New York City is amazing, with its towering skyscrapers and bursting talent. We've got actors, entrepreneurs, stock brokers, and chefs. We've got the best of 'em all.

And we're all up in each other's space. A lot.

Sometimes, we just need to get out of the city and be alone with nature. Or we, at least, need to feel like we've gotten out of the city.

You catch our drift? 

Listed below are 7 glorious havens where you can recharge, so you're once again prepared to face the cacophony of NYC. 

(And if these aren't enough, check out these beautiful places that don't feel like NYC, and these beautiful places that don't feel like NYC.)

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1. Eagle Street Rooftop Farm (44 Eagle Street - Brooklyn)

This 6,000 square-foot rooftop in Greenpoint grows organic vegetables which supply an onsite-farm market, and bicycle fresh produce to area restaurants. 

They also sell directly from their rooftop to customers, which is open for browsing on Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. They also offer a variety of educational and volunteer programs.

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So why not get here on a Sunday to peruse their vibrant plant life, stunning views of the East River, and seclusion from the craziness of the city?

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2. Shakespeare Garden in Central Park (West Side between 79th Street and 80th Street)

This four-acre retreat was named after arguably the most immortalized English poet and playwright. And Central Park's Shakespeare Garden is adorned with plants mentioned in Shakespeare's poems and plays.

Shakespeare Garden was transformed from the Garden of the Heart in 1916 to mark the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. 

The Central Park Conservancy changes its plants according to season, but some of its beautiful plants and flowers include rosemary and pansies alluded to in Hamlet, thistle mentioned in Much Ado About Nothing, and even a white mulberry tree that is said to have grown from a graft of a tree planted by Shakespeare himself in 1602.

Plus, bronze plaques scattered throughout the garden are engraved with quotes from Shakespeare's Bard. When you're surrounded by all these living, breathing plants in Shakespeare Garden you'll definitely forget you're in NYC.

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3. Queens County Farm Museum (73-50 Little Neck Parkway - Queens)

This glorious farmland has been in operation since 1697, and remains to this day NYC's largest plot of undisturbed farmland. Its 47-acres are the longest continuously farmed site in the State of New York.

So if you're fascinated by nature, you'll love their historic farm buildings, their greenhouse complex, and their planting vehicles and orchard and herb garden.

You'll have the chance to be charmed by their livestock. This natural sanctuary is home to cattle, sheep, pigs, hens, goats, and honeybees.

Plus, general admission at the Queens County Farm Museum costs absolutely nothing-- which is just another reason you'll definitely forget you're in New York City while visiting this historic museum.

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4. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (Broad Channel)

This refuge is home to 9,155 acres of diverse habitats, salt marsh, upland field and woods, and fresh and brackish water ponds.

It's one of the most significant bird sanctuaries in the Northeastern United States, so there's no reason it shouldn't be a sanctuary for you, too.

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There have been more than 330 bird species sighted at the refuge over the last 25 years, plus a remarkable variety of reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, over 60 species of butterflies, and the largest population of horseshoe crabs in the Northeast. 

The park also has a plethora of hiking trails for your own personal escape. You need a free walking permit to hike the trails, which you can get at the Visitor Contact Station. 

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5. Hunter Island (Pelham Bay Park - the Bronx)

Located near Orchard Beach in the northeast corner of Pelham Bay Park is Hunter Island.

It's got a one-mile crescent beach, a pavilion, bathhouse complex, and promenade. 

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Need more convincing? It's a Marine Zoology and Geology Sanctuary, holding the largest continuous oak forest in Pelham Bay Park. It's got white oaks, red oaks, black oaks, black cherry, white pines, Norway spruce, and black locust trees. 

It also has a 3-mile exploratory hiking loop which stretches through marshland, beaches full of herons and mussels, dense forests, and amazing views of the Long Island Sound.

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6. Rockefeller's Hidden Rooftop Gardens (620 Loft and Garden)

This elaborate conglomeration of five rooftop gardens has been maintained impeccably for the past 75 years. It's a collection of flowers, shrubs, and lawns. These gardens are some of the oldest rooftop gardens in the city.

It's also got a bird sanctuary, rock gardens, a vegetable garden, and the Gardens of the Nations, including plants native to Spain, Japan, Holland, France, Italy and England.

It's also where they shot the original Spiderman.

Public access to these gardens is rare, but every now and then they're opened to the public. When that happens it's a special delight because of its gorgeous juxtaposition between vibrant nature and bustling metropolis. 

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7. Central Park's Hallett Nature Sanctuary (East Side between 60th Street and 62nd Street)

From 1934 to 2013, this secret oasis of Central Park was not available to the public. Parks commissioner Robert Moses cordoned off these four-acre trails to preserve them as a bird sanctuary 

New Yorkers could look at, but never enter. Then, in 2014, The Central Park Conservancy opened it up to the public on a limited basis.

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One of Central Park's best kept secrets, this 4-acre wooded sanctuary is just feet away from some of Central Park's most treaded paths. It's the wildest, most naturalistic animal habitat in Central Park, which is today more healthy and diverse than ever, supporting various wildlife populations.

Check out the Central Park Conservancy's Events Calendar for the next time this amazing sanctuary will be opened to the public.

Check out 7 Most Wonderfully Beautiful Rooftop Gardens in NYC.

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