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Shakespeare Garden
Shakespeare garden is a themed garden in New York City. It is located in Central Park in NYC. It is close to the Delacorte Theatre, an open-air venue. The garden has almost all of the 175 plants mentioned in the works of Shakespeare.
There are four acres of plants and flowers in this New York garden. The Charles B. Stover Bench, better known as the Whisper Bench is a famous attraction. If one whispers into one corner of this curved bench, then the voice will travel to the other side for only one other person to hear.All over the garden are bronze plaques that quote Shakespeare. The Belvedere Castle is located near the Shakespeare garden and is free to enter.The garden can be visited with family or alone. The entry is free. Dogs are allowed. Shakespeare Garden is one of the best gardens in New York City.
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Shelter Islands, Suffolk County
Shelter Island is a part of Long Island. You will have to take a ferry from Greenport to reach Long Island. Shelter Island is famous for its picturesque beaches, serene hiking trails and it serves as a perfect destination away from the city.
Wades beach is clean and family-friendly (with picnic tables available) beach. Ample parking spots are available and the beach area is not so crowded. There aren't many restaurants or food stalls nearby, but ice cream at "Shelter Island Whale's Tale" is a must-try. Lifeguards are always present during the day time and there are many restrooms and showers on the beach. The water is warm with seagrasses and the sand is rocky with plenty of shells. There is also a natural reserve( Mashomack Preserve) near the beach which you can visit for free.
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Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
It is located in Southampton, Long Island in New York State, which is two to three hours’ drive from New York City. It is one of the oldest golf clubs in the city and the country.
From then on, a lot of renovations and restorations have been done to the park to expand its capacity. This was initially designed by Willie Davis with 12 holes, but presently it has 18 holes. This is a private golf club, if you do not have a membership, you must be accompanied by a member, and they can play free of charge but are required to pay for the caddie master and locker room services. People are expected to be in proper golfing attire and mobiles are not supposed to be used while on the ground. Parking for cars is generally available for members and non-members.
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Silver Lake Golf Course
Open throughout the year for members and general visitors alike, the Silver Lake Golf Course of Staten Island offers a par-70 18-hole golf course sprawling over 6304 yards.
This challenging yet picturesque layout in North Shore features well-maintained narrow fairways and greens of the size of postal stamps. The tight layout, especially at 6000+ yards from black tees demands risk-rewarding opportunities through shot-making accuracy and the 12th and 14th holes are locally called “Amen Corner”. The Veranda Café offers you breakfast, lunch, dinner, cocktails and refreshments on the patio while the Veranda of the Oak Room is a great event space.
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Six Flags Darien Lake
It's the largest resort in buffalo County since 1981 with more than three dozen attractions for children and adults alike with around 1.5 million visitors annually. At a 6 hour ride from central NYC , it's a perfect family vacation destination with a theme park, multiple water parks, playgrounds and hotels all inside the resort perimeter.
The park includes 8 roller coaster rides and around 10 water rides there are a total of almost 45 attractions. The 1200 acre of the resort houses a 10 acre water park, many family guest houses, luxurious lakeside cabins. In the resort, One can choose to live in either small cabins(around 160 per night), or 4room family houses( around 199 per night) or a RV or just camp outside(At 70 per night). Most of the cabins and guest houses have an individual campfire ring right outside the stay area. You can choose between either a seasonal pass( around $50 for 2021 season) or a membership pass( around $6 per month for unlimited visits). You can also pre-book for educational( like graduation events) or corporate events or just a group tour.
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Six Flags Great Adventure
Opened in 1974, Six Flags Great Adventure amusement park is located about 69 miles from New York City and is juxtaposed between Philadelphia and New York City. Sprawling over 210 hectares it has Hurricane Harbor Water Park within its area and is the 2nd largest theme park across the globe. The family rides include Air Jumbo, Big Wheel, Carousel, Buccaneer and Harley Quinn Crazy Train while kid-friendly rides include Air Safari, Bugs Bunny Camp Carousel, National Park Water Tower, Daffy Hot Air Balloons etc.
Thrill seekers can make the best out of Cyborg Cyber Spin, Bizarro, Batman The Ride, Green Lantern, Dare Devil Dive, Skull Mountain and Justice League: Battle for Metropolis. The Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure costs USD 14.99 per guest to explore the 350-acre preserve within 1.5-3 hours and watch tigers, lions, black bear, blackbuck, hornbill etc. Enjoy quick bites at restaurants like Boardwalk Steak & Fries, Chickies and Carousel Snacks or shopping at Adventure Kids, Discovery Gifts and Daily Planet Gifts.
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Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
The Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, a family-friendly amusement park that has daily guests from all around New Jersey and New York has many thousands of international visitors on a monthly basis. It is definitely one of the best ways to spend time with the family if you are ever visiting Jackson, New Jersey.
The Six Flags Hurricane Harbor offers its tourists dozens of rides and attractions, some of which are the towering rollercoasters and pleasant rides that are suitable for children and families.
The Six Flags Hurricane Harbor also offers a great show of live entertainment, exquisite cuisines as dining options, they are known for their incredible holiday shows and special shows such as holiday shows and Halloween specials. The Six Flags Hurricane Harbor always offers its visitors the best facilities and safety standards, to ensure that they have a great time!Some of the that Prominent rides that The Six Flags Hurricane Harbor has to offer are:1. Bada Bing, Bada Bang, Bada Boom: This ride at The Six Flags Hurricane Harbor has claimed to have made visitors feel as though they are on top of New Jersey, as it is more than five stories in height for the entrance of this massive three-slide ride.Each slide in this ride has its own type of unique color and vibe around how you slide down, but nonetheless whichever color a visitor may choose, they would be in an adrenaline-rushing speed slide to the bottom through a completely covered tube slide experience.The Bada Bang ride is a long 430ft slide that makes it look like a teal green portal because of how fast you get to slide down. The ride starts off by launching the person right into a quick corkscrew turn, which then sends the guest down a long straight descent, before finally sliding down straight into the pool as fast as you can. 2. Big Bambu and Reef Runner: The Six Flags Hurricane Harbor’s rides in this section of the park are where an entire family or a group of friends get to slide down together on a jumbo-sized raft. The ride offers its visitors between two courses the steep & slick, and curvy slides to ride down, which is hard to choose from as they are both really fun.Reef Runner is a ride where people ride in an open-air chute, and as they soar through the slide visitors can almost reach out and touch the treetops.Big Bambu is a completely closed off slide, so riders will be riding those slides in the darkness.These two slides have a few things in common as they both are a massive 14-feet wide slide which makes the ride slide up the wall on each curve which is beguiling.Whichever slide guests may pick, the entire group will be barreling down a steep 64-foot slope together into the pool for a six-story drop. This ride is sure to keep the whole family wanting more. 3. Big Wave Racer: This ride is The Six Flags Hurricane Harbor’s 1,800 feet slide which has guests riding on aerodynamically designed water sleighs. It was one of the most fun rides at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor as guests can challenge their friends and family to an extremely fast race on a massive slide called the Big Wave Racer. This 4-story tall ride has several slopes that are used to have many people go down together to the finish line. 4. Boreas, Eurus, Zephyrus, and Nortus: is one of the more notable attractions at the Six Flags Hurricane Harbor is this four-slide ride that is inspired by Greek mythology. This ride is a four-slide ride and each of its four brightly colored slides are named after each of the Greek gods of wind. Here tourists get the chance to climb up a 54ft tower to choose between the first slide Boreas the god of the north wind, the second slide Eurus the god of the east wind, the third slide Zephyrus the god of the west wind, and the last slide which is Nortus of the south windAt these slides, visitors tend to feel light as air as they cut through curves at high speeds and fly over drops and become one with the wind.Visitors at this ride at The Six Flags Hurricane Harbor get the chance to choose between an open-air slide or a fully enclosed one. At this ride, all four of the slides have different types of upper sections that will send the riders flying through the water.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
Listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, some of the 19th century Sailors Snug Harbor buildings sprawling across the 83 acres park in New Brighton are used by Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens. Nestled by Kill Van Kull on Staten Island’s North Shore, the main campus is open from dawn till dusk throughout the year at free of cost. Visit the Botanical Gardens namely Rose Garden, Chinese Scholar’s Garden, White Garden, Perennial Garden, RCSF Tuscan Garden, Allee, Healing Garden, Wetlands and Carl Grillo Glass House.
The timings and admission costs for Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Connie Gretz Secret Garden, Staten Island Museum, Staten Island Children’s Museum, Noble Maritime Collection and Art Lab varies according to each season. The notable historic structures include Neptune Fountain and Randall Statue while Matron’s House Building offers ghost tours at 7 PM and 8:30 PM during 17th, 24th and 31st October with the cost of USD 15 for adults and USD 13.50 for students and seniors. The Greek Revival 686-seat Music Hall is the 2nd oldest auditorium of New York City and organizes performing arts. You can enjoy picnics on the Snug Harbor grounds or at the designated picnic tables and dine at Harbor Eats that is open from Friday to Sunday from 11:30 AM to 6 PM. Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art is open from March to December from 12 noon to 7 PM (Thursday-Friday), 11 AM to 5 PM (Saturday-Sunday) and New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden is open till 12th April from 10 AM till 4 PM (Saturday-Sunday) except on 24th-25th December. The costs for each are USD 5 (adults), USD 4 (students and seniors above 65) and free for kids aged 5 and below and active military. Connie Gretz Secret Garden is open from 10 AM till 4 PM on Sundays and costs USD 3 (kids of 3-12) and free for adults accompanying kids. Staten Island Museum costs USD 8 (adults), USD 5 (seniors and students) and USD 2 (kids of 2-12) and is open from Wednesday to Sunday from 11 AM till 5 PM. Staten Island Children’s Museum costs USD 8 and free for grandparents all-day and everyone from 3 PM to 5 PM on Wednesdays –it is open from 10 AM to 5 PM on weekends and from 11 AM to 5 PM from Tuesday to Friday. Noble Maritime Collection is open from Thursday to Sunday from 12 noon to 5 PM while Art Lab is open from 10 AM to 8 PM (Monday-Thursday) and 10 AM to 5 PM (Friday-Sunday).
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Socrates Sculpture Park
Socrates Sculpture Park is the best park in New York City to enjoy art. It is situated in the neighborhood of Astoria, Queens in New York City.
The park is famous for its sculptures and breathtaking views of Manhattan. It has showcased art pieces by many artists including Vito Acconci, Merle Temkin, Sanford Biggers, and Agnes Denes. The park has four main exhibitions throughout the year, namely The Spring/Summer Exhibition, The Socrates Annual fellowship and exhibition, Folly/Function, which is a design-build competition in partnership with The Architectural League of New York, and The Broadway Billboard series. The Outdoor Cinema International Film Festival takes place every Wednesday during the months of July and August and showcases international films. Socrates Sculpture Park also has great food to offer. Botte Bar has delicious Italian food and Amma is great for authentic Indian food. The area also has a lot of fast-food chains like Subway and McDonald's. It is perfect for visiting alone or with family.
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Socrates Sculpture Park
Situated in the neighborhood of Astoria, Queens, Socrates Sculpture Park is the best park in New York City to enjoy art.
It is well known for its sculptures and views of the Manhattan skyline. The Outdoor Cinema International Film Festival that takes place every Wednesday during July and August in Socrates Sculpture Park, showcases international films for free.The park showcases art pieces by many artists including Vito Acconci, Sanford Biggers, and Agnes Denes. It has four main exhibitions throughout the year, namely The Spring/Summer Exhibition, The Socrates Annual fellowship and exhibition, Folly/Function, and The Broadway Billboard series.Socrates Sculpture Park is one of the best free places to enjoy and appreciate art in New York.
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