Outside in Bedford Park

Two hundred and fifty acres on the far side of the Bronx River from Fordham, with the glass Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at the middle of it and fifty acres of forest that was never cleared. You can spend twenty minutes or four hours in it and it works either way. New York City residents get the outdoor grounds free on Wednesdays, and everyone gets them free between ten and eleven that morning.

Tue to Sun, 10am to 6pm, and select Monday holidays. All-Garden Pass thirty-five dollars on a weekday and thirty-nine at a weekend, fifteen and seventeen for children two to twelve. NYC residents can buy grounds-only access for fifteen dollars, and get the grounds free all day on Wednesdays