food giveawaysFREE
Arthur Avenue Retail Market
📍 Arthur Avenue
LaGuardia's 1940 covered Italian market in Bronx Little Italy: cheese, cured meats, cigars, a beer hall and Gene Bean's ices. Free to wander.
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Bronx Park & Bronx River paths
📍 Bronx River
Riverside paths along the Bronx River between the Zoo and the Botanical Garden.
Official site ↗family kids
Bronx Zoo
📍 Bronx Park
A well-known museum or garden worth a few hours.
Official site ↗family kids
Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights: Opening Weekend
📍 Bronx Park
An after-dark walk through illuminated wildlife displays and interactive seasonal features. Opening weekend is Sat Nov 21 and Sun Nov 22; lights switch on at 4:30 PM.
Official site ↗family kidsFREE
Bronx Zoo: free Wednesdays
📍 Bronx Park
Free general admission every Wednesday with an advance date-specific ticket.
Official site ↗tours walksFREE
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
📍 Fordham
Poe's last home. no one turned away.
Official site ↗drinks tastings
Egidio Pastry Shop (Arthur Ave)
📍 Belmont (Arthur Ave)
The oldest pastry shop on Arthur Avenue: cannoli, sfogliatelle and espresso in Bronx Little Italy.
Official site ↗drinks tastings
Enzo's of Arthur Avenue
📍 Belmont (Arthur Ave)
Old-school red-sauce dining room on Arthur Avenue in Bronx Little Italy, open Monday nights when most of the block is dark.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
Lehman College Art Gallery
📍 Lehman College
A free contemporary art gallery in a Marcel Breuer building on the Lehman College campus.
Official site ↗arts culture
New York Botanical Garden
📍 Bedford Park
A well-known museum or garden worth a few hours.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Orchard Beach promenade (Pelham Bay Park)
📍 Orchard Beach
The "Bronx Riviera": a crescent beach and promenade on Long Island Sound, quiet and breezy off-season.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Pelham Bay Park
📍 Pelham Bay
NYC's largest park, with Orchard Beach, trails and shoreline.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Pelham Bay Park Dog Run
📍 Pelham Bay
A fenced run by the Middletown Road parking lot, off Stadium Avenue, with an off-leash area nearby.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Pelham Bay Park trails
📍 Pelham Bay
NYC's largest park, with hiking trails, bridle paths and about 13 miles of shoreline.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Poe Park (Poe Cottage grounds)
📍 Poe Park
The small park around Edgar Allan Poe's last home, with the 1797 cottage and a bandstand.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
The Bronx Museum (always free)
📍 Grand Concourse
Contemporary art with a Bronx focus; admission to the museum and its exhibitions is always free.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Van Cortlandt Park
📍 Van Cortlandt
The Bronx's great woodland park: the Parade Ground, Van Cortlandt Lake and forest trails.
Official site ↗drinks tastings
Zero Otto Nove (Arthur Ave)
📍 Belmont (Arthur Ave)
Salerno-style wood-fired pizza and pasta in a room built to look like an Italian piazza, steps from the Arthur Avenue Retail Market.
Official site ↗music nightlife
Bowlerland
📍 Baychester (Hollers Ave)
Bronx bowling center with parties and games.
Official site ↗drinks tastings
Johnny's Reef (City Island)
📍 City Island
60-year-old seafood shack at the very tip of City Island, with picnic tables on Long Island Sound.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
NYBG: free grounds Wednesdays
📍 NYBG
250 acres of gardens and old-growth forest; Wednesday grounds admission is free for NYC residents.
Official site ↗fitness wellness
Sky Zone Bronx
📍 Fordham (E 189th St)
Trampoline park with dodgeball and climbing.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Wave Hill: free Thursdays
📍 Riverdale
Public garden with sweeping Hudson and Palisades views; free admission every Thursday.
Official site ↗