Top 7 Things To Do in Staten Island: NYC's UNEXPECTED Gem !

Staten Island is New York City's Unexpected Borough. We'll share 7 Fun things to do after you ride the Staten Island Ferry to see the Statue of Liberty. Turn this into an entire day trip. Check out our other NYC playlists below.

7 Things To Do in Staten Island:
1) Shop at Empire Outlets (turn right along the waterfront when you leave the Ferry Terminal)
2) Pier 76 Restaurant- 76 Bay Street (10 minute walk from Ferry Terminal)
3) Visit Sailors Snug Harbor: 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301 (2 miles from the Ferry, uber/bus/walk,or bike ride)
4) National Lighthouse Museum: 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point (5 minute walk from the Ferry Terminal, turn left once you exit)
6) Post Cards Staten Island 9/ 11 Memorial: Continue on water path past Empire Outlets (3-5 minute walk from the Ferry)
7) Flagship Brewery- 40 Minthorne St (10 minute walk from the Ferry Terminal, turn left out the doors)

Special Thanks to Empire Outlets, Snug Harbor, St George Theatre, Pier 76, Flagship Brewery ,Visit Staten Island, Jennifer Sammartino , Colleen Siuzdak, and Josh Knoller for making this video possible.

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[FoodandFootprints]

Those Manhattan skyline views from Staten Island are awesome

[whwie]

The Chinese scholar gardens are amazing! So much culture and art. 💕💕

[milosloren]

I live on Staten Island and let me tell you, the parks are amazing here! Also would've included the conference house on the list!

[ricoLouis]

I’m now in New York and went ro Staten Island last Sarurday and it’s worth it. I’ve visited almost the 80% of the places that You recomended!

[sbradley]

We even have a Sri Lankan culture Museum, Tibetan Art Museum, and of course Historic Richmond. You also can't forget we're the home of Ralph's ices, if you've never had Ralph's then don't.. becsuse if you don't have one near you you'll long for it every warm summer night, seriously you won't have a better Italian ice. We also have incredible restaurants all over the island, though mostly Italian (yum) we do have other amazing places to eat.

[JacobCarlson]

Snug Harbor is one of my favorite places in NYC! Thanks for the shoutout

[timgraymatter]

Thanks for giving me even MORE reasons to visit NYC again!

[Nancy-ivyj]

I never knew how much Staten island had to offer. That was a great video. Thanks Jon.

[chuckrieger]

I was born in Staten Island. I have so many great memories growing up in SI!!! My family lived in Tompkinsville and St. George.

[elizabethwickwire]

Great video I am telling everyone heading to New York to watch your video about Staten Island, food shopping and museums, thanks from east coast of canada

[emilyjohnson]

Thank you for this video! I'm going to NYC in a couple weeks (so excited!!) and am planning on taking the ferry to see the Statue of Liberty. This video is so helpful to know what I should do over in Staten Island... thanks again, I love your videos and thank you for all the time & effort you put into them!

[greendynasty]

I really enjoy all these videos you put up about exploring NY. Great job! I live on Staten Island myself. Some commenters have mentioned them, but there are a few places that are worth seeing:
1. Lighthouse Museum tours - I'm sure you know, but the lighthouse museum also offers boat tours where you can view the harbor and see different lighthouses in the NY area. I've been on a few myself and they are really fun. A highlight for photographers.
2. Staten Island Ferry - we all know this, of course, but I wanted to point out a notable mention you can see from the ferry upon approach to the island: Robbin's Reef lighthouse. The Maritime Museum in Snug Harbor owns it (on the same side as the Statue of Liberty, which is also an official lighthouse)!
3. Fort Wadsworth - Just underneath the Verrazano Bridge, Fort Wadsworth offers an amazing view of the harbor. You can go early in the morning with a cup of coffee and just view the harbor. This I would put as a HIGH recommend to visit. Side note: on top of Battery Weed fort is a white lantern, this is actually a small lighthouse known as Fort Wadsworth Lighthouse :).
4. Alice Austin House - I would recommend visiting when its open, but you can walk the land around it, which has a nice view of the harbor.
5. Bayonne Bridge - This bridge was recently renovated and now has a pedestrian walkway! The view from the bridge is AWESOME, you have an excellent view of the city skyline, as well as Staten Island and New Jersey. If you walk across and back completely, that's about a 4 mile walk. I highly recommend this as well for an outdoor activity.
6. Staten Island Range (I think you can tell at this point that I like lighthouses, haha). This would be more of a quick stop. You can't go inside the lighthouse since it's active, but you can walk around the base and take pictures. It's a beautiful, rustic looking lighthouse.
7. Staten Island Mall - this mall has received a MASSIVE renovation. It's so nice now! You can spend hours in there. It even has a Dave & Busters, new food court, and a mix of stores.
Just a few of my favorites on here. Some notable mentions are the Conference House (which is deep in Staten Island), Historic Richmond Town, and Clove Lakes Park. In all, I would say Staten Island is the best place to go for outdoor activities and history buffs, but even the above recommendations can cater to all. Cheers!

[angeltorres]

As a Staten Islander I can honestly say that all the fun things to do are illegal

[altered-image]

We went to Staten Island - by sheer chance happened upon an awesome pub called Steiny's - we basically stayed there for many beers and returned to Manhattan happy and delighted we had met so many lovely people!

Next time more of a tour!

[themisportsnetwork]

It's been a month since I visited NYC and I can't stop thinking about coming back here! Keep up the great content.

[KrystalKBeauty]

Another great video! Fingers crossed I get to spend my Birthday (Dec 29th) in NYC this year!!!

[prasshantkumaarr]

Luv ur NYC tours so much. It's a pity I might never be able to visit in this lifetime.

[TheAdventurousVlogger]

Great video, One thing i can recommend is catching a baseball game at the Staten Island Yankees. You get amazing views of the skyline while sat in your seat! and it has a great feeling of the minor leagues, I enjoyed my visit here more than my Mets visit for sure.

[flyboyjordan]

I lived in Staten Island for most of my life and most of the things to do are further out to go to the veterans ice rink or USA roller jam or the indoor trampoline park and even the Staten Island mall