REST & RECHARGE CITY STYLE

THE ELECTRIC ENERGY OF SOME OF THE MOST BUZZING CITIES IN THE US CREATE A REVITALISING WELLNESS JOURNEY.

NEW YORK Central Park: The most panoramic green space in New York City, Central Park deserves millions of hashtag mentions. Lined with thousands of trees, the iconic space is filled with sunshine and birdsong, making the glinting glass and steel skyscrapers disappear into the horizon. Spend a few restful hours here, birdwatch, read a book, or make your way to the Great Lawn in Central Park. Farther downtown, along a picturesque stretch of elevated railway, the High Line in Manhattan is a popular pedestrian park with casual cafés.

Oriental Connect: The classical Chinese garden at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center offers a zen experience to balance your chi in elegant Oriental landscapes. Walk along bamboo forest paths lined with gurgling waterfalls, a Koipond; spend time among the mountainous rocks that inspired the poetry and paintings of Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist monks. Soak up Chinese calligraphy, and a variety of Ghongshi scholar’s rocks including a stunning 15-foot formation towering over the central courtyard.

The New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden, a part of Staten Island Botanical Garden, makes history, architecture, visual and performing arts, and education come alive, all in one place.

Museum Alert: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) is the most Instagrammed museum in the US, collating 5000 years of art from around the world. The Museum forms a living canvas for iconic artworks spanning cultures and centuries through a mandala lab, and an evolving display menu.