Out and About in your Bronx Rent a Car

There are so many places, parks, museums and attractions that you can visit in your All Car Bronx rent a car. All Car Rent A Car has a Bronx rent a car office located at 35 West 170 Street, which conveniently services all Bronx residents in need of a local rental vehicle.

The Bronx happens to be the only borough in New York City which is connected to Manhattan by land. You can easily drive from Manhattan to the Bronx in your Bronx rent a car through several avenues and highways. There is also one bridge that connects the Bronx with Manhattan ?that is the Henry Hudson Bridge. Crossing this bridge in your Bronx rent a car will cost you as there is a toll at each end of the bridge.

About Pelham Bay Park

When people think of New York and parks, they usually think of Central Park in Manhattan, which is a great place to drive your Bronx rent a car. However, the biggest park in New York City is not in Manhattan but right here in the Bronx. Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx is 2,700 acres in size.

Pelham Parks revolutionary roots

The land which Pelham Bay Park occupies played an active role in the Revolutionary War. The land actually served as a buffer between the area controlled by the British in Manhattan and the territory held by the rebels in Westchester. If you look in the Split Rock golf course, which is part of Pelham Bay Park, there are remnants of the wall where the Massachusetts Patriots held the British forces from leaving Manhattan and moving their armies north. Aside from renting a car here in the Bronx to experience a day of fun and relaxation, many groups, school children, and historians travel in their Bronx 15 Passenger vans to see firsthand where some famous Revolutionary War battles took place.

History of the park

In the 1800s, Bronx resident and founder of the New York Parks Association, John Mullaly, organized people to preserve the land and its natural beauty before they were destroyed by overdevelopment. In 1888, by consolidating several estates, New York City acquired the land that was to become Pelham Bay Park, for a total cost of $2,746,688. Imagine what that land would cost today? If John Mullaly had not organized the park purchase, it would have been a big loss for Bronx rent a car travelers.

Take your Bronx rent a car to Pelham Bay Park where you can see many of the Parks historic features. Some of the historical buildings that you can visit in the park while driving your Bronx rent a car include the Hunter Mansion which was built in 1804. This beautiful home once housed a collection of fine wines as well as paintings by European masters. Remnants of the mansion, visited by President Martin Van Buren in 1839, remain on Hunter Island. Today, only fragments of the foundation and landscaped features endure. Another magnificent building has been better preserved, and is a noted city and national landmark. The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum was built between 1836 and 1842 by Robert Bartow, a descendant of Thomas Pell. The estate, which replaced the one destroyed during the Revolutionary War, is open to Bronx rent a car tourists.

Landmarks in the park

There are several memorials you can view and photograph as you drive your Bronx rent a car through Pelham Bay Park. The Bronx Victory Column and Memorial Grove honors the Bronx residents who made the ultimate sacrifice--giving their lives to protect their country in World War I. A second monument, a plaque at Glover's Rock, commemorates the Revolutionary War battle at Pell Point, which stalled British troops, enabling Washington to reach White Plains, where he was eventually victorious.

Pelham Bay Park has many significant environmental features that Bronx rent a car travelers can view as well. Its variety of habitats enables one to see a diversity of wildlife throughout the park. A swamp in the Central Woodlands is a prime environment for migrant songbirds and ruby-throated hummingbirds.

There is so much to do and see in Pelham Park. So when you are at a loss for something to do, or are in the mood to get out and enjoy the fresh air, take your Bronx rent a car to Pelham Bay Park.