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Car Rentals In New York City and the Sung Harbor Cultural Center
For a nautical experience during your car rental in New York City vacation, check out Snug Harbor Cultural Center. Snug Harbor has become an important part of New York City's past, present and future. Founded in 1808 by Captain Robert Richard Randall, Snug Harbor was originally called Sailors Snug Harbor and acted as home for retired sailors. The beautiful lush parkland and the Greek Revival architecture was purchased by the city in 1973 and converted into an arts center which met the cultural needs of its community at the time. Since then, the centre has come a long way and has since become a popular car rental in New York City tourist destination, with a year-round concert schedule, contemporary visual art exhibitions, educational programs for all ages, as well as variety of individual artists and arts organizations located right on the grounds.
From Sailiors to Tourists
In the 1960s the 83 acre site was being coveted by land developers, leading to the formation of a local movement whose goal was the preservation of the property; this goal was met in 1976 when the City of New York bought the land, and the few retired sailors still living on the grounds were relocated to a facility in North Carolina.
On September 12, 1976, the Snug Harbor Cultural Center was officially opened to the public. Its attractions included the Newhouse Center For Contemporary Art, the John A. Noble Maritime Collection, the Staten Island Botanic Garden, and the Staten Island Children's Museum, which you can still enjoy today when you visit in your car rental in New York City.
Today, over 250,000 people visit each year, enjoying the many amenities and programs old and new, including the Beaux-Arts style Music Hall, built in 1892; New York's largest Botanical Garden; the John A. Noble Maritime Art Collection as well as the first and only classical Chinese Garden in the United States. Make sure to leave enough time during your car rentals in New York City drive to explore Sung Harbour so you can get an intimate look at New York City's amazing multi-cultural mosaic.
Fun for the Entire Family!
Looking for a destination that can entertain you as well as the kids? The Snug Harbor Cultural Center has you covered! Children of all ages can enjoy participating in the center's endless string of activities, as well one of the many hands-on programs. Popular activities at the center include visual arts presentations in the nationally acclaimed Sculpture Gardens and the dance/movement program entitled Moving Through. Children can also learn about the shapes and structures of the harbor's buildings through the Pediments and Porticoes program. Summer is a great to for your car rental New York City visit to Sung Harbor as there are numerous summer programs.
Where to Go?
Below are some easy directions to help you find your way to Sung Harbor in your car rental in New York City:
If you are coming from Brooklyn, Queens or Long Island, take the lower level of Verrazano Narrows Bridge; stay on the right, and exit at Bay Street. Take the Bay Street exit service road to Bay Street. Make a left and follow Bay Street past the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, where Bay Street becomes Richmond Terrace. Follow Richmond Terrace about one mile to Tysen Street. Make a left on Tysen Street, and then the next right on Fillmore Street, and enter the parking lot immediately to the left of the gated entrance. Parking will be right after the gate on the left-hand side.
If you are coming from Manhattan, take the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to BQE West. Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to SI Expwy (I-278). Get off at Clove/Richmond Road exit (#13). At third intersection, bear right onto Clove Road. Continue to Bement Ave. (will see a cemetery), turn right onto Bement. Continue to Richmond Terrace. Make a right onto Richmond Terrace to Snug Harbor. Make a quick right at the Snug Harbor sign and then a quick left through the brick gatehouse.
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