Flushing Meadows Corona Park
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🥾 Hike · Queens
3 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚇About 30 min by subway or carFrom Midtown · Getting there: Subway 7 to Mets–Willets Point or 111 St; paid lots if you drive
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Little shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat · Wind-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 3 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall
The big Queens park left behind by two World's Fairs: fountains play beneath the giant stainless-steel Unisphere, and around it are the Queens Zoo, the New York Hall of Science, the botanical garden, a carousel and several playgrounds; you can't do it all in a day.
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