The Bronx Zoo from Your Hostel New York

eight=”300″ />Now that it’s nice out, you don’t have to stay confined to the five block radius around your hostel New York before wanting to escape winter’s winds by getting on the subway. You can walk all up and down the city, or even venture to – the outer boroughs. One of the best places

for visitors is the Bronx Zoo.

It is the second largest zoo in the country, and like everything in New York, it represents the best. There is a twenty foot long anaconda, a Nile crocodile, elephants, grizzlies, and giraffes, you name it, they have it. The grounds are beautiful and it’s a great way to spend a day.

After that you can walk over to the new Little Italy, on Arthur Avenue. It’s about a ten-minute walk through a poor neighborhood, but everyone is friendly and ready to give directions. Once there, you can find a number of delicious Italian restaurants and authentic salumerias. Follow your spaghetti Bolognese with a shot of espresso and some cookies at one of the numerous Italian bakeries that line the strip.

And afterwards you can walk to the subway to take you half an hour back

to your hostel New York. It’s close enough so that you don’t have to wake early to get a head start. You can wake up leisurely at your hostels New York and then see all the animals.