Top Things to do in Queens
Top Hotels in Queens
- 1. Hilton New York JFK Airport
- 2. SpringHill Suites by Marriott New York LaGuardia Airport
- 3. LaGuardia Plaza Hotel
- 4. Nesva Hotel
- 5. Boro Hotel
- 6. Crowne Plaza Jfk Airport New York City, an IHG Hotel
- 7. Hilton Garden Inn Queens / JFK Airport
- 8. Hampton Inn NY-JFK
- 9. The One Boutique Hotel
- 10. Astoria Delancy Inn & Suites
The 10 Best Things to do in Queens, Queens
Queens is the most ethnically diverse area of its size on Earth, which means there's a little something for everyone. Chow down on Indian food, sit in on a traditional Irish pub music session, and dance the night away at a Puerto Rican nightclub, all of it located within a few subway stops. Queens is also the home of the Mets and the US Tennis Open, and the former home of the New York World's Fair, now Flushing Meadow-Corona Park, and Paramount Pictures, now the Museum of the Moving Image.
Restaurants in Queens
1. Gantry Plaza State Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 467 reviews
Reviewed By untdrum99 - Cebu City, Philippines
Gantry Plaza State Park is located in Long Island City in Queens and is a great park with a lot of family-friendly activities with a dog park, sand volleyball, dining, open spaces, and with some of the best views of the Manhattan skyline, especially at sunset. There is also a ferry that goes across to Manhattan, but is also conveniently located near a couple of subway stops. Entrance to the park is free. It's a former dockyards so it is interesting to see how they have repurposed the area into something everyone can use. There is free parking located nearby on the street.
2. Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 389 reviews
A great NYC park for people-watching, this was the site of previous World Fairs and offers visitors bicycle paths, the Queens Wildlife Conservation Center, a carousel, freshwater fishing, indoor ice-skating rink and marina.
Reviewed By emilymaehood - Long Island, United States
Queens, New York hosts an epic playground, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, for everyone’s unique desires. This 897 acre park is the 4th largest public park in NYC. It was once host to the 1939 & 1964 World’s Fair and Shea Stadium. It currently houses Citifield (home to the Mets), USTA Billie Jean National Tennis Center (US Open), New York Hall of Science, Queens Zoo, Queens Museum of Art, Queens Theatre in the Park, and the New York State Pavilion. This is a great place for multiple family adventures! Check out the link in my bio for information on all of the different attractions.
3. Museum of the Moving Image
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 698 reviews
The only museum in the United States that is devoted exclusively to the history, art and technology of movies, television and video.
Reviewed By travels_galaxy - San Miguel de Cozumel, Mexico
This place is worth visiting just to see the Jim Henson exhibit. Original muppets from the Muppet Show (Ms Piggy, Kermit the Frog and the Swedish Chef) We visited last April, and they also had a history of sports video games, from pong to modern eSports (and everything in between). Definitely a good museum option in a city full of museums.
4. Cunningham Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
5. USTA National Tennis Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 437 reviews
Once known as the U.S. National Championships, the US Open originated as a single men’s tournament held solely for entertainment purposes back in 1881. Not long after, women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles also became a part of the growing annual tradition.
Reviewed By A6928QNkarenm - Charleston, United States
Get your tickets on ticketmastere. If you can get the tickets when they are first released you are going to pay a good cheap price. It not.... you get them as a resale and people jack up the price to double or triple what they paid. Check back ofter as the tennis center continuously releases seats up until the week the match starts. The evenings usually have the better players but you can still get Nadal, Federer in the day too! It is just luck of the draw. There are souvenirs (clothing) shops all over the grounds and they don't all have the same items. American Express usually has som give aways like fans etc. Emerities has a lottery for logo cushions and multiple activities and photo ops tucked into little corners and coves. Explore the grounds for the best experience. Food is very pricy and usually not worth the price - substandard. A medium sized bottle of water is $6.50. Many were refilling them at the water fountains. People seem to rampantly try to sit in better seats than they paid for and you have to kick someone out of your seat again and again. Then the irritation of people in front of you having to kick people out which block the game time and time again. When purchasing seats, take note that sun hits in the upper and right side during most of the day and unbearable heat and sun in your eyes is the result. Most of those attendees were the ones stealing others seats during the day matches. Also when the a viewer shows a view from the seat, take note that it is a view from the center of that section, not the actual seat. The 300 rows have a plexiglass shield that blocks many seats views when close to a walkway. This is not evident in the seat view photo. but a big surprise when you go to your seat and find it is obstructed view. The number 7 subway train is the only train that stops at the tennis center. It is the second to last stop. the express stops there and is a 7 inside a diamond shape last appeased to the local (makes many more stops) which is signified with inside a circle. 7 uptown will take you there. The express only runs weekdays for 3:30 - 9:30pm. Trains run every few minutes when matches are let out. At night they may even have an express train running on the first set of tracks you encounter and there will be a man yelling to that effect. Hop on it as it will be an express train running a special after hours schedule. The 7 will take you to many connecting points and does stop at Times Square with is the most popular hotel spot for tourist.
6. Rockaway Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 206 reviews
Long Island beach in Queens borough that can be reached by subway. Popular destination for New Yorkers in mid-20th century, still pleasant to visit.
Reviewed By gnaturecenter - Cheshire, United States
I have lived in Belle Harbor and Rockaway almost all my life. The Beach is a free one. Parking in the higher numbers is difficult. Best to come by ferry or mass transit. Further down, there are food services, bathrooms and ba nice boardwalk.
7. Citi Field
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,401 reviews
Reviewed By gaharris10 - Yonkers, United States
Citi Field, the home field of the New York Mets, is one of the most gorgeous baseball stadiums of Major League Baseball (MLB). My wife and I have attended multiple New York Mets baseball games at Citi Field and we have enjoyed each of our experiences at the stadium. The seats are quite comfortable and provide fans great access and views of the Mets players and the baseball game. My wife and I found the food selection to be tasty and superb, appreciated the support and service provided by the stadium’s staff, and we also enjoyed visiting the New York Mets Hall Of Fame & Museum. All in all, my wife and I had a wonderful baseball experiences at Citi Field, and look forward to the day when the threat of COVID 19 ends and when Citi Field opens it doors to fans again.
8. Finback Brewery
9. US Open
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 300 reviews
Each year in the week before and after Labor Day, all eyes in the tennis world are on the USA for the prestigious US Open tournament. The last of the four major international events in professional tennis, the stakes are high, particularly if any home court players or teams are closing in on a 'Grand Slam' win at all four events. Ticket prices run up into the thousands for the most coveted seats, but for a die-hard fan, it is worth it for the chance to see the top athletes in the sport up close.
Reviewed By goldenidle - Toronto, Canada
Is a breath of fresh air . Last year we had tickets for Ashe stadium and found the air stifling . I was smart enough to buy tickets in the reserved section 5 of Armstrong ..last row..in the shade , and we chilled . The ventilation is a breeze . We love the Open and it's an annual pilgrimage for us , but ,....does the USTA care about its fans ? The quality of play on the courts ? Why are there no cooling stations ? The players should have state of the art cooling available courtside , so they can recover between games . In one match the Umpire would not allow Coric to wipe up his sweat at the baseline , at basketball games they wipe up sweat constantly and that's in a climate controlled arena . Love the Open but the USTA and Umpires have to have some consideration. How about closing the roof at Arthur Ashe and turning the ventilation on when it hits 100 degrees courtside ... there is ventilation available....right ?
10. Long Island Rail Road
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 284 reviews
Reviewed By foxie210 - New York City, United States
Love the Jamaica station---this is the connection hub--since every train stops at this station--its easy to get to any destination that the LIRR travels to.
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