The Museum at Eldridge Street is housed inside the breathtaking 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue, a restored National Historic Landmark in Chinatown. The Museum at Eldridge Street is easy to reach on foot by walking through Chinatown.
The Bronx Zoo, as you may not be surprised to learn, is in the Bronx. It's the largest metropolitan zoo in the US and one of the biggest in the world. Highlights include the Congo Gorilla Forest and the African Plains, and the Children's Zoo is a perennial hit with the little ones.