The Bronx : the ultimate guide to New York City's beautiful borough /
Lloyd Ultan & Shelley Olson.
- ix, 205 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 23 cm.
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Includes index.
Why visit the Bronx? Attractions. The New York Botanical Garden ; The Bronx Zoo ; Yankee Stadium ; Wave Hill and the mansions of Riverdale ; Van Cortlandt Park and the Van Cortlandt House ; The Bronx County Building : the art of democracy ; The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage : poverty and poetry ; Woodlawn Cemetery : beauty for eternity ; The Valentin-Varian House : a legacy of the Revolution ; Pelham Bay Park : the Riviera of New York City ; The Hall of Fame for Great Americans ; The Bronx Museum of the Arts Walking tours. City Island : New England in the Bronx ; Belmont : New York's real Little Italy ; The Grand Concourse Historic district : Art Deco highlights ; Valentine to Poe : a tour of cultural discovery l In the footsteps of Edgar Allan Poe ; Marvelous Mott Haven Places to go, things to see. Museums in the Bronx ; Art galleries in the Bronx ; Professional musical and theatrical performance venues ; tours and events ; Where to stay
Often overlooked by tourists and locals alike, the Bronx is rich in cultural and historical attractions. From the Bronx Zoo (the largest urban zoo in the United States) to the New York Botanical Garden (one of the most visited botanical garden in the world), this borough has something for everyone. Visitors can explore historic sites (including where George Washington slept and where Edgar Allen Poe lived and worked), watch a game in one of the most famous baseball stadiums in the United States - Yankee Stadium - and enjoy delicious Italian food in New York's real "Little Italy" as well as fresh seafood at City Island