Midland Beach
Father Capodanno Boulevard • 718-390-8000
Once a major East Coast seaside resort, Midland
Beach has a smalltown family feel these days. It’s a fi
ne place to swim and sunbathe that also offers a fi
shing pier, children’s playground, and handball and
shuffle eboard courts. S51 bus to site.
South Beach Boardwalk
Father Capodanno Boulevard • 718-987-0709
Overlooked by the nearly 2-mile-long FDR Boardwalk,
South Beach is another former resort that, over the
years, has become a year-‘round community. This
beachfront park has a children’s playground, bocce
courts, a roller hockey rink, ballfi elds and picnic
areas. S51 bus to site.
Silver Lake Park and Golf Course
915 Victory Boulevard • 718-390-8000
Only a 10-minute bus ride from the ferry, this
beautiful, 107-acre park of rolling hills surrounding
Silver Lake features a golf course, tennis courts, ballfi
elds and other recreational opportunities. S48, S61
or S62 bus to Victory Boulevard/Forest Avenue
entrance.
Wolfe’s Pond Park and Beach
Hylan Boulevard and Cornelia Avenue
• 718-984-8266
This beachfront park is a great place for sunbathing
and picnicking. It’s a particular favorite of fresh and
salt-water fi shing enthusiasts, too.
S78 bus to Cornelia Avenue.
South Shore Golf Course
200 Huguenot Avenue • 718-984-0101, 718-984-
0108
This beautiful, 18-hole public golf course is equipped
with a driving range and features an on-site
restaurant and lounge for post-game relaxation. S74
bus to Arthur Kill Road and Huguenot Avenue.
Alice Austen House Museum and Park
2 Hylan Boulevard
• 718-816-4506 www.aliceausten.org
A 15-minute bus ride is all it takes to reach the former
home of noted photographer Alice Austen–a
charming 18th-century cottage on a bluff overlooking
the Narrows, surrounded by gardens, with truly
breathtaking views of New York Harbor and
Manhattan. The museum displays include period
rooms and an exhibition of Austen’s photographs,
which document the daily lives of upper-middle-class
Staten Islanders of the late 19th and early 20th
century. The adjacent waterfront park includes
benches for harbor viewing as well as a large,
informal lawn for picnicking.
S51 bus to Hylan Boulevard. Walk one block east on
Hylan to the
waterfront; Alice Austen House on right.
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The CSI Center for the Arts
College of Staten Island
• 2800 Victory Boulevard • 718-982-ARTS
www.csi.cuny.edu/arts
This arts center, located on one of the City University’
s most beautiful campuses, includes five theaters
under one roof, with over 750 music, dance and
theater performances per year, featuring Tony-,
Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning performances.
S62 bus to gate.
Conference House
7455 Hylan Boulevard • 718-984-6046 •
www.theconferencehouse.org
On a slight rise looking out onto Raritan Bay, this
1680 stone building is now the centerpiece of a
public waterfront park, a site that recalls Staten Island’
s rural past as well as its place in American history. In
1776, Conference House was the location chosen for
a meeting between representatives of the
Continental Congress—including John Adams and
Benjamin Franklin—and the commander of the
British forces.
S78 bus to Craig Avenue. Walk one block south to
Satterlee, to site.
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
420 Tompkins Avenue • 718-442-1608 •
www.garibaldimeuccimuseum.org
This National Landmark is connected to the history of
the modern state of Italy and the history of
communications technology. Once the home and
laboratory of Antonio Meucci, the true inventor of the
telephone, the building also served as a refuge for
Giuseppe Garibaldi. Garibaldi is noted for his
political work in South America and for his
championing of the cause of a unified Italian state.
S52 or S78 bus to Chestnut Avenue.
Historic Richmond Town
441 Clarke Avenue • 718-351-1611 • www.
historicrichmondtown.org
When you enter this historic village, you’re entering
the past of the original seat of (Richmond) county
government. That past comes to life in this 100-acre
living history museum through authentically furnished
interiors, formal exhibits and demonstrations of
original residents’ daily activities.
S74 bus to St. Patrick’s Place.
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
338 Lighthouse Avenue • 718-987-3500 •
www.tibetanmusuem.com
Are we on Staten Island, or in Tibet? In the lush,
sequestered garden of the Jacques Marchais
Museum of Tibetan Art, high atop Lighthouse Hill, it’s
easy to mistake one for the other. The hilltop garden
is as much an attraction as the museum’s renowned
collections of sculpture, painting, ritual objects and
musical instruments from Tibet and other Asian
civilizations. S74 bus to Lighthouse Avenue. Walk up
Lighthouse Hill to the site.
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