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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Yonkers

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Yonkers, New York

Updated August 12, 2021

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Untermyer Park

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.
Lenoir Preserve

Yonkers, New York

Lenoir Preserve

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.
The Science Barge docks in Manhattan

Yonkers, New York

The Science Barge

Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.
The river alongside Larkin Plaza

Yonkers, New York

Saw Mill River Daylighting

A waterway covered over after the Industrial Revolution has been unearthed and cleaned up, for the enjoyment of fish and humans alike.
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Yonkers, New York

Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research

An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.
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Cliff Dale Manor Ruins

Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.
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The Devil’s Tower

Said to be haunted, this tower was constructed by a sugar importer as a gift to his wife.
1 mile from Yonkers

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The Science Barge docks in Manhattan

Yonkers, New York

The Science Barge

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