* Staten Island, New York, New York

 Staten Island Ferry (View)the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, lower Manhattan and Wall Street's skyscrapers, Ellis Island, and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge connecting Staten Island to Brooklyn.

No New York City Subway Easily accessable by bus from the SI Ferry terminal

From the St. George Ferry Terminal, exit through the terminal and head to Ramp D to catch the S40 bus. Snug Harbor is less than 2 miles from the terminal.

Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

http://www.snug-harbor.org/visit.html
There is no entry fee as such to Snug Harbour and on Tuesday mornings the usual entry fee of $5 to the Chinese Garden is waived. The garden is the main attraction and well worth spending a hour or so wandering round and relaxing - time away from mental manhatten!!