Historic Richmond Town

Worth seeing in and around Historic Richmond Town

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
   Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

   The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. It spans the Narrows, a body of water linking the relatively enclosed New York Harbor with Lower New York Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only fixed crossing of the Narrows.

   9.3 km · bridge in New York City · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Bayonne Bridge

   The Bayonne Bridge is a steel through arch bridge that spans the Kill Van Kull between Staten Island, New York, and Bayonne, New Jersey, United States. It carries New York State Route 440 and New Jersey Route 440, with the two roads connecting at the state border at the river’s center.

   7.9 km · arch bridge connecting Staten Island, NY with Bayonne, NJ · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Fresh Kills Landfill

   The Fresh Kills Landfill was a landfill covering 2,200 acres in the borough of Staten Island in New York City, United States. The name comes from the landfill's location along the banks of the Fresh Kills estuary in western Staten Island.

   3.6 km · landfill site · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Todt Hill

   Todt Hill is a 401-foot-tall hill formed of serpentine rock on Staten Island, New York. It is the highest natural point in the five boroughs of New York City and the highest elevation on the entire Atlantic coastal plain from Florida to Cape Cod.

   4.5 km · mountain · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Staten Island Museum

   Staten Island Museum is Staten Island’s oldest cultural institution, and the only remaining general interest museum in New York City. Founded in 1881 by fourteen of New York City’s first “environmental activists”, the Staten Island Museum houses artifacts and specimens from ancient to contemporary periods.

   9.9 km · museum in Staten Island, New York · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Wagner College

   Wagner College is a private college in Staten Island, New York, United States. It was established in 1883 and, as of the 2023–2024 academic year, it enrolled approximately 1,932 students, including 1,592 undergraduates and 340 graduates.

   6.5 km · private college in Staten Island, New York, United States · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Staten Island Zoo

   The Staten Island Zoo is an 8-acre urban zoo in West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York City. The zoo is open year-round except on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.

   6.5 km · suburban zoo in West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York City · Wikipedia
8. 08
   New York's 11th congressional district

   New York's 11th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. The 11th district includes all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, including the neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights, south western Gravesend, western Sheepshead Bay, and parts of southern Bensonhurst.

   1.7 km · U.S. House district in Staten Island, NY · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Freshkills Park

   Freshkills Park is a public park being built atop a former landfill on Staten Island. At about 2,200 acres, it will be the largest park developed in New York City since the 19th century.

   3.8 km · park on Staten Island · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve

    Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve is 265-acre state park located near the southwestern shore of Staten Island, New York. It is the only state park located on Staten Island.

    8.5 km · state park in Staten Island, New York · Wikipedia

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Getting to Historic Richmond Town

Airports

Newark Liberty (EWR), 13 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 32 km · LaGuardia (LGA), 32 km

Stations

Linden Airport, 9.8 km · Annadale, 4.4 km · Eltingville, 3.4 km · Nassau, 9.8 km · Pleasant Plains, 8.2 km

• Philadelphia → Historic Richmond Town

  110 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · $10–14
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• Hartford → Historic Richmond Town

  180 km · quickest by road, 3h 57m · $17–23
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• Albany → Historic Richmond Town

  234 km · quickest by road, 4h 19m · $21–29
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