New York Parks and Recreation Areas with National Historic Site

Chartered in l988, the Tenement Museum mission is to promote tolerance and historical perspective through the presentation and interpretation of a variety of immigrant and migrant experiences on Manhattan Lower East Side, a gateway to America. The heart of the Tenement Museum is its tenement building that was home to an estimated 7,000 people, from over 20 nations, between 1863 and 1935. read more...

Phone: (212) 431-0233   Price Range: $8 - $10   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: New York   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities:   Details Provided By: Lower East Side Museum

On September 14th, 1901, an anxious Theodore Roosevelt stood in the library of a friend's home in Buffalo, NY. Hours earlier, President William McKinley had died of an assassin's bullet, and now Roosevelt stood ready to rise to the highest office in the land. read more...

Phone: 716-884-0095   Price Range: $1 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Buffalo   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Nature Walks   Details Provided By: Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural

More than a dozen forts were built to defend New York Harbor at the time of the War of 1812. The Southwest Battery was constructed on the rocks off the tip of Manhattan Island between 1808 and 1811. Although fully armed and staffed, the fort never had occasion to fire upon an enemy. In 1817, the fort was renamed Castle Clinton in honor of DeWitt Clinton, Mayor of New York City. read more...

Phone: (212)344-7220   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: New York   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities:   Details Provided By: Castle Clinton

Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, lived at this site from his birth on October 27, 1858 until he was 14 years old. The reconstructed house contains five period rooms, two museum galleries and a bookstore. read more...

Phone: (212) 260-1616   Price Range: $0 - $3   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: New York   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities:   Details Provided By: Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace

Sagamore Hill was the home of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, from 1885 until his death in 1919. From 1902 to 1908 his Summer White House was the focus of international attention. Otherwise, it was the home of a most remarkable fellow. read more...

Phone: 516-922-4788   Price Range: $3 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Oyster Bay   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Birding, Hiking, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site contains Springwood, the lifelong home of America's only 4-term President. Also on the site is the Presidential Library and Museum, operated by the National Archives. Visitors may enjoy a guided tour of FDR's home, take a self-guided tour of the Museum, or stroll the grounds, gardens, and trails of this 300-acre site. read more...

Phone: 845 229-9115   Price Range: $0 - $14   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Hyde Park   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Birding, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Nature Walks, Snowshoeing   Details Provided By: Home of Franklin D Roosevelt

Site of the first significant American military victory during the Revolution, the Battles of Saratoga rank among the fifteen most decisive battles in world history. Here in 1777 American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender, an event which led France to recognize the independence of the United States and enter the war as a decisive military ally of the struggling Americans. read more...

Phone: 518-664-9821 ext.224   Price Range: $3 - $10   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Stillwater   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Cross Country Skiing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing   Details Provided By: Saratoga National Historical Park

The Vanderbilt Estate in Hyde Park, New York is perhaps the best, most intact example of the types of estates constructed by wealthy industrialists in the 19th century. The fully-furnished, 54-room mansion is placed in a wondrous landscape with breathtaking views of the Hudson River and distant Catskill Mountains. If offers a glimpse into a past world known by only an elite few. read more...

Phone: 845 229-9115   Price Range: $0 - $8   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Hyde Park   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Birding, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Nature Walks, Snowshoeing   Details Provided By: Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site

The greatest thing I have learned is how good it is to come home again, Eleanor Roosevelt once told a friend. This simple statement expresses her love for the modest house near the Hudson River she called Val-Kill, the only home that was ever hers. read more...

Phone: 845 229-9115   Price Range: $0 - $8   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Hyde Park   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Birding, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Nature Walks   Details Provided By: Eleanor Roosevelt

This 18th-century church is one of New York's oldest parishes (1665-1980). It was used as a hospital following the important Revolutionary War Battle at Pell's Point in 1776, and was the scene of various military developments for the next six years. read more...

Phone: (914) 667-4116   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Mount Vernon   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities:   Details Provided By: Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site