About a 90-minute walk, the garden is perfect for a leisurely stroll, along with the main 1.3-mile trail circling the lake.

which you can do by going to the Wednesday Bronx Zoo Tickets Store anytime after 5 p.m. on the Monday before your visit. And if you are feeling super ambitious, check out the New York Botanical ...

It's a little known fact that New York has the most drive-in movie theaters ... you could keep the projectors running with chewing gum and band aids, things like that." He says.