Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum is a superb historic house museum placed in the silent part of Pelham Bay Park. With one of the premium Greek revival interiors in the country, the remarkable home is the last still standup major mid-19th century country estate hall in the area that was once the position of more than 20 grand estates. The house is erect on the location of a Federal-style home constructed in 1654 for Robert and Maria Lorillard Bartow. The present house, accomplished in 1842, was possessed by the Pella and the Bartow families until 1888, when it was sold to the City of New York. The house, occupied with lavish mid-19th century furnishings and ornamental arts, is now exposed to the public for trips, which contain the stunningly landscaped formal terraced gardens behind the house. Do you like to explore historic homes?

City Island Nautical Museum - Situated at the very brink of NYC, just beyond Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx and bordered by the Long Island Sound and Eastchester Bay, City Island is a minor community well-known for its rich nautical history. Much of that history has been conserved by the Historical Society in the Nautical Museum. The museum inhabits the top floor of a historical former elementary school positioned on land that was once a Groundbreaking War graveyard. The museum households a rich assortment of photos and relics on City Island and it's ironic boating history, e.g., ship sails, model boats, and a range of America's Cup memorabilia. Do you have a nautical museum near you?