Wave Hill is a beautiful 28-acre estate and public horticultural garden in the Bronx's Riverdale neighborhood, overlooking the banks of the gorgeous Palisades and Hudson River.
The estate was originally constructed in 1843 and served as a rental summer home for international luminaries such as Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain throughout the turn of the 20th century.
In 1960, the estate was donated to the city of New York for use as a cultural center and garden facility. Today, more than 65,000 guests visit the estate each year and explore its lovely National Register of Historic Places-listed facilities.
Visitors can peruse the estate's lovely landscaped gardens, which include a perennial flower garden, an aquatic and monocot garden, an alpine dry garden, and the 10-acre Herbert and Hyonja Abrons Woodland.
Inside, the Marco Polo Stufano Conservatory features a tropical room and a cactus collection. Paid-ticket concerts are showcased at the estate on Sunday afternoons throughout the year.
675 W 252nd St, The Bronx, NY 10471, Phone: 718-549-3200