Randall Manor

Staten Island’s first Islamic community center—originally established in 1973—is home to one of the biggest mosques in North America, which is open to the public for daily prayer.

Part of Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, the New York Chinese Scholar's Garden is just a ferry ride away from the buzzing streets of Manhattan.

Staten Island family-owned north shore neighborhood bar.

This Staten Island park—named to honor local cricket club member Lieutenant Randolph Walker Jr., who died in World War I—is known for its rich history in the New York cricket and tennis worlds, including being the grounds of the Staten Island Cricket and Tennis Club in 1872.

Stretching almost 200 acres, this green haven features three lakes, lots of woodlands, running paths and, in the winter, an ice skating rink.

The awning outside of this old-fashioned Irish pub says it's home to “Staten Island’s Best Burgers.” That's not the kind of thing we can fact-check, but you can judge for yourself by tasting one of their half-pounders after a Staten Island Yankees game.

This blue-collar tavern with the motto “In crust we trust” sits in the Port Richmond section of Staten Island and has been serving up gooey, piping-hot pizza since its doors opened in 1937.

Not only is this some of the very best Tex-Mex on Staten Island, but there's also plenty of it: the menu features a good array of classics and standards with an updated spin.

Blue reigns as the most happening restaurant and lounge on Staten Island, helped along by its waterfront setting (quite close to Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden) and clubby exterior—a white hacienda framed by an attractively landscaped lawn.

A mecca for stringed instruments and the musicians who love them, Mandolin Brothers offers an extensive selection of rare and vintage acoustic and electric guitars, banjos, mandolins, amplifiers and more, all restored on-site by the shop's expert staff of builders.