10 Best Reasons to Visit Queens, NYC

10 Best Reasons to Visit Queens, NYC (5-1)

5. Queens Museum of Art. NYC Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, Queens. This museum is a high quality art museum and educational center in the New York City Building that was built for the 1939 World’s Fair in the beautiful Flushing Meadows Corona Park (see #1). Admission is free, although there is a suggested donation that should be noted. The Panorama of New York City is a famous permanent exhibit at the Queens Museum of Art and is a must see. This architectural model is 9,335-square-feet and includes every single building constructed before 1992 in all five boroughs of New York City for a total of 895,000 individual structures. There are many other fantastic exhibits at this popular museum for adults, families and children. See: NYC Museums

4. Music Culture. Queens has been a great music epicenter for many famous musicians from all genres. The Queens borough was a Jazz epicenter in the 1940s where Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald found refuge. Many great rap and hip hop artists have rummaged the streets of Queens, including Run DMC, A Tribe Called Quest, LL Cool J and Nas. Experience the music culture at many music venues in Queens; two options where you can find live music are LIC Bar and the Bohemian Hall. See: NYC Shows & Concerts

3. U.S. Open Tennis Tournament. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, New York City. Since 1978, the tournament has been played on the courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows Corona Park where players have broken many records and made history. Some famous players include Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Serena and Venus Williams. A great yearly tennis tournament that brings the best players from the world. See: NYC Sports

2. Ethnically Diverse Restaurants. Queens has some of the best multi-ethnic cuisine in New York at great prices. You will find quality and depth in the ethnic food at a fraction of the price of any Manhattan restaurant. Great Chinese restaurants can be found in downtown Flushing’s Chinatown, which is the second largest Chinatown in NYC. Some other great ethnic restaurants can be found on Roosevelt Avenue. We also love the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden on 29-19 24th Avenue, Queens. See: Best Restaurants and Food in NYC

1. Flushing Meadows Corona Park. 110-1 Corona Avenue, Queens, New York. Located in the heart of Queens, this park is the second largest public park in New York City (Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx is the largest) at over 1,250 acres. It was created as the site of the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair and also hosted the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair. One the most famous features of the park is the 140-foot tall Unisphere structure (pictured), which was built as the theme symbol for the 1964-1965 World’s Fair. Among other great features is Meadow Lake, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (see #3) and Citi Field (see #6), Queens Theatre in the Park, the New York Hall of Science, and the Queens Museum of Art (see #5). See: Parks & Recreation in NYC

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