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The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY
bronxmuseum.org
Always free, open Thursday-Sunday
Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY
bronxzoo.com
Suggested donation on Wednesdays
Spend a full day discovering the wonders of the animal kingdom at the Bronx Zoo. We love the African savanna replica, “World of Darkness” & Butterfly Garden.
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
895 Shore Road, Bronx, NY
bartowpellmansionmuseum.org
$5, open Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday
City Island Nautical Museum
190 Fordham Street, Bronx, NY
cityislandmuseum.org
$10, open Saturday & Sunday
Derfner Judaica Museum
The Hebrew Home at Riverdale, 5901 Palisade Avenue, Bronx, NY
hebrewhome.org/derfnerjudaicamuseum.asp
Always free, open Sunday-Thursday
The Edgar Allen Poe Cottage
2640 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY
bronxhistoricalsociety.org/poecottage.html
$5, open Saturdays & Sundays
Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler
State University of New York Maritime College Campus, 6 Pennyfield Avenue, Bronx, NY
sunymaritime.edu/Maritime Museum/
Always free, open Monday-Saturday
The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY
nybg.org
Grounds admission only: Free all day on Wednesdays & from 10-11am on Saturday (regularly $10)
The Valentine-Varian House/Museum of Bronx History
3266 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY
bronxhistoricalsociety.org/vvhouse.html
$5, open Saturday & Sunday
Van Cortlandt House Museum
Van Cortlandt Park, Broadway at 246th Street, Bronx, NY
vancortlandthouse.org
Free Wednesdays (usually $5)
Wave Hill
West 249th St. & Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY
wavehill.org
Free on Tuesdays (all day from November-April & 9am-noon May, June, September, October)
Free on Saturdays 9am-noon year-round (normally $8)
Pack a picnic lunch and spend the day exploring the greenhouses, gorgeous gardens & galleries at Wave Hill.
Photo credit: Emilio Santacoloma