Lemon Creek Park: The South Shore Salt-Marsh Walk Most Non-Locals Never Reach
Historic Richmond Town: The Living-History Village in the Middle of Staten Island
High Rock Park: The Deep-Forest Staten Island Escape With Ponds and Boardwalks
Clay Pit Ponds: The Staten Island Preserve With Sand Barrens and Rare Habitats
Blue Heron Park: Staten Island’s Wetland Refuge With Trails, Ponds, and Almost No Tourists
Hendrick I. Lott House: The Dutch Farmhouse Hiding in Marine Park’s Residential Grid
Narrows Botanical Gardens: The Volunteer-Built Bay Ridge Garden Most Shore Road Walkers Pass
BLDG 92: The Brooklyn Navy Yard Visitor Center Most Casual Brooklyn Walkers Skip
Lefferts Historic House: The Flatbush Farmhouse Hidden Inside Prospect Park
Udalls Cove: The Salt-Marsh Preserve at the Far Edge of Queens
Mount Olivet Cemetery: The Ridge-Top Queens Cemetery With Unexpected Skyline Quiet
Maspeth Creek: The Industrial Queens Waterway With a Secreted-Off Urban Edge
Willow Lake Preserve: The Reed-Lined Queens Wetland Loop Most Flushing Meadows Visitors Miss
Kingsland Homestead: The 18th-Century Queens Farmhouse Hidden in Weeping Beech Park
Alley Pond Giant Tulip Tree: Queens’ Giant Tree Detour Hidden in a Huge Urban Park
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