Untermyer Gardens Conservancy, Yonkers
For a little day trip just outside the city limits, we suggest hitting the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy in Yonkers. The stunning gardens, originally commissioned by Samuel Untermyer on his private estate in 1916, span 43 acres and boast water features, a walled garden inspired by those of Indo-Persian antiquity, and a stretch of vista modeled after Villa D'Este in Italy. Oh and did we mention the "Temple of Love" overlooking the Hudson and Palisades? The best part, however, is that it's all free and open to the public!
Untermyer Gardens Conservancy, 945 North Broadway, Yonkers
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