Mariners Harbor

Worth seeing in and around Mariners Harbor

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.

   9.7 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.

   1.4 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.

   6.9 km · landfill site · Wikipedia
4. 04
   To the Struggle Against World Terrorism

   To the Struggle Against World Terrorism is a 10–story sculpture by Zurab Tsereteli that was given to the United States as an official gift from the Russian government as a memorial to the victims of the September 11 attacks in 2001, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. It stands at the end of the former Military Ocean Terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey.

   8 km · sculpture by Zurab Tsereteli · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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.

   5 km · mountain · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   6.6 km · museum in Staten Island, New York · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   5.5 km · private college in Staten Island, New York, United States · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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.

   3.4 km · suburban zoo in West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York City · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Kean University

   Kean University is a public university in Union, Elizabeth, Hillside, Jefferson, and Jersey City, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education and is a state-designated research university.

   8.3 km · public university in New Jersey, United States · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Postcards

    Postcards is an outdoor sculpture in St. George, Staten Island, New York City, United States.

    6.8 km · memorial (sculpture) · Wikipedia

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Getting to Mariners Harbor

Airports

Newark Liberty (EWR), 6 km · LaGuardia (LGA), 29 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 32 km

Stations

Newark Liberty International Airport, 6.6 km · AirTrain Newark, 7.4 km · Linden Airport, 7.8 km · Bay Terrace, 8.7 km · Great Kills, 9.2 km

• Philadelphia → Mariners Harbor

  114 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · $11–15
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• Hartford → Mariners Harbor

  176 km · quickest by road, 3h 47m · $17–23
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• Albany → Mariners Harbor

  227 km · quickest by road, 4h 5m · $20–28
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