Top Tourist Activities in Queens, New York: Museums, Parks, and More
- Museum of the Moving Image: Dedicated to film, TV, and digital media; exhibits and workshops for all ages.
- Queens Museum: History, culture, geography of Queens; features a scale model of the entire borough.
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Home to the Unisphere (1964 World's Fair), Queens Museum, New York Hall of Science, Queens Zoo.
- Queens Botanical Garden: 30,000+ plants; rose garden, Japanese garden, rainforest garden.
- Alley Pond Park: Northeast Queens; hiking trails, fishing, boating, picnicking.
- Long Island City Waterfront: Art galleries, restaurants, shops; stunning Manhattan skyline views.
- Roosevelt Island Ferry: Island in the East River; historical sites like smallpox hospital ruins and former mental institution.
- Queens County Farm Museum: History of farming in Queens; crops, challenges, exhibits.
- Mets Game at Citi Field: Home of the New York Mets; located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
- Aqueduct Racetrack: Thoroughbred horse racing April–November in Ozone Park.
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