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Westchester County, Westchester County, NY
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Westchester County

Westchester County is a sightseeing stop in Westchester County, NY, part of the New York City guide. Cost: free.

· Westchester County, NY

Why you should go…

Westchester County Tourism & Film is the official destination marketing organization for Westchester County, New York, based in White Plains. It promotes the county's arts and culture venues, historic sites, outdoor recreation such as hiking and biking trails, dining, and shopping to visitors. The office also supports local film production and publishes a visitor's guide and newsletter.

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  • #history
  • #biking
  • #day trip
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What's around here?

The closest stops to Westchester County, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Shopping
    Rainy-Day Pick

    Palisades Center

    Free

    A four-story mall with an ice rink, a 60-foot Ferris wheel in the food court, a ropes course and a 21-screen AMC.

    10 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Iconic

    New York Botanical Garden

    $25–$50

    Walk 250 acres of gardens, a Victorian glass conservatory and a 50-acre old-growth forest in the Bronx.

    13 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    Bronx Zoo

    $25–$50

    One of the world's largest urban zoos, gorillas, tigers, sea lions and more across 265 wild acres in the Bronx.

    14 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Sightseeing
    Iconic

    The Glass House

    $25–$50

    Tour Philip Johnson's 1949 glass-walled house and the galleries and pavilions spread across his New Canaan estate.

    17 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    History Buff

    Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

    Free

    Tour Theodore Roosevelt's Long Island home and walk the grounds of his former Summer White House.

    18 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    Iconic

    Harlem

    Free

    Walk 125th Street past the Apollo Theater, hear jazz and gospel, and eat soul food in the historic center of Black culture.

    18 mi awayMore like this