La Morada is an undocumented-family-owned and -operated restaurant in the South Bronx specializing in Oaxacan cuisine. Often sharing culture, art, and community initiatives, they actively participate in social justice causes.

Started a decade ago by rapper Style P of the rap group the LOX, Juices for Life began as a way to bring fresh fruit to an underserved community in a food desert.

Family-owned and -run, Green Garden Health Food specializes in West Indian–inspired juices, health food, and natural wellness. They’ve been in business for over 30 years.

Jamaican restaurant Fish N’ Ting brings a taste of the Caribbean to the Bronx. Popular dishes include steamed fish with okra, carrots, and pumpkin, all cooked with traditional Caribbean spices. Pair with a rum punch or a homemade carrot juice.

The Lit. Bar is an independent bookstore and wine bar opened by Bronx native and resident Noëlle Santos after the only bookstore in the borough, a Barnes & Noble, shut down. It’s currently the only accessible bookstore in the area.

A contemporary art museum, the Bronx Museum connects diverse audiences to the urban experience through its permanent collection, special exhibitions, and education programs. Exhibitions explore community-relevant themes while investigating the intersection of contemporary art and pop culture.

Created in the 1930s, the Bronx’s 1.1-mile-long sole public beach is great for a summer weekend and offers a hexagonal-block promenade, a central pavilion, snack bars, food and souvenir carts, playgrounds, picnic areas, and courts for basketball, volleyball, and handball.

The Bruckner Mott Haven Garden is a Bronx Land Trust community garden currently building a large communal garden with the intention of distributing all vegetables grown to the local community on a pay-what-you-can basis.

Wave Hill is a 28-acre estate in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx full of flower gardens, an alpine house, greenhouses, and a cultural center overlooking the Hudson River.