of the benefits of living in or visiting New York City is all the incredible cultural institutions and museums are at your beck-and-call like The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, MoMA or the Guggenheim. They are among the finest in the world—there’s just one hitch: They’re often pricey to get into. Unlike cities such as London or Washington, D.C., New York isn’t big on publicly funded museums, which is too bad, especially if you actually live here and have to pay most of your wages on food and rent. Granted, there are senior and student discounts, and memberships that let you get in gratis if you’re willing to pay for the annual fee. There is one alternative, however: most museums offer free hours or days and pay-what-you-wish admission. You just have to know where and when they are. We’ve got the info you need in our guide to all the free museum days and cheap admission in NYC you should know about, whether you live here or are planning a visit. RECOMMENDED: Full guide to the best museums in NYC

Getting around New York City isn't necessarily cheap or easy. A quick cross-town Uber ride can cost over $30. A cross-town bus ride is a fraction of the price but will take you a lot longer. And getting from borough to borough can prove to be even more of a feat.  When we chose this year's coolest neighborhood in NYC, we knew that getting there could be a challenge. In some ways, that semi-remoteness is what makes Red Hook so alluring, after all. The bus is an option, bike share works and the NYC Ferry will get you there (no subway service, unfortunately!). Believe it or not, though, there's an even more direct, totally free option that comes way of the kind merchants of Sweden: the IKEA Ferry. Never heard of it? Allow us to explain.  RECOMMENDED: This vibrant Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood is officially the coolest in NYC for 2025 What is the IKEA Ferry? The IKEA Ferry, operated by NY Waterway, offers boat transportation from two points in Manhattan to IKEA along the waterfront on the southwestern edge of Brooklyn.  Photograph: By yuriyt / Shutterstock Where does it pick up and drop off? The IKEA Ferry has two Manhattan stops. The first is in Midtown West at 39th Street's Pier 79 (that's 459 12th Avenue). The second is in Lower Manhattan at Pier 11/Wall Street (that's Pier 11 at South Street). In Brooklyn, it stops at IKEA (1 Beard Street).  When does it run? The IKEA Ferry runs on the weekends from morning until early evening approximately every hour-and-a-half. You...

Groups! Can’t live with ‘em, can’t try almost everything on the menu in one sitting without 'em! Ok, maybe some can, but many will, at one point, still need to find restaurants perfect for large parties celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, big promotions, belated or pre-lated holidays and general getting the band back together events.  Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island each have options for your next fête, and these are our favorites for those expanded occasions. Most allow you to book space for up to six via conventional platforms, save for noted exceptions that go up to about ten, and all have room for more when you connect via email or phone. RECOMMENDED: See all of the best restaurants in NYC

Under the sticky heat of the afternoon sun yesterday, dozens of fully nude models and artists (some of them nude, as well), gathered in Union Square for the final NYC Bodypainting Day. Each painter brought their artistic vision to life on the exquisite canvas of the human body, with some designs featuring intricate patterns and others with bold sweeping decorations.  Artist Andy Golub founded the annual event a decade ago and said this year would be the last for NYC Bodypainting Day in this form. It's likely that the news of the last hurrah attracted some of the throngs of onlookers who gathered around to watch the painters at work. Other attendees stumbled upon the event as they passed through the park, some suppressing surprised gasps or nervous giggles.  RECOMMENDED: This NYC vegan dinner party requires you to have dinner naked The event celebrates the human body in all of its beautiful shapes, sizes, genders, ethnicities and ages (ranging from the 20s to the 80s at the event). Artists carefully wield paintbrushes to cover their subjects from head to toe in theatrical makeup.  "I wanted people to take a moment and really celebrate humanity," Golub told Time Out New York. "I think the event is really about spreading joy and feeling joy." When thinking back on the first bodypainting day, Golub describes it as "magical" with "this incredible feeling of positivity."  Ten years later, that energy imbued this year's event as well. While this is farewell to NYC Bodypainting...

If you’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing the TCS New York City Marathon, then you know that gawking at the athletes sprinting across town is just half the fun. For some of us, the main event is actually watching thousands of New Yorkers gather along the 26.2 mile-long route to cheer on the runners in ridiculous costumes and hilariously creative signs that are meant to get the marathoners’ attentions and help them crack a smile during an experience we can only imagine is beyond grueling.  Thankfully this year, New Yorkers came through with their iconic signs once more. Here are some of our favorites that were found along the marathon's route this year.  RECOMMENDED: 20 quick, to-go services in NYC that won't slow you down 1. Fierce & Moist like Moo Deng Some of the best signs at the marathon had a way of capturing the specificity of this moment in history, and 2024's It Girl was Moo Deng. If you're not chronically online, Moo Deng is a baby pygmy hippo at a zoo in Thailand that broke the Internet for being adorably rambunctious, and we could only hope to be as fierce and moist as her.   Photograph: Delia Barth for Time Out 2. Run! Eric Adams is behind you. Our disgraced Mayor, who was indicted last month on corruption charges, has been the butt of every joke recently—and he deserves it.  Photograph: Delia Barth for Time Out 3. Pain is just French for bread I mean, this is just an objective fact.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by...

For all of New York’s marathoners, there’s a prize beyond the medal this year. The New York Road Runners organization announced today that after trekking 26.2 miles next Sunday, November 3, marathon participants will be offered free and discounted admissions to some of the city’s well-loved attractions. Museums, historical sites, Broadway shows and more all across the city are included in NYRR’s first Beyond the Finish Line program this year.  “Every year, thousands of runners and millions of spectators flock to New York City for the TCS New York City Marathon,” said Rob Simmelkjaer, the CEO of New York Road Runners. “By collaborating with other iconic New York institutions that are synonymous with the city, we will extend the impact of the marathon long after runners cross the finish line in Central Park.” Most of the action is taking place on Monday, November 4 after marathon runners have rested. If they haven’t caught The Lion King or Aladdin on Broadway yet, New York Road Runners are hosting showings with discounted tickets and a discussion panel afterwards. All runners will also walk away from the stagings with a special commemorative gift! Photograph: Filip Wolak After completing two dozen miles over five boroughs, many marathoners might not want to stand up for a few days. But if they’re feeling up to celebrating their accomplishment, some of the biggest art museums around the city are offering discounts on November 4. By showing a medal when buying tickets,...

Soon, we'll know who the next president of the United States will be and, needless to say, this is one of the most contentious and anxiety-inducing elections in recent memory—especially since recent polls have shown that the two candidates are currently neck-and-neck.  Even though we're all biting our nails, there is one silver lining for New Yorkers: businesses all over the city are offering free stuff and discounts to those who vote.  Here are some items you can enjoy gratis, as long as you present your "I voted" sticker!  RECOMMENDED: You can grab a limited-edition Olivia Rodrigo MetroCard starting on Monday 1. Free beer One bar, the East Harlem Bottling Co, located at 1711 Lexington Avenue, in the part of Harlem known as El Barrio, is hosting a watch party during which they will gift a free beer to anyone who shows up with an "I voted" sticker on Election Day (that would be Tuesday, November 5).  You might want to consider ordering some fare off the menu while there as well. Perhaps the Bottling Co burger, made with a house-blend patty, sharp cheddar, pickles, lettuce, tomato, onion and bacon aioli served on a brioche bun.  2. Bagels—gratis Violife, the dairy-free cheese brand, is setting up Election Day pop-up breakfast trucks where you can get free Utopia bagels slathered in, of course, Violife's dairy free cream cheese. Utopia is often considered one of the city's top bagel destinations so, if you've never had one, next Tuesday would be the perfect time to do so....

It's time to give your Instagram feed an autumnal glow-up, and there's a picture-perfect backdrop opening in the Seaport to help you do just that. The annual Pumpkin Arch returns to Pier 17 from October 22–November 17 offering a charming seasonal photo spot.  The arch is crafted from hundreds of pumpkins and draped in vibrant fall leaves, but it's not just about the decor. The views of the glittering Lower Manhattan skyline and the stately Brooklyn Bridge take this photo spot to the next level.  RECOMMENDED: The best Halloween events for 2025 in NYC Find the Pumpkin Arch on the Heineken Riverdeck, that's the north side of Pier 17 at 89 South Street. Trust us, you can't miss it. Though it's on view 24/7, we recommend visiting at golden hour (that's right after sunrise or just before sunset) for the dreamiest lighting. That's when the illuminated arch will start twinkling, but you'll still have enough natural light to keep your subject's face visible.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Seaport (@theseaportnyc) "Perfect by day, even more magical by night," as Seaport officials said. "This limited-time installation is your cue to plan a fall outing, camera in hand."  It's one of the only places in Manhattan where you can snap a photo surrounded by gorgeous gourds without journeying to the outer boroughs or upstate. The Pumpkin Arch is just one of the fun fall activities happening in the Seaport. Also check out a dog Halloween costume...

Shop 'til you drop at FAD Market, a curated fashion, art and design pop-up marketplace, which is back for 2025. Expect to see your favorite makers plus brand new creatives to help you live smarter, gift better and support local businesses.  FAD—which stands for Fashion, Art and Design—takes over different venues with a horde of independent vendors and creators. Admission is free and dogs are welcome! Peruse handmade jewelry, apparel, skincare products, tableware, artisanal packaged food, and more. Whether you're shopping for you or a friend (or even getting an early on that holiday shopping), there are plenty of local gems to pick up.  Here's the upcoming FAD Market schedule for 2025 August 9-10: Summer Market at Empire Stores in Dumbo August 16-17: Governors Island market September 6-7: Fall pop-up at Empire Stores in Dumbo September 21: Market at Open Streets on Montague  October 4-5: Fall pop-up at Empire Stores in Dumbo October 18-19: Market at Brooklyn Brewery October 25-26: Fall pop-up at St. Paul in Cobble Hill November 8-9: Fall pop-up at Empire Stores in Dumbo December 6-7: Holiday pop-up at Empire Stores in Dumbo; holiday pop-up at St. Paul in Cobble Hill  December 13-14: Holiday pop-up at Empire Stores in Dumbo; holiday pop-up at St. Paul in Cobble Hill  December 20-21: Holiday pop-up at Empire Stores in Dumbo; holiday pop-up at St. Paul in Cobble Hill 

The Urbanspace Union Square Holiday Market, the alfresco, European-style winter market with more than 185 local and national vendors, will return for 2025. This year, guests will be welcomed by sparkling new decorations, a festive holiday tree and murals that set the tone for the season, plus interactive photo booths to capture holiday memories with your friends and family. Expect lots of great shops and excellent food vendors to fuel your shopping spree. New this year, stop by Coco Bred, a Jamaican-born company specializing in coco bread sandwiches with traditional fillings topped with sauces, chutneys, relishes, and crumbles; Rubyzaar Baked, famous for their liquid s'mores hot chocolate topped with a toasted marshmallow; and Wicked Heathens, which will be selling handmade crystal jewelry inspired by sacred geometry and occult symbols. Also new this year is NYC's first cat cafe, Meow Parlour, which sells merchandise and cat-related items including cat beds, scratchers, food bowls, and catnip toys for the cats, with all profits helping cats get adopted. This is the oldest holiday market in the city, so make sure to add it to your holiday tradition list. Starting on November 13, it's open Monday through Friday 11am-9pm; Saturday 10am-9pm and Sunday 11am-1pm. The market will be closed on Thanksgiving and will close for the season after 4pm on Christmas Eve. 

New York is a hotbed of artistic expression. The city’s art museums—including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum—display some of the best artists spanning centuries. And with more than 1,000 galleries, you can check out the latest and greatest artists at any time, in all mediums from painting to sculpture. You’ll find the best galleries in NYC concentrated in Chelsea, but also Brooklyn and Queens to the Upper and Lower East Sides of Manhattan. Visit NYC’s legendary art galleries and you’ll see some of the best artists from around the world.

No matter where you are or where you work in New York, you’re probably stressed out. As great as our fair city is—with so many amazing things to do, fabulous restaurants and top-notch bars—it’s hard to find time to chill out. Taking a weekend getaway or relaxing on a nearby beach are good ways to relax, but often we need serenity NOW (and let’s face it: sometimes planning that beach trip or weekend getaway can lead to even more stress!). A relaxing spa treatment can be just the thing for a quick fix. Problem is, most of us can’t afford the luxurious spas that promise instant bliss. Fortunately there are a number of spots for affordable spa treatments in NYC. Whether it’s a facial, a massage, a mani-pedi or a body scrub, one to two hours at a spa will give you the re-set you need. You’ll feel refreshed and glowing in no time. RECOMMENDED: Find more spas in NYC

We really like eating around the city, and we're guessing you do, too. So lucky for all of us, we've packed all our favorite restaurants under one roof at the Time Out Market New York. The DUMBO location in Empire Stores has fried chicken from Jacob’s Pickles, pizza from Fornino, delicious bagels from Ess-a-bagel and more amazing eateries—all cherry-picked by us. Chow down over two floors with views of the East River, Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline.  RECOMMENDED: The best things do in NYC

With New York City named as the second-most expensive city in the world, you know we’re on the hunt for deals. While it basically costs $20 just to walk outside here, sometimes it’s worth the splurge if you’re visiting some of the best restaurants in NYC or seeing that hyped-up Broadway show. But more often than not, we have to choose between going out and paying rent, which just freaking sucks. That’s why Time Out New York is dedicated to helping you find cheap eats and happy hour deals as well as plenty of cheap things to do in NYC to fill your days without emptying your wallet. The good news is that you don’t have to skip NYC’s top attractions or events at its beautiful parks. You can catch free shows from up-and-coming bands, or catch a movie for under $10. Some are even worthy cheap date ideas, if you’re looking. RECOMMENDED: Full guide to the best things to do in NYC 

Take a break from Christmas shopping and check out the state-of-the-art holiday light display at The Shops at Columbus Circle. This year, the seasonal spectacle has been pumped up with 300,000 shimmering lights and 44 floating stars illuminating the entire complex in holiday cheer. Holiday Under the Stars runs from November 10 to January 3, 2026. You’ll be so moved, you won’t even care that you maxed out your MasterCard getting Aunt Judy that back massager she’s been wanting. Color-changing stars will perform choreographed light shows every 30 minutes from 5pm to midnight, casting a kaleidoscope of color across the shopping center. Also look for illuminated stars at the 58th Street and 60th Street entrances and sparkling photo moments throughout the complex.   It's free to visit, and there are plenty of shops and restaurants to stop by along the way.     

Grand Bazaar is one of NYC's oldest and largest marketplaces where you can buy vintage treasures, antiques, clothing and more goodies from more than 150 local merchants. Photographers, jewelers and furniture designers sell their best on Sundays between 10am and 5pm on the Upper West Side (77th Street at Columbus Avenue), rain or shine. Each week offers a different theme, from featuring women-owned businesses to focusing on handmade items to spotlighting international wares. The market runs both indoors and outdoors each week all year long. As a testament to the beloved Grand Bazaar's staying power, the market is celebrating 40 years in 2025. Grand Bazaar also has a mission to give back with 100% of its profits from booth rentals supporting four local public schools, helping with everything from school supplies through teaching assistants.

Located at the top of Museum Mile, the Museum of the City of New York is the place to explore the city’s past, celebrate its present, and imagine its future. The institution’s entire first floor is devoted to New York at Its Core, a sprawling exhibition including two galleries taking visitors on a tour of all 400 years of New York City history and a flagship space known as the Future City Lab where visitors use interactive technology to design the NYC of the future. Rotating exhibitions throughout the rest of the Museum focus on issues ranging from the city’s history of social activism to New York’s built environment, and include objects from the Museum’s extensive Collections of vintage photographs, costumes and textiles, theater memorabilia, furniture and decorative arts, and more. Don’t miss the amazing Stettheimer Dollhouse, created during the 1920s by Carrie Stettheimer, whose artist friends re-created their masterpieces in miniature to hang on the walls. Look closely and you’ll even spy a tiny version of Marcel Duchamp’s famous Nude Descending a Staircase.

In a city filled with buses, subways, cabs and pedicabs, there's a new kind of transit in town—but you can't ride this one, just admire it. A 30-foot pink carriage drawn by white plastic horses carrying Hello Kitty backpacks now sits in the middle of Times Square as part of an art installation by Yvette Mayorga called Magic Grasshopper. The striking piece—decked out with smiley face designs, pink suitcases and lowrider gold rims—also includes painterly scenes of migration as a way to challenge European art historical tropes. The artwork isn't pink just for aesthetics; it's "an act of resistance, a sugary shield and a portal to a hopeful future," Times Square Arts officials explained. See Magic Grasshopper for free 24/7 through December 2 near the Red Steps (Broadway and 47th Street). RECOMMENDED: You can pop the question on a massive billboard or say 'I do' in the middle of Times Square—here’s how Part float, part fantastical vessel, Mayorga's work intends to transports viewers across borders and historical eras. The piece offers a tribute to the physical and personal journeys humans have historically undertaken in pursuit of the American Dream. And it offers a layered critique of the systems that shape that dream. Photograph: By Michael Hull Photo Drawing on her mother's background as a baker, the Chicago-based Mexican-American artist applied thickened acrylic through pastry bags making the trim on the carriage look more like the detail on a wedding cake. A charming...

Dia de Los Muertos, the traditional Mexican holiday that honors the dead, entered the American cultural zeitgeist in the past decade in large part thanks to Hollywood movies like Coco. This fall, our continued fascination with the Day of the Dead will go beyond TV screens and be in full, tactile display at Grand Central Terminal, thanks to a huge floral display that will stand smack dab in the middle of one of the city’s busiest train stations.  RECOMMENDED: Grand Central Terminal gains a massive French brasserie This won’t be just any floral display—it’s going to be an interpretation of an ofrenda, which means “offering” in Spanish. Traditionally, ofrendas are crafted during Dia de los Muertos and created out of flowers, candles, paper, and other materials and are accompanied with food and water that people leave out for their ancestors.  The massive ofrenda will be built by Raúl Àvila, the iconic florist mastermind behind Met Gala decor, who is using thousands of marigolds to create the stunning display. Make sure to plan ahead if you want to check out the ofrenda—New Yorkers will be able to enjoy his creation for two days only, starting on Tuesday, October 29, and ending on Wednesday, October 30.  The giant offering, which will be called "Living Ofrenda," will be supported by Espolòn Tequila, which means that there will some booze options on deck, obviously. Guests who are over 21 will be able to sample the brand's newest liquor, Flor de Oro, which is inspired by the...

The countdown is on for the beloved Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will bring 22 balloons, 33 floats, 7 balloonicles, 11 marching bands, 28 clown crews and performers galore to the streets of Manhattan.  The parade kicks off at 8:30am and runs until noon on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28. Whether you're lining up early to get a prime viewing spot or watching at home in your pajamas, here's everything you need to know about this iconic American event.  RECOMMENDED: Full guide to Thanksgiving in NYC Where is the Thanksgiving parade in New York?  The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade takes over Manhattan on the holiday. It starts at 77th St and Central Park West and heads down to 34th Street to Macy's Herald Square.  Photograph:By Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Macy's, Inc. Do you need tickets for Macy’s Thanksgiving parade? Nope! It's free and open to the public. Just be prepared to show up early to claim a spot along the parade route. Where to watch the parade in NYC There are 2.5 miles of public viewing. It kicks off at West 77th Street & Central Park West and flows down Central Park West before winding around Columbus Circle and onto Central Park South and Sixth Avenue. Finally, it files down Sixth Avenue to Macy’s Herald Square. Here's the full route.  Keep in mind that there are some closures to public viewing. For example, there's no public viewing on Central Park West between West 59th & West 60th Streets, nor at West 77th Street & Central Park...

Though not as easily accessible by public transit as most NYC museums, this Queens County treasure is well worth the bus trek or car ride. As the city’s longest continually farmed site in the city (it’s been in operation since 1697), the 47 acres feels like an entirely different world compared to Manhattan. Feed and pet the barnyard animals, including sheep, ponies and goats, hop aboard a hayride and come back during the fall harvest season when you can go pumpkin picking and attempt to find your way through the Amazing Maize Maze (yes, that’s a corn maze). Don’t forget to stop by the store on your way out for fresh fruits and veggies grown on the premises!