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There's a ballpark in the Bronx that draws millions of fans each summer, but the borough named for Dutch settler Jonas Bronck has much more than A-Rod, Derek Jeter and the Yankees. Its main thoroughfare, the Grand Concourse, was inspired by the Champs Elyses in Paris. Pelham Bay Park, at more than 2,700 acres, is the city's largest. Thousands of visitors come each year to see the New York Botanical Garden in bloom. And hundreds of thousands visit the Bronx Zoo, one of the largest zoos in the world. No doubt, they're a big hit.
MUSEUMS
BARTOW-PELL MANSION, 895 Shore Rd., Bronx, 718-885-'1. Web: www.bartowpell mansionmuseum.org Hours: Noon-4 p.m. Wed., Sat. and Sun. Landmark gray stone mansion in Pelham Bay Park was built between 1836 and 1842. It commands a view of Long Island Sound and has extensive grounds. Mansion is filled with Federal and Empire furnishings. Fee: $2.50 adults, $1.25 seniors and students, free younger than 12; free the first Sun. of every month.
BRONX COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 3309 Bainbridge Ave., Bronx, 718- 881-8900. Web: www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. Tours during the week by appointment. Presents special exhibits on Bronx history, with artifacts from 1639 onward. Society maintains the Edgar Allan Poe cottage at Kingsbridge Road and Grand Concourse and the Valentine Varian House-Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave. at 208th Street. Fee: $25 for society membership: Poe cottage admission $3 adults, $2 students, seniors and children, same admission for the Valentine-Varian House, now the Museum of Bronx History.
BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street, Bronx, 718-681-6000. Web: www.bxma.org Hours: Noon-9 p.m. Wed., noon- 6 p.m. Thur.-Sun. Founded in 1971, the museum features works of African, African-American, Latin, Latin-American, South Asian and Asian-American artists, also rotating exhibits. Fee: Suggested donation: $5 adults, $3 students and seniors; free on Wed.
CITY ISLAND NAUTICAL MUSEUM, 190 Fordham St., Bronx, 718-885- 0008. Web: www.cityisland museum.org Hours: 1-5 p.m. Sun. or by appointment. Housed in one of the city's first school buildings, City Island's nautical history is explored with exhibits on famous yacht-builders and other maritime subjects. Fee: Donation.
JUDAICA MUSEUM AT THE HEBREW HOME FOR THE AGED AT RIVERDALE, 5961 Palisade...