This botanical garden is massive. If you like to be surrounded by foliage, bring a picnic on a nice day.

Always beautifully curated shows in a whitewashed space. The work is juxtaposed with the bustling China Town backdrop, adding a dose of life and grit compared to the other often hyper sterile art spaces around the world.

Their coffee—all brewed from carefully sourced Nicaraguan beans—is truly delicious.

The Bronx Botanical Garden is a place my father and I have been going to since I was a child. Here's a photograph I took of him here. It has hundreds of species of trees and flowers. Sitting in the middle of the Bronx, it's most recognizable as a green oasis from the grays and concrete of city life. 

The perfect pizza in my books. Felt like a sweet spot between New York style pizzas and the classic Neapolitan