Proceed on Theodore Fremd Avenue and take a right at next traffic light onto Central Avenue. Proceed to the end of Central Avenue at the Boston Post Road. Turn right on Boston Post Road. The Nature Center entrance is the first driveway on the right. Metro North's Stamford Line to the Rye Station.
Taxis are available at the station for local transportation.
The history of the Nature Center begins with the Parsons family back in the early 1900's. Part of the land owned by the Parsons family was located on the Boston Post Road, just outside of the village of Rye. Sr. built his home there. The Parsons estate was named Furzen Hill after a farm owned by the Parsons family in the 17th century in Cubbington, Warwickshire, England. Following Mr. Parsons' death, the mansion was left vacant.