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.

5 of 55 places. "Free on set days" means check the day and time before you go.

🏛️ Free museumsAlways free

📍 Purchase (SUNY Purchase), Westchester

A big modern and contemporary art museum on the SUNY Purchase campus. Admission is currently free.

🕑 Free for all visitors (check hours)

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–2 hrs

🎟️ Museum free daysFree on set days

📍 Yonkers, Westchester

Art, a restored 1870s mansion and Hudson views. Free on first Friday evenings.

🕑 First Fridays, 5–8 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–2 hrs

🥾 Trails & natureAlways free

📍 Yonkers to Croton, Westchester

A flat 26-mile trail on top of the 1842 aqueduct, through river towns like Dobbs Ferry and Irvington.

🕑 Open daily

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–3 hrs

🌳 Parks & waterfrontsAlways free

📍 Valhalla, Westchester

A big lawn at the foot of a 1917 stone dam, with walking paths and events.

🕑 Open daily

⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1.5 hrs

🥾 Trails & natureAlways free

📍 Ossining, Westchester

Woodland trails around Teatown Lake. The nature center is under construction; trails stay open.

🕑 Trails open daily

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–2.5 hrs