Queens Botanical Garden
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🌷 Garden · Queens
1.5 hours · $ · No reservation needed
- 🚇About 40 min by subway or carFrom Midtown · Getting there: Subway 7 to Flushing–Main St, then a 12-minute walk; paid lot if you drive
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall
A 39-acre garden on the edge of Flushing, just the right size for little kids: a rose garden, a bee garden with observation windows, a small stream channel and big lawns, then walk back into Flushing for a meal.
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