Queens - 15 Attractions You Must Visit
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About Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City. It is the largest borough geographically and is adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn, at the western end of Long Island.Types of Attractions in Queens
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Flushing Meadows Corona ParkThis is a public park which was located at Queens county and it is the fourth-largest public park in New York City. The site of the park was once geologically part of the Hudson River. Now a lot of people comes here to have some good times in this scenic surrounding.
Lake/ River/ Ponds
Parks
Botanical Gardens
Forest ParkThe tenth-largest park in New York City and the third-largest in Queens. The park contains 165 acres of trees, including the largest continuous oak forest. Some trees are more than a century and a half old. The park sits on hills left behind by the Wisconsin glacier and is a haven for native plants and wildlife in the midst of the city's sprawl.
Outdoors - Other
Parks
Forests
Jacob Riis ParkThis is a seaside park at at the southern end of the Rockaway peninsula. Daily a lot of people visit this place and it is runnign by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation authority.
Beaches
Outdoors - Other
Parks
Koscuiuszko BridgeThis is a cable-stayed bridge over Newtown Creek in New York City, connecting Greenpoint in Brooklyn to Maspeth in Queens. This bridge resembles the architectural intelligence of the new york state.
Bridges
Man-made Structures - Other
Museum of the Moving ImageA Media museum located in a former building of the historic Astoria Studios. It exists to expand public understanding and appreciation of the art, history, technique and technology of film, television, and digital media by collecting, preserving, and providing access to moving-image related artifacts via multimedia exhibitions and educational programming.
Man-made Structures - Other
Museums
Art Galleries
New York Hall Of ScienceThe New York Hall of Science is a science and technology museum in New York City. It has over 400 exhibits on biology, chemistry and physics. Its one of the centre of attractions in the Queens county.
Man-made Structures - Other
Museums
New York State PavilionThis is a historic world's fair pavilion at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Flushing, Queens, New York. The pavilion consists of three components of reinforced concrete and steel construction: the "Tent of Tomorrow", Observation Towers, and "Theaterama"
Parks
Man-made Structures - Other
Prospect Park ZooA huge zoo which houses 864 animals representing about 176 species which was operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society. The zoo is located in a serene surrounding and a lot of tourists visits this zoo every day.
Outdoors - Other
Zoos
Queens Botanical GardenA 39-acre botanical garden featuring rose, bee, herb, wedding, and perennial gardens; an arboretum; an art gallery which was operated by Queens Botanical Garden Society, Inc. It was created as part of the 1939 New York World's Fair and was originally located in nearby Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
Outdoors - Other
Art Galleries
Botanical Gardens
Queens County Farm MuseumA historic farm that occupies the city's largest remaining tract of undisturbed farmland and is still a working farm today. The site features restored farm buildings from three different centuries, a greenhouse, planting fields, livestock, and various examples of vintage farm equipment. Queens Farm practices sustainable agriculture and has a four-season growing program.
Outdoors - Other
Museums
Queens MuseumAn art museum and educational center located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park which was founded in 1972. It has so many permanent exhibitions and It also has a large archive of artifacts from both World's Fairs and more.
Museums
Queens ZooThis zoo is a part of an integrated system of four zoos and one aquarium managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. It was located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York City.
Zoos
Man-made Structures - Other
Rockaway BeachA famous beach which was located in the Queens county and It is named for the Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, which is the largest urban beach in the United States,
Beaches
Outdoors - Other
The Hindu Temple Society of North AmericaThis temple claims to be the very first of the traditional Hindu temples in the USA which was popularly referred to as the Ganesh Temple. The temple architecture and the rituals follow the South Indian tradition. The temple is visited not only by the Hindus but also those who wish to explore religious diversity in Queens.
Hindu Temples
Man-made Structures - Other
The Noguchi MuseumThis was a museum designed and created by the Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi. The purpose of the museum and foundation was and remains to preserve and display Noguchi's sculptures, architectural models, stage designs, drawings, and furniture designs.
Man-made Structures - Other
Museums
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