L29 NeighborhoodsAlways
St. George & the Ferry, Staten Island →St. George Historic District
Richmond Terrace to Hamilton Ave · Free · Eighty-odd Queen Anne and shingle-style houses on the hill above the terminal
Picks like this, every Friday
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More in St. George & the Ferry, Staten Island
- The Staten Island FerryWhitehall Terminal to St. George · Free, 24 hours · 25 minutes past the Statue of Liberty each way — the best free ride in the world
- National Lighthouse Museum200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point · Three minutes from the boat · The 1862 US Lighthouse Depot, and a wall of 160 model lights · $7
- Postcards — The Staten Island 9/11 MemorialBank St, on the esplanade · Free · Two white wings framing the harbor, aimed straight at where the towers stood
- St. George Theatre35 Hyatt St · A 1929 baroque movie palace, gilded balconies intact · Music, comedy and family shows
- Snug Harbor Cultural Center1000 Richmond Terrace · S40 bus, ten minutes · A 19th-century sailors’ retirement village turned botanical gardens and galleries
- Victory Boulevard, TompkinsvilleOne stop east · The largest Sri Lankan community outside Sri Lanka · Hoppers, kottu roti and string hoppers