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State or Provincial Park · Hunters Point · 132 tips and reviews
Ryan Meehan: Gantry State Park is situated on the East River and has some of the most beautiful views of Manhattan you will find anywhere in New York's outer boroughs.
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
Ryan Meehan: The High Line is an abandoned elevated subway track that's been converted into a gorgeous city park, replete with native flora and expansive views of the city.
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1959 tips and reviews
Ryan Meehan: The Met's "donation-only" admission prices mean you don't have to break the bank. (Feeling ambitious? When you're done, walk directly across Central Park to the Museum of Natural History.)
Madison Ave (btwn E 23rd & E 26th St), New York, NY
Park · 480 tips and reviews
Ryan Meehan: Madison Square Park is beautiful on its own account, but there are two other perks to visiting: the famed Flatiron Building and Shake Shack!
Ryan Meehan: For the cost of a subway ride (and you can use your MetroCard), you can take a cable car ride from Midtown Manhattan onto Roosevelt Island, which sits in the East River between Manhattan and Queens.
49-02 Laurel Hill Blvd (btwn Greenpoint Ave & Gale Av), Long Island City, NY
Cemetery · Blissvile · 7 tips and reviews
Ryan Meehan: Feeling adventurous? You'll need a car to get here, but driving through this old NYC graveyard is humbling. 3 million + graves — some dating back 200 years — sit in front of New York's epic skyline.