Get on a Mini Bus Rental in New York City and Enjoy 5 of NYC's Most Peaceful Spots

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New York City is a busy and bustling metropolis, so it isn't surprising if residents and tourists would like some respite from all the noise and the crowd from time to time. The good news is that for you to get some peace and quiet, you really don't need to go far. In fact, you don't even need to get out of New York. You can take the whole family on a quiet and peaceful retreat by hopping on a mini bus rental in New York City and heading to these spots:

 

The Cloisters Museum

 

This museum of medieval art is housed in a mock-medieval castle atop a hill and incorporates medieval halls, chapels, and cloisters. The museum's four cloisters – Cuxa, Bonnefont, Saint-Guilhem, and Trie – were sourced from French abbeys and monasteries, so you can expect a peaceful and meditative atmosphere. Its amazing collection of sculptures, paintings, stained glass, tapestries, manuscripts, and other art pieces and artifacts from the Romanesque to the Byzantine, to the Gothic periods are displayed in hushed galleries that will take you on a visual journey back to a time when life was gloriously simple. The museum also overlooks the Hudson River and surrounding the cloisters are breathtaking early medieval gardens, one of which has a center fountain as well as pink columns carved during the 12th century.

 

 

Wave Hill

 

Wave Hill is a public garden and cultural center in the Bronx that overlooks the Hudson River and also offers a sweeping view of the New Jersey Palisades. The 28-acre estate boasts lawns, greenhouses, colorful flower gardens, woodlands, and a herb garden, among others. While the house and the grounds are open to the public and host concerts, guests can also choose from a list of events and activities that will surely soothe their weary souls, such as evening yoga, evening garden walks, and sunset outdoor music.

 

Central Park Conservatory Garden

 

The Conservatory Garden is one of Central Parks many treasures. This 6-acre sanctuary is divided into three smaller, stylized gardens all filled with splendid flowers, as well as formal lawns and several secluded sitting areas. The garden is beautiful all year round, but it is most vibrant in the spring, when tulips paint up the landscape with various colors and the pink crabapple trees burst into blooms. In the Italian garden is a central geyser fountain across a wrought-iron wisteria pergola, which serves as a popular backdrop for couples' wedding photos.

 

Greenacre Park

 

Greenacre Park is what you call a "vest-pocket" park, which is an urban open space style that has been popularized in the 70s. This refuge in the center of Midtown features a beautiful 25-ft waterfall right across the back wall, hushing the noises of the city. You can take one of the moveable tables and chairs, pick a secluded spot under the trees, and catch up on your reading.

 

Lincoln Center

 

If you want to find tranquility yet would like to veer away from the usual parks and gardens, you can go to the Lincoln Center. Walk past the fountain terrace then turn right to where the benches are positioned facing the reclining figure of Henry Moore and nearby the reflecting pool. At the edge of the plaza is a restaurant with low and slanted roof that's been planted with grass. This provides you with a touch of greenery in the middle of the city.

 

Of course these are just a few of NYC’s peaceful and tranquil venues. You will surely find that there are so much more, despite the city’s noise and chaos. You can go to these venues and have a retreat of sorts, with family, with friends, or with co-workers via mini bus rental in New York City.

 

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At a glance

 

The Cloisters Museum

99 Margaret Corbin Dr
New York, NY

 

Wavehill

W 249th St.
Bronx, NY

 

Central Park Conservatory Garden

Fifth Ave. and 105th St.
New York, NY

 

Greenacre Park

E 51st St. between Second and Third Avenues
New York, NY

 

Lincoln Center

10 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY