Brooklyn Botanic Gardens was somewhere that we had wanted to visit for a while, but heard you had to get a good week to see all the flowers at their best! I have a card that gets the 2 of us into most of the museums etc for free, so we headed out there on the subway one sunny May weekend. Although we had already missed the best of the cherry blossoms there was still lots to see, and we enjoyed a quieter afternoon away from the city! The Japanese garden and the bluebell field were particularly impressive. We definitely recommend a visit if you're ever here in Spring!