Enjoying the Bronx

It’s kind of hard imagining anyone not knowing something about The Bronx. Its name is legendary. It is where Hip Hop originated and it’s the home of the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden—and the world-famous New York Yankees.

The Bronx has many other attractions such as historic sites, culturally diverse neighborhood, and natural parklands among others.

The Bronx Zoo

The Bronx Zoo is home to more than 4,000 animals; many are of endangered or threatened species. These animals span the 265-acres of parkland, which is the largest metropolitan zoo in the US.

The highlights of the zoo are the “Wild Asia” tramway, a monorail that allows onlookers to watch Asian animals, “Jungle World”, an indoor display on plants and animals on tropical rainforest and the “Congo Gorilla Forest”, the largest manmade rainforest in the world.

Also featured are “World of Darkness”, an exhibit of nocturnal animals such as bats and caimans, and the “World of Birds”, a two-story birdhouse that contains hundreds of different species.

The zoo is open Monday - Friday, 10am - 5pm, Weekends and Holidays, 10am - 5:30pm.
Admission fees are $14 for adults, $11 for child (3-12), and $13 for seniors (65+). POP (pay-one-price) pass includes seven admissions to any of the seven attractions (except camel rides), at one low price. POP fees are $25 for adults, $19 for child, and $21 for seniors.

New York Botanical Garden

Take a walk at the New York Botanical Garden (pictured) and explore the most amazing collections of plants and experience the wonders of nature.

The New York Botanical Garden offers natural beauty everyday of the year, most especially in the spring and summer, where the 250-acres botanical garden have flowers blooming all over, such as the magnolia, cherry, and crabapple trees and the spring favorites such as the daffodils, azaleas and tulips. It is filled with beautiful colors and lovely scents.

The autumn foliage brings great colors in the fall, where the leaves turn into gold, orange and crimson colors.

The garden offers activities for children and families. You’ll get to explore and learn about plants and experience hands on activities about the plant worlds.

Make sure to visit the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, a Victorian style glasshouse, which houses a tropical rainforest, a desert and a seasonal landscape of flowers and foliage. It is a National Historic Landmark.

The garden is open Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 6pm. For admission fees call 718.817.8700.

Bronx Museum of the Arts

The Bronx Museum of the Arts features art collections from Asian, African and Latino artists. Founded in 1971, the museum has ever-changing exhibits that focus on contemporary arts. It is the only fine arts museum in the Bronx.

It offers a variety of programs to provide hands-on experience with contemporary arts.
The museum is open Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, 12 - 6pm and Friday, 12 - 8pm. It’s closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Admission fees are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students. Members and children under 12 are free (must be accompanied by an adult).

The Poe Cottage

Visit the mid-1800’s home of famous poet, Edgar Allan Poe. He lived here from 1846-1849. This cottage was his final home. The cottage became a museum in 1917 and has been visited by people from all over the world.

The cottage was declared an official city landmark in 1966. The Bronx County Historical Society named it as a national, local and state landmark in 1975.

It’s open on Saturdays from 10am - 4pm and Sundays from 1 - 5pm and it’s open weekdays for groups by appointment. Admission is $3 for adults and $3 for seniors/ children/students.