u/Look_the_part

With so much attention focused on Manhattan [rightfully so], I thought it would be fun to highlight some great places to visit in the other boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.

This isn't meant to be a comprehensive list, just a collection of parks, beaches, museums, and cultural sites that are worth checking out. I also intentionally left out restaurants to keep the focus on attractions and things to do.

If you have favorites that aren't listed please add them in the comments.

The Bronx

• Bartow Pell Mansion Museum
• Bronx Children’s Museum
• Bronx Historical Society
• Bronx Museum of the Arts
• Bronx Zoo
• Edgar Allen Poe Cottage
• Ferry Point Park
• NY Botanical Garden
• Orchard Beach
• Pelham Bay Park
• Universal Hip Hop Museum (opens 2027)
• Van Cortlandt Park
• Wave Hill
• Woodlawn Cemetery
• Yankee Stadium

Brooklyn

• Brighton Beach
• Brooklyn Botanical Garden
• Brooklyn Bridge Park
• Brooklyn Children’s Museum
• Brooklyn Cyclones (Minor League Baseball-Maimonides Park)
• Brooklyn Museum
• Brooklyn Navy Yard
• Coney Island Boardwalk & Beach
• Domino Park
• Floyd Bennett Field
• Fort Greene
• Green-wood Cemetery
• Manhattan Beach
• Marsha P. Johnson Park
• McCarren Park
• Naval Cemetery Landscape
• New York Transit Museum
• NYC Aquarium
• Pebble Beach
• Prospect Park
• Shirley Chisholm State Park
• Sunset Park
• Transmitter Park
• Weeksville Heritage Center

Queens

• Billie Jean King Tennis Center
• Citi Field (Mets)
• Flushing Meadows–Corona Park (includes Unisphere)
• Fort Totten Park
• Four Freedoms Park (Roosevelt Island)
• Gantry Plaza State Park
• Gateway National Recreation Area
• Jacob Riis Park
• Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
• Louis Armstrong House
• MoMA PS1
• Museum of Moving Image
• Museum of Nostalgia
• New York Hall of Science
• Noguchi Museum
• Queens Botanical Garden
• Queens County Farm Museum
• Queens Museum / NYC Panorama
• Queens Zoo
• Rockaway Beach
• Socrates Sculpture Park

Staten Island

• Fort Wadsworth
• Historic Richmond Town
• Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
• National Lighthouse Museum
• Snug Harbor
• Staten Island Ferryhawks (Minor League baseball)
• Staten Island 9/11 Memorial
• Staten Island Zoo
• Staten Island Children’s Museum

The culture/things to do info on Manhattan is covered & talked about pretty extensively so I was thinking of putting together a post about the other 4 boros. I need some help from you guys so it can all go in one post. Anyone want to volunteer to contribute some talking points about Brooklyn, Queens, or Staten Island (I got The Bronx covered)?

On Thursday, June 18 the NBA Champion NY Knicks will be feted and cheered along the Canyon of Heroes (in Lower Manhattan, along Broadway from Battery Park to City Hall) and will end with a ceremony at City Hall. Parade starts at 10AM, which means people will start getting to the area super early. Probably will wind up a few hours later.

How does this affect your visit? Honestly, unless you were planning to spend the day in the area, not at all. So the easy solution is to visit another part of the city (anything above Chambers St.). Subways will be extra busy in the AM so please remember basic public transit etiquette (don't block doors, move to the center of the car, take off your gigantic backpack, if it's too crowded wait for next train).

Please read through this sub for ideas & suggestions. You could always join in the festivities!