🏖️ Beaches & boardwalksAlways free
Long Beach Boardwalk
📍 Long Beach (Nassau), Long Island
A 2.2-mile ocean boardwalk an LIRR ride from Penn Station. Beach passes apply in summer.
Official site ↗YEAR-ROUND · ALWAYS FREE
Always free
Places you can go any week of the year, not one-off events. Every listing links to its official page, checked Oct 25, 2026.
🗽 Historic sitesAlways free
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (grounds)
📍 Oyster Bay (Nassau), Long Island
Theodore Roosevelt's estate. Walking the grounds and trail to the beach is free; the house tour has a fee.
Official site ↗🏛️ Free museumsAlways free
Neuberger Museum of Art
📍 Purchase (SUNY Purchase), Westchester
A big modern and contemporary art museum on the SUNY Purchase campus. Admission is currently free.
Official site ↗🎟️ Museum free daysFree on set days
Hudson River Museum: Free First Fridays
📍 Yonkers, Westchester
Art, a restored 1870s mansion and Hudson views. Free on first Friday evenings.
Official site ↗🥾 Trails & natureAlways free
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
📍 Yonkers to Croton, Westchester
A flat 26-mile trail on top of the 1842 aqueduct, through river towns like Dobbs Ferry and Irvington.
Official site ↗🌳 Parks & waterfrontsAlways free
Kensico Dam Plaza
📍 Valhalla, Westchester
A big lawn at the foot of a 1917 stone dam, with walking paths and events.
Official site ↗🥾 Trails & natureAlways free
Teatown Nature Preserve trails
📍 Ossining, Westchester
Woodland trails around Teatown Lake. The nature center is under construction; trails stay open.
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