Secret places in NYC aren’t always underground—in fact, this one rises above your head as soon as you enter the city.

Otherwise, the Bronx River Alliance hosts free community rowing every week from Hunts Point Riverside Park (Lafayette Ave at Edgewater Rd, Bronx; rockingtheboat.org; Sat noon, through Aug 30) and offers paddling outings between spring and fall, departing from Hunts Point Riverside Park (Lafayette Ave at Edgewater Rd, Bronx; bronxriver.org; various dates and time; free–$25, registration required). If you’re planning the perfect romantic getaway in New England, we’ve got your back. Sure, you’ll glimpse the occasional apartment building through the leaves; but surrounded by green and lulled by the rhythm of the horse’s motion, you’ll swear you’ve traveled much farther north than Eastchester Bay.

If you want to learn how to move faster than a walk, make an appointment for a lesson ($40/half hour, $65/hr).

Getting there: Reaching the museum without a sherpa is an expedition, but a scenic one; from the Staten Island Ferry, hop on the S74 bus, get off at Lighthouse Avenue and walk up the steepish hill—about an hour of traveling from the ferry.

Getting there: Take the 6 train to 103rd St. Covering over 2,000 acres of land, the park is built around a beautiful 3-mile long gorge that will leave you speechless.

$5, seniors and students $4, children under 12 free.—Alexandra KadlecCentral Park

The former Stone Mill dam site boasts a magnificent waterfall: Take Bridge Trail for an up-close look, peering underneath the bridge to see trees gnawed by a colony of beavers, or get an aerial vantage point from Mill View Trail. (LBI has some real remote patches btw)

Open all year long, the park provides a peaceful place that's quiet for nature lovers to visit who are out this way. Per site: one night $20. In order to find a more secluded spot in the age of social distancing, a little extra effort (and time in the car) might be required. You'll receive your first newsletter soon!Thank you! to the small wooden bridge over the wetlands along John Kieran Trail (use the golf course entrance at Van Cortlandt Park South at Bailey Avenue, virtually alongside the NYS Thruway) and enjoy a free outdoor concert from native songbirds. Get us in your inbox Warning: Looking at these photos will definitely make you start feeling a little claustrophobic. 18.

The museum itself houses sculpture, furniture and ritual objects, including a symbolic sand mandala made by Tibetan monks. The Greenway’s many pleasant scenes include the twin spans of the Duncomb Arched Bridges, whose reflections in the water are particularly picturesque. Walk to Avenue H and Flatbush Avenue for the Q35 bus. The dense foliage and beautiful sky-high trees—which rise to a height of more than 100 feet and create a full canopy—make it easy to forget you’re still in the 212 area code (in fact, it can feel almost creepily secluded, so we recommend going with friends). Very peaceful park to walk around and clean and well maintained.”“ excellent shape, as well.

Waterfall in the Manhattan, that is super rare. 338 Lighthouse Ave at Richmond Rd, Staten Island (718-987-3500, tibetanmuseum.org). If you are looking for more of a cultivated park atmosphere rather than the wild woodland ambiance of Bank Rock Bay and… Some plants and shrubs. 315-265-5064. Secondly, the French, Italian and English-style gardens feature a number of small, quite paths to explore. 2880 Flatbush Ave between Belt Pkwy and Hendrickson Pl, Marine Park, Brooklyn (718-252-4625, golfmarinepark.com). You'll receive your first newsletter soon!Love New York? Check out the list below to discover some of Central Park’s most secluded places.The Conservatory Garden is actually one of the best known destinations in Central Park. If you’re in search of solitude, escape to Linden Terrace—a spacious, bench-lined setting shaded by towering, leafy trees (welcome replacements for skyscrapers)—with nothing more than a book and your thoughts.

First of all, it is a designated quiet zone. Afterward, meander along the grounds’ central row of houses, spotting details like hitching posts topped with horses’ heads.

Getting there: From the Staten Island Ferry, connect to the S40 bus at the terminal’s gate D for a ten-minute ride to Richmond Terrace at Snug Harbor Road.