Finding the outdoors in NYC from NYC experts at Gothamist 

What's the best way to start your summer? Camping under the stars of course!

Silver City Bound plays American road music. Sounds that have travelled across the mountains, swamps, and borderlands of the country. Songs that have passed mysteriously between cultures, from language to language, from ancient times to the modern day.

Make 2016 the summer you finally learn to mountain bike

New York City has a particular magic to it. The lights, the buildings, the people – they all contribute to its incredible personality. It has a life all its own.

So what makes it the ideal permanent address of travelers and adventurers who spend a significant amount of their days in other countries?