Other Places
Coney Island, the Bronx Zoo, Yankee Stadium, the United Nations and the rest of the places that do not fit a neat category.
5 placesConey Island
A wooden roller coaster from 1927 that is a designated landmark and still runs, a boardwalk, a free beach and the hot dog contest. Forty minutes on the subway.
The Oculus
A four-billion-dollar train station shaped like a bird leaving a hand, which is either the most beautiful transit hall in America or the most expensive shopping mall. Free.
Green-Wood Cemetery
478 acres of Victorian garden cemetery that was the second most visited attraction in America after Niagara Falls in the 1860s. Free, and a flock of green parakeets lives on the gate.
Bronx Zoo
265 acres, around 6,000 animals, and the zoo that led the shift from cages to habitats. Pay what you wish on Wednesdays.
Yankee Stadium
Baseball on a summer evening is the single easiest way to spend three hours with New Yorkers rather than near them. Tickets are cheaper than you think.