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Bronx High School of Science

The Bronx High School of Science is a public specialized high school in the Bronx in New York City.

Bronx High School of Science
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The place

The Bronx High School of Science is a public specialized high school in the Bronx in New York City. It is operated by the New York City Department of Education. Admission to Bronx Science involves passing the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Bronx High School of Science

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Columbia University

    Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1754 as King's College by royal charter under George II of Great Britain on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest in the United States.

    9.9 km · private university in New York City, New York, US · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    George Washington Bridge

    The George Washington Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River, connecting Fort Lee in Bergen County, New Jersey, with the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It is named after George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the country's first president.

    6 km · bridge in New York City · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Bronx Zoo

    The Bronx Zoo is a zoo within Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. It is one of the largest zoos in the United States by area and the largest metropolitan zoo, comprising 265 acres of park lands and naturalistic habitats separated by the Bronx River.

    3.3 km · metropolitan zoo in the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Yankee Stadium

    Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx, New York City. It is the home field of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.

    6.2 km · baseball stadium in the Bronx, New York City, USA · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Fordham University

    Fordham University is a private Jesuit research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1841, it is named after the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, in which its original campus is located.

    1.8 km · private research university in New York City, USA · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    City College of New York

    The City College of the City University of New York is a public research university within the City University of New York system in New York City. Founded in 1847, City College was the first free public institution of higher education in the United States, although in modern times it charges tuition.

    8.2 km · senior college of the City University of New York · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Barnard College

    Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college in New York City, New York, United States. It is affiliated with Columbia University and was founded in 1889 by a group of women led by young student activist Annie Nathan Meyer, who petitioned Columbia University's trustees to create an affiliated college named after university president Frederick A. P. Barnard.

    9.8 km · private women's liberal arts college in the United States · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Yeshiva University

    Yeshiva University is a private university with four campuses in New York City, United States. The university's undergraduate schools—Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, and Sy Syms School of Business—offer a dual curriculum inspired by Modern–Centrist–Orthodox Judaism's hashkafa of Torah Umadda, which synthesizes a secular academic education with the study of the Torah.

    4.5 km · private university in New York City · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Apollo Theater

    The Apollo Theater is a multi-use theater at 253 West 125th Street in the Harlem neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City. It is a popular venue for Black American performers and is the home of the TV show Showtime at the Apollo.

    9.1 km · theater and music venue in Harlem, New York City · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    The Cloisters

    The Cloisters is a museum in Fort Tryon Park, straddling the neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood, in Upper Manhattan, New York City. The museum specializes in European medieval art and architecture, with a focus on the Romanesque and Gothic periods.

    3.8 km · museum in New York City part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art · Wikipedia

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Getting to Bronx High School of Science

Airports
LaGuardia (LGA), 11 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 28 km · Newark Liberty (EWR), 32 km
Stations
238th Street, 1.1 km · 116th Street – Columbia University, 9.9 km
  • Hartford → Bronx High School of Science
    141 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · $13–17
  • Philadelphia → Bronx High School of Science
    149 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · $13–18
  • Albany → Bronx High School of Science
    198 km · quickest by road, 3h 44m · $19–26
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What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundIf you happen to be staying in or venturing to the southeast Bronx, consider taking a NYC Ferry to the Soundview (connections to buses Bx39 and Bx27) or Throgs Neck docks (free parking) for a more unique experience than riding the subway underground (you'll do plenty of that in NYC).
  • Get aroundIf the salt water views are making you thirsty, grab a drink at the ferry's snack bar.
  • Get aroundThe fare is a flat $4 with free transfers to other ferries for 120 minutes.
  • Get aroundCheck the official NYC Ferry website for current maps and schedules.

From Wikivoyage: Bronx, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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    10 ways of moving, 18 sources

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    9 ways of moving, 13 sources

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  3. 03
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    ViequesPR

    8 ways of moving, 12 sources

    2,655 km
  5. 05
    SabaNL

    8 ways of moving, 22 sources

    2,778 km

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Around it

Next door to Bronx High School of Science

Bronx High School of Science is 4 km from The Bronx, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • The Bronxborough of New York City, New York, United States3.8 km
  • Q189074neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States9.1 km
  • Harlem Rivertidal strait in New York City, USA6.1 km
  • East Harlemneighborhood of Upper Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States9.8 km
  • Washington Heightsneighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, United States5.7 km
  • Morningside Heightsneighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, United States9.6 km