Wave Hill Gardens - Tourist Attractions in New York City

Wave Hill Gardens

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Wave Hill Gardens

Wave Hill is a 28 acre botanical garden in New York City's Riverdale neighborhood, situated in the Bronx, USA.

The original Wave Hill House was built in 1843 by William Lewis Morris in Greek Revival style, and owned from 1866-1903 by William Henry Appleton, who enlarged the house in 1866-69 and again in 1890. During these years, the house was visited by Thomas Henry Huxley, who helped Charles Darwin bring evolution to the public's attention. Theodore Roosevelt's family rented Wave Hill during the summers of 1870 and 1871, and Mark Twain leased it from 1901-1903. The house was then purchased in 1903 by George W. Perkins, a partner of J. P. Morgan, along with adjacent property. Perkins performed extensive landscaping on the site, and leased Wave Hill House itself to an eminent zoologist, Bashford Dean. Other famous residents included the conductor Arturo Toscanini (1942-1945) and chief members of the British Delegation to the United Nations (1950-1956). In 1960, the Perkins-Freeman family deeded Wave Hill to the City of New York.

Wave Hill's gardens include:

Flower Garden
The Marco Polo Stufano Conservatory
Pergola & Vistas of the Hudson River and the New Jersey Palisades
Wild Garden
Aquatic & Monocot
Alpine House
Woodland 10 acres (40,000 m²) of second-growth forest)
Special Collections, including the Shade Border, Elliptical Garden and Conifer Slope

Address

West 249th Street and Independence Avenue (front gate)
675 West 252nd Street (mailing)
Bronx, NY 10471-2899

Hours

Tuesday-Sunday
Closed Mondays except Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day
Closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas

April 15-October 14: 9am-5:30pm
July and August: Open until 9pm on Wednesdays
October 15-April 14: 9am-4:30pm

Greenhouses
10am-noon, 1-4pm
Free garden and greenhouse tours begin at the Conservatory every Sunday, 2:15pm

Galleries
10am-4:30pm. Call for schedule.
July and August: Open until 8pm on Wednesdays

Café and Shop
10am-4:30pm
July and August: Open until 8pm on Wednesdays

Admission

Tuesday: Free all day
Wednesday-Sunday: $4 adults, $2 students and seniors 65+, Free for Members and children under 6
Saturday: Free 9am-noon
December, January, February: Free

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Wave Hill Gardens - Tourist Attractions in New York City