Bronx Park, New York City

Name: Bronx Park
Address: New York City, United States

#298 among attractions in New York City

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Bronx Park is a public park along the Bronx River, in the Bronx, New York City. The park is bounded by Southern Boulevard to the southwest, Webster Avenue to the northwest, Gun Hill Road to the north, Bronx Park East to the east, and East 180th Street to the south. With an area of 718 acres, Bronx Park is the eighth-largest park in New York City. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1888 (136 years ago)Elevation: 52 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°51'28"N, 73°52'33"W

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West Bronx (Bronx Park)New York City United States

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Bronx Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bronx Zoo, New York Botanical Garden, Paradise Theater, Edgar Allan Poe Cottage.

0.6 miS
Zoo
Bronx Zoo, New York City
15 min walk • Nestled in the heart of New York City, the Bronx Zoo is a sprawling wildlife oasis that has delighted animal lovers since its opening in 1899. Covering 265 acres of lush natural habitats, this iconic zoo is one of the largest metropolitan zoos in the United States...
~1730 ftN
Bronx garden refuge covering 250 acres
New York Botanical Garden, New York City
9 min walk • The New York Botanical Garden is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Established in 1891, it is located on a 250-acre site that contains a landscape with over one million living plants; the Enid A.
1.2 miW
Theater
Paradise Theater, New York City
32 min walk • The Paradise Theater, formerly Loew's Paradise Theatre, is a movie palace-type theater located at 2417 Grand Concourse in the Bronx, New York.
1.1 miNW
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, New York City
29 min walk • The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It is located on Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, New York, a short distance from its original location, and is now in the northern part of Poe Park.
0.5 miNW
Botanical garden
Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, New York City
14 min walk • The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory is a greenhouse at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York, United States. The conservatory was designed by Lord & Burnham Co. in the Italian Renaissance style.
~730 ftN
Botanical garden
Lorillard Snuff Mill, New York City
4 min walk • The Lorillard Snuff Mill now known as the Lillian and Amy Goldman Stone Mill, is the oldest existing tobacco manufacturing building in the United States. It was built around 1840 next to the Bronx River to supplement an earlier building of the same function. The schist that makes up its walls was quarried locally.
0.6 miW
Street
Arthur Avenue, New York City
17 min walk • Arthur Avenue is a street in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, which serves as the center of the Bronx's "Little Italy".
1.2 miNW
Park
Saint James Park, New York City
32 min walk • St. James Park is a public park in Fordham, Bronx, New York City. It is located in between Jerome Avenue and Creston Avenue. New York City purchased the land on September 13, 1897, graded it, and created the park. It is named after the neighboring St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House.
0.7 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Fordham University Church, New York City
18 min walk • The Fordham University Church is a Catholic church located at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York City. Originally constructed in 1845, the church was initially used as a seminary for the community, and later became part of the university in 1859.
0.7 miNE
Park
Bronx Skate Park, New York City
18 min walk • Bronx Skate Park is a 6,000 sq ft skate park inside Bronx Park, a little north of Allerton Avenue, in The Bronx, New York City.
0.6 miN
Library
LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York City
17 min walk • The LuEsther T. Mertz Library is a research library located at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York City. Founded in 1899 and renamed in the 1990s for LuEsther Mertz, it is the United States' largest botanical library, and was the first library whose collection focused exclusively on botany.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bronx Park?

Nearby attractions include Lorillard Snuff Mill, New York City (4 min walk), Rainey Memorial Gates, New York City (6 min walk), New York Botanical Garden, New York City (9 min walk), Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, New York City (14 min walk).

How to get to Bronx Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bronx Park:

Bus

Southern Boulevard & NY Botanical Gardens • Lines: Bx19 (9 min walk)
Crotona Avenue & East 187th Street • Lines: Bx17 (13 min walk)

Metro

Pelham Parkway • Lines: 2, 5 (11 min walk)
Allerton Avenue • Lines: 2, 5 (18 min walk)

Train

Botanical Garden (19 min walk)
Fordham (21 min walk)