10 Ways To Escape The City Without Actually Leaving NYC

Take a relaxing horse ride through the woods at Pelham Bay park, and if you're not experienced enough or have never tried, they offer lessons for $50 and are by appointment only. Book two hours and fully emerge in the act of horse riding. Maybe you'll start going more often and before you know it you've traded your tiny apartment for a ranch in Connecticut. Nothing is further from New York City than livestock. Bronx Equestrian Center, 9 Shore Rd, Bronx [Photo via]