Rise above the hustle and bustle on the verdant High Line.
Swarming with people during the hazy summer months, Coney Island Beach can offer a convenient and peaceful outdoor escape during the off-season.
Miabelle Salzano
Photo Date: 
08/03/2017
The South Mountain Recreation Complex Waterfront offers a family-friendly outdoor escape just one hour from the city.
Tony Curado
Photo Date: 
09/14/2017
Explore how Alexander Hamilton melded man and nature to spark the Industrial Revolution in Paterson, New Jersey, at Great Falls National Historic Park
Tony Curado
Photo Date: 
09/20/2017
Explore historic lighthouses at Sandy Hook.
Nick Catania
Photo Date: 
06/22/2017
Discover protected ruins resting within a dense forest on the Lakeville Ironworks Trail.
Jessica Beauchemin
Photo Date: 
09/25/2016
In places the original tracks are left behind to remind visitors of the trail's history.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date: 
06/18/2007
Promanade under the shadow of California sycamores (Platanus racemosa) in Bryant Park.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date: 
06/20/2007
City Hall Park with the 1914-built Manhattan Municipal Building in the distance.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date: 
06/20/2007
Brooklyn Bridge.
Jessica Beauchemin
Photo Date: 
09/23/2016
A surprising pocket of forest is deep within Prospect Park.
Jessica Beauchemin
Photo Date: 
09/23/2016
This Japanese garden in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is one of the oldest in the United States.