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The Bronx
The Bronx is the home of New York's two greatest landmarks, the Bronx Zoo and Yankee Stadium. The area was named after the Dutch settler Jonas Bronck, who had claimed the area as his farm back in 1636. The Bronx is the only borough of New York that is physically connected to the mainland of the United States. The borough was largely undeveloped and consisted mostly of cottages, farmlands, and wild marshes until a large swell of Irish and Italian immigrants inhabited the area. Immigrants still come to the Bronx, but today they are Russian and Hispanic.

Parks  
1. Van Cortlandt Park
2. Pelham Bay Park
3. Bronx Park
4. Crotona Park
5. Sound View Park
Sightseeing Spot 
1. Riverdale Historic District
2. Van Cortlandt House
3. Woodlawn Cemetery
4. Valentine-Varian House
5. Lehman Art Gallery
6. Bartow-Pell Mansion
7. City Island
8. Fordham University
9. NY Botanical Garden
10. Bronx Zoo
11. Hall of Fame for Great Americans
12. Bronx Museum of the Arts
13. Yankee Stadium
14. Mott Haven East Historic District
15. Downing Memorial Stadium
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Sightseeing Spot
1. Riverdale Historic District

On the banks of the Hudson River, Riverdale is one of New York's most beautiful residential communities. Winding, tree-lined roads lead to grand homes and estates, some of which occasionally host concerts by the Bronx Arts Ensemble. The Riverdale Historic District, designated in 1990, lies along the Hudson River from 252nd to 254th Streets between Independence Avenue and Riverdale Park. The community's crown jewel is Wave Hill, a natural preserve with breathtaking views of the Hudson River and special events year-round. While you're in the area, don't miss the Judaica Museum at the Hebrew Home for the Aged, the Van Cortlandt House Museum and the landmark structures of the College of Mount Saint Vincent. When it's time to eat, Japanese, Thai, Italian and kosher are just some of the options.
[Quoted from ilovethebronx.com]
Subway : 1 Line 231st St, then take MTA bus (BX7, BX10, BX20, BX9)
2. The Van Cortlandt House Museum

The Van Cortlandt House Museum, the oldest building in The Bronx, New York City, was built by Frederick Van Cortlandt (1699 - 1749), a merchantile family prominent in New York affairs, established a grain plantation and grist mill on the property, in 1748, a mansion for the Van Cortlandt family built in Yonkers, of fieldstone, in Georgian style. He died before its completion and willed it to his son, James Van Cortlandt (1727 - 1787). After 140 years of occupancy by the Van Cortlandt family and their slaves, in 1889 the property was sold to the City of New York and made a public parkland. The house has been operated as a public museum since 1897.

Address : Broadway at West 246th Street, Bronx
URL :
http://www.vancortlandthouse.org/
Subway : 1 Line 242nd St
Hours : Tue-Fri 10:00am-3:00pm, Sat-Sun 11:00am-4:00pm
Admission : $5.00
4. Valentine-Varian House

This beautiful fieldstone farmhouse, built in 1758, is a national landmark and home to the Museum of Bronx History. Much of its fine colonial craftsmanship survived the ravages of six American Revolution battles that engulfed it. The front parlor features a display about the development of Bronx streets and neighborhoods, while two other rooms contain changing exhibitions. There's also a gift shop with great Bronx souvenirs like the Bronx afghan, a quilt featuring the borough's most popular visitor attractions (see Souvenirs).

Address : 3266 Bainbridge Bronx
URL :
http://www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org/about/vvhouse.html
Subway : D Line 205th St., 4 Line Mosholu Park
Hours : 10 am - 4 pm (Sat), 1 pm - 5 pm(Sun)
Admission : $2.00
6. Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum

The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum is owned by the City of New York, operated by the International Garden Club, Inc. and is a member of the Historic House Trust. A New York City Landmark, the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum is one of the most beautifully located country seats in the City. The restoration of this Mansion is an outstanding example of effective preservation in New York City.

Address : 895 Shore Road Pelham Bay Park, Bronx
URL :
http://www.bartowpellmansionmuseum.org/
Subway : 6 Line Pelham Bay, take Bx45 Bus Westchester Bee-Line to gates
Hours : Wed 12:00-9:00pm Thu-Sun 12:00-6:00pm
Admission : $5.00
7. City Island

The City Island is the small island located north-east bronx, just neighboring Pelham Bay Park where can be reached within 1 hour via subway from Manhattan. It is the closest resort area for New Yokers avairable for yaht, marina (boating) and antique shops.

URL :
http://www.cityisland.com/
Subway : 6 Line Pelham Bay Park
8. Fordham University

Fordham University has three residential campuses: Rose Hill in the Bronx, Lincoln Center in Manhattan, and Marymount in Tarrytown, New York. The Rose Hill campus, established in 1841, is home to the undergraduate Fordham College at Rose Hill, the College of Business Administration, and a portion of the Fordham College of Liberal Studies as well as the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Graduate School of Religion & Religious Education. Located on 85 acres in the north Bronx, it is among the largest "green campuses" in New York City. The campus is bordered by the New York Botanical Garden, the Bronx Zoo, and "Little Italy of the Bronx" on Arthur Avenue. Rose Hill's traditional collegiate Gothic architecture, cobblestone streets, and green expanses of lawn have been used as settings in a number of feature films over the years. Among the 15 campus dormitories are Fordham's three residential colleges: O'Hare Hall, Tierney Hall, and Queen's Court (whose buildings date back to the days of St. John's College) with its notable Bishop's Lounge. About 6,284 undergraduates and graduates attend, with 3,143 in residence. [Quoted from Wikipedia]

Address : 441 East Fordham Road, Bronx
URL :
http://www.fordham.edu/
Railroad : Metronorth Railroad Fordham
Subway : 6 Line Pelham Bay Park
9. New York Botanical Garden

New York Botanical Garden is the one of the premiere botanical gardens in the United States, located at E.200th St & Kazimiroff Blvd, which spans some 240 acres (1 km2) in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City. The Garden was founded in 1891 on part of the grounds of an estate ("Belmont") formerly owned by the tobacco magnate Pierre Lorillard, after a fund-raising campaign that was spurred by Columbia University botanist Nathaniel Lord Britton, who was inspired to emulate the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, near London. With 48 different gardens and plant collections, many named for famous figures or wealthy benefactors, sightseers could easily spend a day admiring the serene cascade waterfall, wetlands and a 50 acre (200,000 m2) tract of never-harvested oaks, American beeches, cherry, birch, tulip and white ash trees - some more than two centuries old.

Address : E.200th St & Kazimiroff Blvd
URL :
http://www.nybg.org/
Subway : B/D/4 Line Bedford Park Blvd
Hours : 10:00-4:00pm
Admission : $3.00 Adults
10. Bronx Zoo, Wildlife Conservation Society

The Bronx Zoo is a world-famous zoo in The Bronx, New York, which opened on November 8, 1899, with 22 exhibits and 843 animals and with the goal to "advance the study of zoology, protect wildlife, and educate the public." It was one of the first zoos to move animals from cages to more naturalistic environments which would mix species and attempt to replicate the region the species arrived from. It is especially known for its 'Wild Asia' tramway, where spectators can witness Asian animals up front (in a monorail), and Jungleworld, an exhibit on plants and animals from tropical rain forests. The zoo also boasts the Congo Gorilla Forest, which is the largest man-made rainforest in the world at 6.5 acres, and focuses on conservation; your entry fee goes right back out to help save the species within the exhibit.

Address : 185th St & Southern Blvd, Bronx
URL :
http://www.bronxzoo.com/
Subway : 2/5 Line E. Tremont Ave.-W. Farm Sq.
Hours : 10:00-5:00pm
Admission : $11.00
11. Hall of Fame for Great Americans

The Hall of Fame for Great Americans at Bronx Community College, the original "Hall of Fame" in this country, is a New York landmark institution founded in 1900. The Hall of Fame 630-foot open-air Colonnade to honor prominent Americans who have had a significant impact on this nation's history. The Hall of Fame was originated by Dr. Henry Mitchell MacCracken, Chancellor of New York University from 1891 to 1910, and was designed as part of the construction of an undergraduate college of that university.

Address : W 181st St at University Ave, Bronx
URL :
http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/hallofFame/
Subway : 4 Line Burnside Ave
12. Bronx Museum of Art

The Bronx Museum of Art has been hosting very high quality exhibition for the purpose of education to the children and the adults. The parmanent collection established in 1986 is featuring pictures, photographs, printing, multi-media and the sculputure, in short, contemporary art. Moreover, the museum providing the community for the local people such as the concert, dance lesson etc.

Address : 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th St
URL :
http://www.bronxmuseum.org/
Subway : D/B Line 167th St/Grand Concourse, 4Line 161st/Yankee Stadium
Hours : Wed 12:00-9:00pm Thu-Sun 12:00-6:00pm
Admission : $5.00
13. New York Yankees & Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium was built in 1923, Yankee Stadium is the home of the New York Yankees, with capacity to seat more than 57,000 eager fans. Some of baseball's greatest players have called the stadium home, including no less than Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio. In fact, the team is the most successful franchise in sports history, and that tradition continues today. Recently, Hideki Matsui joined this great team and a lot of funs have been visited this stadium.

Address : 1 E 161st and River Ave, Bronx
URL :
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nyy/ballpark/index.jsp
Subway : B/D/4 Line 161 Street-Yankee Stadium/River Avenue
Hours : Box Office - 9am-5am (Mon-Sat)
Admission : $7.00 and above
2. Pelham Bay Park

Pelham Bay Park, located in the northeast corner of The Bronx, is the largest public park in New York City, more than three times the size of Manhattan's Central Park. It includes land on both sides of the Hutchinson River and all of Hunter Island in Long Island Sound (now also part of the mainland). On its north is the village of Pelham Manor in Westchester County. The park borders the Bronx neighborhoods of Spencer Estates, Pelham Bay, and Co-op City. The southern part of Rodman's Neck is not part of the park but is occupied by the NYPD Rodman's Neck Firing Range. The City Island Bridge connects the park to City Island. A very old plantation-style mansion called Bartow-Pell Mansion is a colonial remnant done in greek revival style. The lagoon nearby was once part of Pelham Bay and was called Le Roy's Bay in colonial times. The lagoon was widened and dredged to make way for the planned New York City Olympics in 1960's, but it may be useful in the 2012 NYC Olympics. At the northeast section of the park is Orchard Beach and a parking lot that were created by Robert Moses as the Riviera of Long Island Sound. One third of Pelham Bay, from which the park got it's name, was filled in with landfill to make Orchard Beach. The park is crossed by the New England Thruway, the Hutchinson River Parkway, and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor railroad.

URL :
http://www.prospectpark.org/
Subway : 6 Line Pelham Bay Park

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