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Bronx Zoo
One of the largest metropolitan zoos in the world spanning 265 acres in New York City with over 6,000 animals.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Uniondale
New York, United States · North America
About Uniondale
Uniondale is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Garden City, 29km from Bronx Zoo.
Uniondale is in New York, United States, with about 25,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Garden City, about 5 km away.
Uniondale is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in central Nassau County, New York, on Long Island, in the Town of Hempstead, within the New York metropolitan area. The population was 32,473 at the time of the 2020 United States census.
The CDP is home to Nassau Community College, Hofstra University's northRead more
campus and a portion of its southern campus, as well as the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
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What is there to see near Uniondale?
Within an hour or so of Uniondale: Bronx Zoo (29 km), Moto Coffee Machine (31 km), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (32 km), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (32 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Hawk's Nest (Route 97).
Where is Uniondale?
Uniondale is in New York, United States, about 5 km from Garden City.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 24,759
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New York
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 40.7004, -73.5929
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Worth the detour from Uniondale
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Moto Coffee Machine
A New York motorcycle-themed specialty coffee spot where two-wheeled culture meets the city's cafe scene.
31 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic spiral masterpiece housing an outstanding collection of Impressionist and modern art.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
America's largest art museum, with over two million works spanning 5,000 years of world culture.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Central Park
An 843-acre urban oasis in the heart of Manhattan, one of the most visited urban parks in the world with meadows, lakes, and iconic bridges.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
The most influential modern art museum in the world, home to Starry Night, Campbell's Soup Cans, and Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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American Museum of Natural History
A beloved New York institution famous for its dinosaur halls, dioramas, and the Rose Center's spectacular planetarium.
33 km · about 40 min drive
restaurant
Katz's Delicatessen
Lower East Side deli open since 1888, hand-carving some 15,000 pounds of pastrami a week under fluorescent light and salami-strung ceilings. You take a paper ticket at the door and guard it.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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