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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best outdoors in Staten Island the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026: 12 picks, refreshed weekly.
12 picks · checked Sep 28
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston / New Brighton, Staten IslandA flashlight ghost tour of Snug Harbor's darkest history — Chaplain Quinn's murder, Captain Randall's grave — with ghost-hunting gear in hand.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston / New Brighton, Staten IslandA flashlight ghost tour of Snug Harbor's darkest history — Chaplain Quinn's murder, Captain Randall's grave — with ghost-hunting gear in hand.
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Tompkinsville Park: Tompkinsville Park - Whole Park, Staten IslandNew Beginnings celebration takes over the entire Tompkinsville Park grounds.
Tompkinsville Park: Tompkinsville Park - Whole Park, Staten IslandNew Beginnings celebration takes over the entire Tompkinsville Park grounds.
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Franklin D Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach: Boardwalk Midland Beach, Staten IslandFree Zumba on Staten Island's FDR Boardwalk — dance-cardio with ocean views in NYC Parks' Shape Up program.
Franklin D Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach: Boardwalk Midland Beach, Staten IslandFree Zumba on Staten Island's FDR Boardwalk — dance-cardio with ocean views in NYC Parks' Shape Up program.
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Tompkinsville Park: Tompkinsville Park - Whole Park, Staten IslandA community greenhouse project brings hands-in-the-dirt growing to Tompkinsville Park, minutes from the Staten Island Ferry.
Tompkinsville Park: Tompkinsville Park - Whole Park, Staten IslandA community greenhouse project brings hands-in-the-dirt growing to Tompkinsville Park, minutes from the Staten Island Ferry.
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Willowbrook Park: Carousel Lawn, Staten IslandPick up free daffodil bulbs and native pollinator seeds for the living 9/11 memorial on Willowbrook Park's Carousel Lawn — waitlist spots go fast.
Willowbrook Park: Carousel Lawn, Staten IslandPick up free daffodil bulbs and native pollinator seeds for the living 9/11 memorial on Willowbrook Park's Carousel Lawn — waitlist spots go fast.
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Carpenter's Shop, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandMore than a dozen vintage Ouija boards, old sheet music and a Norman Rockwell illustration anchor a spooky-season history talk at Snug Harbor.
Carpenter's Shop, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandMore than a dozen vintage Ouija boards, old sheet music and a Norman Rockwell illustration anchor a spooky-season history talk at Snug Harbor.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandStaten Island artisans set up along Snug Harbor's Cottage Row with food and live entertainment at this free open-air market.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandStaten Island artisans set up along Snug Harbor's Cottage Row with food and live entertainment at this free open-air market.
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H.H. Biddle House (Conference House Park), Tottenville, Staten IslandAntique ornaments from Tottenville's Atlantic Terra Cotta Company fill a free, self-guided sculpture garden beside Staten Island's Biddle House.
H.H. Biddle House (Conference House Park), Tottenville, Staten IslandAntique ornaments from Tottenville's Atlantic Terra Cotta Company fill a free, self-guided sculpture garden beside Staten Island's Biddle House.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandThe story of the merchant seamen who retired to this 83-acre Staten Island campus, told on the ground where they lived.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandThe story of the merchant seamen who retired to this 83-acre Staten Island campus, told on the ground where they lived.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandA guided look inside Snug Harbor's working glass house, where the botanical garden's tropical and tender collections are grown on.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandA guided look inside Snug Harbor's working glass house, where the botanical garden's tropical and tender collections are grown on.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandA guided walk through the specimen trees of an 83-acre Staten Island campus planted over nearly two centuries of horticulture.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandA guided walk through the specimen trees of an 83-acre Staten Island campus planted over nearly two centuries of horticulture.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandA guided walk through the Greek Revival row and painted ceilings of the nineteenth-century sailors' retirement home at Snug Harbor.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandA guided walk through the Greek Revival row and painted ceilings of the nineteenth-century sailors' retirement home at Snug Harbor.
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