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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Staten Island, NY

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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden is an attraction in Staten Island, NY, part of the New York City guide. Cost: under $25.

1000 Richmond Terrace · Staten Island, NY

Why you should go…

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden occupies a former sailors' retirement home built in the 1800s on an 83-acre campus in Staten Island, New York. The site includes 23 historic buildings and nine botanical gardens, among them the New York Chinese Scholar's Garden, plus resident organizations such as the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, the Staten Island Museum and the Staten Island Children's Museum. General grounds admission is free, while the Chinese Scholar's Garden and Newhouse Center charge a small fee.

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