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Field Trips
Field Trip: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
The second largest of the city's botanic gardens is famous for its cherry trees but is a great spot for a day-long stroll in fall.
Field Trip: Wright Over Water | Petra Island
In 1949, Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house cantilevered over an island in Mahopac, NY; in 2008, it was built by the new owner. / 1 comment
Field Trip: The old City Hall station
The *old* City Hall station, completed in 1904 and decommissioned in 1945, can only be visited by getting tickets from the New York Transit Museum. / 1 comment
Field Trip: The Frick Collection
The collection of Renaissance to 19th Century art was closed for five years and reopened in April.
Field Trip: Grand Central Terminal + “Dear New York”
The Municipal Art Society offers tours of the terminal; plus Humans of New York has a massive show there up till October 19. / 1 comment
Field Trip: The Harlem Meer and the New Davis Center
The Meer will be spectacular this fall, and there is still time for a swim in the new Gottesman pool.
Field Trip: The roof of the Metropolitan
The museum's roof garden, which has featured contemporary commissions since 2013, will close in October for five years.
Field Trip: A dumpling tour of Chinatown
A great way to explore the neighborhood to the east, but with some direction. Pro tip: pace yourself. / 3 comments
Field Trip: Lilacs at the New York Botanical Garden
The spring flower sections of the garden in the Bronx is in full force right now: cherry trees, azaleas, daffodils and especially lilacs.
(Art) Field Trip: Nick Cave in the Times Square subway station
There's an installation near the Shuttle, but explore a little further down an obscure hallway to the Bryant Park station and there's even more.
Hidden in the Seaport: FishBridge Park
The 35-year-old community garden, now an official city park, is a hidden oasis worth a weekend visit. / 2 comments
Field Trip: Pier 42
The new eight-acre park stretches between the Manhattan and Williamsburg bridge with all sorts of amenities: fields, courts, playgrounds and views.
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