Summer has just started! Where to go in NYC!
Text by Alan J
Summer is staring us in the face in the Big Apple, and despite it being great to soak up the rays, sometimes the heat can be a little too close for comfort…
Fortunately, New York has you covered when you need a cool escape with plenty of activities to make your summer memorable. Let’s delve into five quirky and stimulating activities that everyone can enjoy!
#1, Cool off and quench a thirst for knowledge at the Morgan Library and Museum
For starters, if you like immersing yourself in history, then the Morgan Library and Museum will be right up your street! The venue is located on Madison Avenue, and its first collections were organized as early as 1890. Not only that, but the establishment also has a wide range of scarce historical artifacts, such as musical works, domestic materials from the previous century, and early children’s literature. Exhibitions of artwork that will satisfy the creative mind include a European oil nature painting category and collections of artists such as Walton Ford and Clement C. Moore, and these will be open until fall. With a 75,000 square feet campus and vast renaissance-style interior to the library, a historical itch can be scratched at this stunning venue for hours at a time! It’s just the remedy to the soaring East Coast temperatures outside.
#2, Lather on the sun lotion at NYC’s scenic Jacob Riis Park beach!
This beach acts as a tempting Oasis to all New Yorkers during the summer months when the heat is bearing down on you, and it’s too much for mere mortals to resist!
Not only is there the warm shore, which is easily accessible across the Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge in Queens, but you get to savor the views of the sparkling Atlantic, so it’s the best exhibit that the greatest things in life are free! When you throw in the north-south central mall, a bathhouse, and a stunning golf course, along with plenty of activities and water sports that everyone can enjoy, it offers the most outdoorsy tourists and locals a summery nirvana.
#3, Relax and slow down with an exquisite coffee at Abraco New York
Coffee-aholics are also blessed with a perfect retreat at the independent coffee shop Abraco on East Street. You can chill out here six days a week, and this versatile joint offers vibes for everyone, from bitterly refined coffees to yummy pastries and perfectly mixed cocktails. An expansive menu and cozy interior provide ample room to cool off and take shelter from the crowds and blazing Manhattan summer sun. Not one to miss!
#4, Fall in love with Shakespeare again at Battery and Riverside Parks
Another free venture that romantics will adore is the open-air outdoor theater shows spread out across the City. Elizabethan art modernizes theater magic in the breezy, warm dusk of NYC parks, with slates of Coriolanus, Henry IV, and the fitting Midsummer Night’s Dream appearing in Central Park this July. Theatre lovers will have their evenings blissfully lit up with the timeless words of Old Will. The creatives dream!
#5, Enter Foodie Heaven at Japan Fes
Hours of sightseeing can be hungry work, so grab some prime food from Japan Fes, where even the most refined tastebuds can be satisfied. The authentic Japanese cuisine, ranging from spicy Ramen to Karaage, Yakisoba, and silky-smooth Matcha Latte, has catapulted Japan Fes to the status of the Global Japanese food festival King. This is why they boast hundreds of thousands of visitors a year, so placing it on your summer bucket list is a premium choice!
The festival changes location throughout the summer months, so check Japan Fes’ website here for updated details.
Final Thought
So, as you can see, NYC doesn’t just cater to tourists who like the hustle and bustle of Times Square in the Summer. It’s a veritable banquet of entertainment for all people, and these venues are just some of the better places to be when you feel like you’re getting fried by the summer sun!
Whatever you decide to do, there’s plenty of choice to make your NYC summer one to remember for years to come!