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The Glass GardenParent rating:  Location: 400 East 34th Street, New York, NY One of NY's best-kept secrets, the Rusk Rehabilitation Institute harbors a public botanical garden just right for little ones. The 1700 square foot Glass Garden conservatory, opened in... |
Central ParkParent rating: Location: Central Park, New York, NY Sprawling across the center of Manhattan, from 59th Street (Central Park South) to 110th Street, and from Central Park West to Fifth Avenue, Central Park is 843 acres of adventure. ... |
Wave HillParent rating: Location: 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY Wave Hill maintains award-winning gardens and greenhouses, manages an urban woodland, provides environmental education for city children, teachers, and over 100,000 visitors annually, offers ar...
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Shakespeare GardenParent rating:  Location: Central Park West & 79th Street, New York, NY It's not easy to find, and many people don't know about, Central Park's lovely little four-acre garden dedicated to William Shakespeare (who, it turns out, was quite a plant-lover). The gard...
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Narrows Botanical GardensParent rating: Location: Shore Road & 72nd Street, Brooklyn, NY Nestled in Bay Ridge, between Shore Road and the waters of The Narrows, are four and a half acres of rambling parkland that were transformed by sheer community dedication in the mid-1990's. T... |
Voelker Orth MuseumParent rating: Location: 149-19 38th Avenue, Flushing, NY The Voelker Orth Museum is a Victorian house, garden, and bird sanctuary. House tours are given Saturdays and Sundays between 1pm and 4pm. Family programs in nature and history are sch... |
M'Finda Kalunga Community GardenParent rating:  Location: Rivington Street, between Forsythe and Chrystie, New York, NY A vibrant community garden named after an African burial ground, M'Finda Kalunga is a true floral oasis with an active community of gardeners and parents. Various activities ... |
Isamu Noguchi Garden MuseumParent rating: Location: 9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City, NY Take your kids to visit a museum dedicated to the work of an artist with playgrounds in his heart. Along with his gardens and other landscape projects, the playgrounds of Isamu Noguchi are aspects of ...
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New York Botanical GardenParent rating: Location: 200th Street and Kazimiroff Blvd., Bronx, NY The New York Botanical Garden makes the extra effort to get city kids interested in flora and fauna. Families can delve into the mysteries of the plant kingdom at the Everett Children's Adve...
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GreenThumb (Public) GardeningParent rating:  Location: 49 Chambers Street, Room 1020, New York, NY This truly dedicated group focuses on helping communities create small gardens all over the city. Kids (and adults) can learn to grow flowers and vegetables, make new friends, and generally get to kno...
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Staten Island Botanical GardenParent rating: Location: 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY Founded in 1977, the Staten Island Botanical Garden runs the plant gamut from its English perennial border to its newest addition, the New York Chinese Scholar's Garden. And while we love it al...
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West Side Community GardenParent rating: Location: West 89th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam, New York, NY |
Arrow Community GardenParent rating: Location: 35-30 35th Street, Long Island City, NY The Arrow Community Garden is made up of an open green area, herb and vegetable gardens, flowers, Ailanthus trees, and a multi-purpose community center space. |
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