family sites
In addition to our programs designed especially for kids, the openhousenewyork Weekend features many family friendly sites. These special places and spaces highlight unique built-environment elements of New York City in accessible, intriguing ways for the whole family to enjoy!
 |
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum 895 Shore Rd, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx neighborhood: North Bronx Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 25 per tour building date: 1836-1842 architect: Attributed to Minard Lafever; grounds restoration, Delano & Aldrich, 1914. This Greek Revival mansion's gracious proportions, refined exterior stonework, cast-iron balconies, and period millwork exemplifies country living in 19th-century Pelham Bay. subway: 6 to Pelham Bay. bus: #45 Westchester Beeline Bus.    
MAP
|
 |
New York Botanical Garden, The Bronx River Pkwy/ Fordham Rd , Bronx neighborhood: Fordham Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 30 per tour building date: Designed 1896; built 1898-1901 architect: Robert W. Gibson The grand neo-Renaissance style New York Botanical Garden Museum Building, along with the Fountain of Life, form a distinguished and monumental Beaux-Arts civic space within the largest botanical garden in the country. Founded in 1891 and located within Bronx Park, the Garden showcases one of the world's greatest collections of plants and serves as an educational center for gardening and horticulture. subway: 4, B, D to Bedford Park Blvd, transfer to Bx26 to Garden's Mosholu Gate entrance. bus: Bx26. other transportation: Metro-North (Harlem Line) to Botanical Garden.   
MAP
|
 |
Wave Hill W 249th St/ Independence Ave, Bronx neighborhood: Astoria Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 30 per tour building date: 1843 architect: Original Wave Hill House, William Lewis Morris; Perkins Visitor Center, Robert A.M. Stern, 2004. The garden offers spectacular views overlooking the Hudson River, the Palisades, and historic mansions. Wave Hill was once home to Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt, and Arturo Toscanini. subway: 1 to 242st St, transfer to Wave Hill Shuttle, which meets at 10 minutes past the hour from 9:10 am to 3:10 pm. bus: Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2. other transportation: Metro-North (Hudson Line) to Riverdale. 
MAP
|
 |
Woodlawn Cemetery Webster Ave & E 233rd St or Jerome Ave/ Bainbridge Ave, Bronx neighborhood: Woodlawn Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 30 per tour building date: 1863 architect: James C. Sidney; Charles Wellford Leavitt, 1875-1940. More than 1,300 private mausoleums, many of which were designed by well-known architects, dot this meticulously planted landscape. Tour private mausoleums by designers such as McKim, Mead & White, Carrere & Hastings, John Russell Pope, Tiffany and Hunt & Hunt. subway: 2 to E 233rd St, 4 to Woodlawn. bus: Bx16, Bx34. other transportation: Metro-North (Harlem Line) to Woodlawn. 
MAP
|
 |
Barzel Iron Works 61 Jefferson St/ Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn neighborhood: Bushwick Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 25 per tour building date: 1950 architect: unknown Metal artist Kristina Kozak’s 15,000 sq ft studio is located in a working blacksmithing shop owned by Nat Barzily, and features heavy equipment and several hot forges. subway: J, M, Z to Myrtle Ave/ Bway. bus: B15, B46, B47, B54.
MAP
|
 |
Brooklyn Lyceum 227 4th Ave/ Union St, Brooklyn neighborhood: Park Slope Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 30 per tour building date: 1910 architect: Raymond F. Almirall This former public bathhouse is a creative example of adaptive reuse. Converted to a public gym under NYC planner Robert Moses, it has recently been revitalized as a theater and cafe. subway: R to Union St. bus: B37, B63, B71.
MAP
|
 |
Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Pkwy/ Washington Ave, Brooklyn neighborhood: Crown Heights Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 20 per tour building date: 1895 - 1926 architect: McKim, Mead & White; Polshek Partnership Architects, 2004. One of America’s oldest and largest art museums, it is part of a 19th-century network of parks and gardens. This 560,000-sq-ft Beaux Arts building has been modernized with a glass and steel entry pavilion. subway: 2, 3 to Eastern Pkwy/ Brooklyn Museum. bus: B41, B43, B45, B69, B71.
MAP
|
 |
City Reliquary, The 370 Metropolitan Ave/ Havemeyer St, Brooklyn neighborhood: Williamsburg Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: unknown architect: unknown The museum celebrates NYC's rich history and Williamsburg's local charracter through its unique collections, relics and ephemera. Enjoy backyard and sidewalk camaraderie while experiencing obsessive collecting at its best. subway: G, L to Metropolitan Ave, L to Lorimer St, J, M to Marcy Ave. bus: Q59.
MAP
|
 |
Green-Wood Cemetery, The 500 25th St/ 5th Ave, Brooklyn neighborhood: Sunset Park Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 1838 architect: David Bates Douglass The final resting place of some of NYC’s most memorable people covers 478 picturesque acres of rolling hills, ponds, trees, lawn and sculpture. On Sat, the cemetery landscape comes alive with Angels and Accordions, a site-specific tour and dance/ live music performance. subway: R to 25th St. bus: B63.
MAP
|
 |
Kentler International Drawing Space 353 Van Brunt St/ Wolcott St, Brooklyn neighborhood: Red Hook Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 1877 architect: unknown Founded by two artists in 1990, the gallery is housed in a former men's haberdashery, which served the Brooklyn seaport business workers. subway: A, F to Jay St, F, G to Smith-9th Sts, then buses. bus: B61, B77.
MAP
|
 |
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church 85 S Oxford St/ Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn neighborhood: Fort Greene Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 25 per tour building date: 1862 architect: Grimshaw & Morrill The Romanesque Revival church with its distinctive four-finial tower is known for its Tiffany stained glass windows and artist Hank Prussing's 1970s mural, "Mighty Cloud of Witnesses." Long a center for activism, the church once sheltered runaway slaves. subway: C to Lafayette Ave, G to Fulton St, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Nevins St. bus: B25, B26, B38.
MAP
|
 |
Mark Morris Dance Center 3 Lafayette Ave/ Ashland Pl, Brooklyn neighborhood: Fort Greene Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 2001 architect: Beyer Blinder Belle The company broke ground on the Dance Center in July 1999 and construction was completed in September 2001. The Center houses five rehearsal spaces, a theater/ performance space and a school for students of all ages. subway: B, D, M, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Atlantic Ave/ Pacific St, C to Lafayette Ave, G to Fulton St. bus: B37, B41, B45, B67.
MAP
|
 |
MINE metal/art 177 Grand St/ Bedford Ave, Brooklyn neighborhood: Williamsburg Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 1900 architect: unknown This retail store and design showroom features the work of local metalworkers and artists. Pick up a walking map to view Kristina Kozak’s outdoor commissioned pieces throughout the neighborhood. subway: L train Bedford Ave, J, M, Z to Broadway. bus: B61, Q59.
MAP
|
 |
Old Stone House 336 Third St/ 5th Ave, JJ Byrne Park, 336 Third Street Brooklyn neighborhood: Park Slope Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 1699; reconstruction, circa 1930 architect: unknown The house is a reconstruction of a Dutch farmhouse built by the Vechte family in 1699 and incorporates stones from the original structure. It played a major role during the Revolutionary War-era in NY and was the original clubhouse of the team that was to become the Brooklyn Dodgers. An exhibit, Brooklyn Utopias, will examine the borough's history as an "urban frontier." subway: F to 4th Ave, R to Union St. bus: B63.
MAP
|
 |
Pier Glass Art Studio 499 Van Brunt St, #2A, Brooklyn neighborhood: Red Hook Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 1869 architect: unknown This Civil War-era warehouse sits on the upper Bay of NY Harbor facing the Statue of Liberty and is constructed of cut granite rock, virgin timber from the Hudson Valley, and Brooklyn bricks. It now houses a glassblowing studio and exhibition space. subway: F, G to Smith-9th Sts. bus: B61, B71. other transportation: NY Water Taxi to Red Hook.
MAP
|
