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Day trips

Day trips from NYC

Worth leaving the city for, and back the same night. Gardens, art that needs a field instead of a gallery, and hikes you can reach by train.

Everywhere worth going

Sculpture parkStorm King Art Center MuseumDia Beacon GardenUntermyer Gardens HikeBear Mountain

Sculpture park

9.7Storm King Art CenterNew Windsor$25 weekdays, $28 weekendsOne of the best outdoor art spaces in the world: huge, visually stunning sculpture set across hundreds of acres of hills and fields in the Hudson Valley.

Museum

9.6Dia BeaconBeacon$25Art that simply doesn't fit in New York City: giant sculpture in a vast, light-filled old factory on the Hudson, an easy train ride from Grand Central.

Garden

9.2Untermyer GardensYonkersFreeA beautiful escape just north of the city: a walled Persian garden, classical temples and a view over the Hudson to the Palisades, free to walk in.

Hike

8.9Bear MountainBear MountainFree on foot, $10 to parkA great hike you can reach by train: a steep climb above the Hudson to a stone tower and one of the best views an hour from the city.