WOODLAWN CEMETERY

Spend a day exploring this landmark founded in 1863 and set on 160 beautifully landscaped hectares in the Bronx. It’s full of past icons and architectural mausoleums; political activist Rosa Parks and famous publisher Joseph Pulitzer rest here with over 300 000 others. As NYC is the birthplace of jazz, Woodlawn is the burial place of many musicians, including Miles Davis and Duke Ellington. Book a tour online, up to R258 ($20), or download the app and explore it alone. Open daily from 8.30am to 4pm. Webster Avenue & East 233rd Street, the Bronx. Subway: #4 train to Woodlawn Station. thewoodlawncemetery.org