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Daily · 7 AM–6 PM
56°F · Light Rain Likely
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Kensico Dam Plaza, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestercountyny.gov · checked Nov 11
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Free and cheap date ideas in NYC: gallery nights, free concerts, walking tours, tastings and markets worth wandering. Pair any of these with a walk and you’ve got a night out. For paid ideas, see Date night.
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Daily · 8 AM–4 PM
56°F · Light Rain Likely
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Lasdon Public Gardens, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestercountyny.gov · checked Nov 11
Lasdon Public Gardens
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Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9 AM–4 PM
56°F · Light Rain Likely
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Lenoir Preserve Nature Center, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestergov.com · checked Nov 11
Lenoir Preserve Nature Center in Yonkers
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Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9 AM–4 PM
56°F · Light Rain Likely
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Croton Point Nature Center, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestergov.com · checked Nov 11
Croton Point Nature Center
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Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9 AM–4:45 PM
59°F · Light Rain Likely
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at New Jersey State Museum, New Jersey · official listing on nj.gov · checked Nov 11
New Jersey State Museum Free Admission
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Daily · 9 AM–4:30 PM
56°F · Light Rain Likely
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Untermyer Gardens, Westchester · official listing on untermyergardens.org · checked Nov 11
Untermyer Gardens (winter hours)
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Every Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
59°F · Light Rain Likely
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Jockey Hollow Visitor Center, New Jersey · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 11
Jockey Hollow Visitor Center in Morristown
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Every Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
59°F · Light Rain Likely
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Washington’s Headquarters Museum, New Jersey · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 11
Washington’s Headquarters Museum in Morristown
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Daily · 10 AM–4 PM
56°F · Light Rain Likely
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Alfred B. DelBello Muscoot Farm, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestergov.com · checked Nov 11
Muscoot Farm in Somers (Free Admission)
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Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–5 PM
56°F · Light Rain Likely
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site, Westchester · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 11
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site in Mount Vernon
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Every Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
60°F · Light Rain Likely
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Heckscher Museum of Art, Long Island · official listing on heckscher.org · checked Nov 11
Heckscher Museum of Art (free admission)
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Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
59°F · Light Rain Likely
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 11
Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers (always free)
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Every Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
60°F · Light Rain Likely
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Guild Hall, Long Island · official listing on guildhall.org · checked Nov 11
Guild Hall Museum Free Admission in East Hampton
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Every Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–4 PM
59°F · Light Rain Likely
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, New Jersey · official listing on ellarslie.org · checked Nov 11
Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Free Admission
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Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
56°F · Light Rain Likely
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Neuberger Museum of Art, Westchester · official listing on purchase.edu · checked Nov 11
Neuberger Museum of Art
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SAT, NOV 14 · 12:30 PM–4 PM
46°F · Partly Sunny
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Why this place: Free · registration required · at Fairfield University Art Museum, Lower Connecticut · official listing on events.fairfield.edu · checked Oct 26
Fairfield University Art Museum Family Day
Starts in 3d 1h
SUN, NOV 15 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
48°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 4, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grinton I. Will Library, Will Auditorium, 1500 Central Park , Westchester · official listing on ypl.org · checked Nov 4
Vincent Herring Quartet
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