Suggestions for Landmarks and Outdoors near Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens

Eduardo D. • April 14, 2018Wedding photos, skateboarding, bicycling, getting ice cream, barbecues, skating, near soccer fields and tennis courts; great for dates and families.

Jackie C. • March 4, 2012Great flat biking paths for little ones. My 4 year old handles the paths well.

Larry N. • September 14, 2019It looks wonderful. A must to take some pictures in.

Queens Museum • January 3, 2012Designed by architect Phillip Johnson for the 1964-5 World’s Fair, the New York State Pavilion had a brightly colored fiberglass roof and housed concerts & exhibits showing the wonders of NY State.

US Open Tennis Championships • August 28, 2011To be eligible for the US Open Court of Champions, players must have won at least one singles title at the US Open and have been retired from singles at the US Open for at least five years.

Queens Museum • January 3, 2012Created for the 1963-64 World's Fair, the fountain is 625ft high when spraying at full height. It was one of the vast projects created by Robert Moses as a monument to himself and his achievements.

Boby D. • August 30, 2012Nice Place...https://twitter.com/BobDjar

Duke F. • September 21, 2013An excellent park. Lots of open space and gophers

US Open Tennis Championships • August 28, 2011The South Plaza Fountain's underground vault housing the pumps could hold more than one million tennis balls, and the entire fountain contains more than half a mile of piping.

NYC Parks • July 30, 2013Stop by Flushing Meadows’ new amusement park, Fantasy Forest. Fantasy Forest surrounds the historic carousel and is home to Queens’ only rollercoaster.

Sasha V. • September 1, 2015I love this park. There's almost anything here. You can tan, go to the zoo, golf, bike, rollerblades anything. Beautiful

US Open Tennis Championships • August 29, 2011USTA Serves, the national charitable foundation of the USTA, has created the Avenue of Aces, a donor-sponsored Brick and Paver program.

Elise L. • July 7, 2010One of my favorite pieces from Shea Stadium, which I never got to see. :( Take a photo with it and make to get Citi Field in the background!

Queens Museum • November 14, 2011#StaffPick David: This was the first ADA compliant playground built in the USA for children of all abilities and remains one of the few in the country.

Bill Q. • January 17, 2014Bring extra ammo for your guns ! You know, so you don't get mugged.

Victor F. • October 1, 2010Great playground. Nice size and has everything which a kid would want in a playground.

nycHealthy • October 17, 2012Spend some quality time w/ your licensed pup at Flushing Meadows Corona Park Dog Run. For info on dog licensing visit http://on.nyc.gov/M85uPu. For more info about dog runs visit: http://bit.ly/Ra5S4w

NYC Parks • July 31, 2013A granite monument marks the spot where two time capsules lie buried underground. These historic capsules, deposited September 23, 1938 and October 16, 1965, are a record of 20th century civilization.