Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden

83-acre campus with historic Greek Revival buildings, the New York Chinese Scholar's Garden, Staten Island Museum, Staten Island Botanical Garden, and the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art. Home of the Staten Island Children's Museum and the Noble Maritime Collection. A day trip that feels like leaving the city. (Rolling: Year-round; peak programming May – October; Lunar New Year programming in February — monitor the source for specific dates.)