Beautiful park with historical former United States Army installation buildings and placards. They…read morehave cherry blossoms trees which bloom beautifully in season. The park is right by the water with stunning views of the Whitestone Bridge. A great place for a calming walk or picnic. The park is dog friendly and there is parking before entering the former army installation area.

Believe the reviews: the staff here are incredibly aggressive. There is a right way to talk to…read morepeople, and then there is a hostile, nasty way--which is the default style here. ​The rules make no sense, either. The signs say "shower before getting into the pool," yet I was yelled at to shower just for walking to a lounge chair with my towel. If you have to shower the moment you step onto the deck, change the signs to reflect that. ​Dealing with the public is hard, but the staff here are completely miserable and looking for a fight. Save yourself the headache and go elsewhere.

A wonderful place for walks and relaxation. Very beautiful landscape. The park is located on a hill…read moreoverlooking the ocean. Unfortunately, the museum was closed, but we will try to come back here in the spring. When you decide to visit this place, keep in mind that parking here costs $15.

We went to a wedding here at the house they have the property, and it was beautiful. The service…read morewas great and the food was excellent.

Centennial Gardens and Bird Sanctuary is a serene community oasis. Me as a visitor praise the…read moretranquil atmosphere, dedicated volunteer maintenance, diverse birdwatching, and community-driven events like the Fairy Forest Festival. The garden features themed areas including butterfly gardens, a Japanese garden, a rose garden, and raised vegetable beds. This is a local haven for birders, featuring birdhouses, a large pond, ducks, herons, and turtles. It. Includes a children's garden, winding paths, gazebos, murals, and a "Fountain of Remembrance". Maintained by volunteers and the Floral Park Conservation Society. Produce from the productive garden is regularly donated to those in need.

I've lived on this island for 35 years, and didn't know about this park until today. Aside from the…read morefact that the park doesn't open until noon, this was a perfect visit. I've been to bird sanctuaries and went away without seeing a bird, but not here. The park is on two levels, and they have spent years adding magical little features here and there. We were particularly impressed with the vegetable garden for donations to charity and what is literally a "Flower Bed." It's only 20 minutes from our house, so hopefully we will be repeat visitors.

Its hard to find things in New York City which are actually and truly cool. What kinds of things…read moreare genuinely cool? In this name-dropping, get-it-for-me-yesterday, velvet-rope, waiting-list, glam-o-polis? They're very few and far between. But Flushing Airport is definitely one of them. In classic New York style; its utterly forgotten about. New York doesn't understand ghosts. Folks, this is an abandoned airfield. In Queens. Right across from LaGuardia and Rikers. Men once flew Pipers and Cessnas from this tiny little flyspec of an airstrip. It closed due to water-logging and because of a bad aircraft tragedy years ago. And now it just sits here, abandoned, awesome as hell; and no one thinks twice about it. Restricted, unused. Open, undeveloped land in New York. Eerie! Look at these pictures--can you stand it? Crumbling hangars and cracked, flooded runways. Piles of machinery. Creaking, groaning buildings and shattered windows. Overgrown with weeds and bulrushes and rusting equipment and memories. Authenticity. How does no one ever remark on this strange treasure? How can you live in the area and not even regard it with wonder? But the neighborhood's residents are apparently oblivious; and the city government can come up with no new ideas for the site except to re-zone it as commercial land. Or at least, try to. For cripe's sakes--if a BLIMP COMPANY wants to make it their landing pad; LET THEM. How phenomenally cool would it be to see blimps circling over New York again? There should be blimps in the air every day in our skies. Let them land here! Let's have some magic back in this stupid, boorish, uptight, post 9/11 age!

King Manor was the summer house of Rufus King a founding father, politician and anti slavery…read moreactivist. The house once a farm is now a ten acre park. You can reserve a tour online or walk in during business hours. Tours are free. Donations are accepted and they have a small gift shop area too. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and welcoming. He spoke of the family, their kids, famous guests and life in the time period. Some of the house has items from the time period and the other areas are for current exhibits. I stopped in on lunch break, but I'd like to go on again with more time to really capture the history. It was interesting to see artifacts they would've used in their daily lives in the 1800s like the space heater and the rotisserie chicken cooking contraption.

More of a historical home and less of a traditional museum, King Manor is the home of one of…read moreAmerica's founding fathers, Rufus King. Sitting in what is now known as Rufus King Park (#1), it faces Jamaica Ave sitting between 150th / 153rd Street. Built in the 1700s, it is one of the true relics of New York City and a landmark of the borough. This house museum is run by the King Manor Association, which has been in operation since 1900. (#2) Despite being recognized as a national historic landmark half a century ago, I find that many folks, even people who live in Jamaica, are generally unaware of the museum. It's undergone a lot of change over the centuries, which included a couple of fires that sustained enough damage to do a whole renovation of the home several times. Aside from tours, the house and the surrounding park have become destinations for community events. School tours and activities ranging from art and literacy are done here. Open from Monday-Saturday (but closed on Wednesdays and Sundays), the admission is free to enter. Walk-ins are a no-go but reservations can be made for small groups online. Donations are accepted and encouraged. ____________ (#1) https://www.yelp.com/biz/rufus-king-park-jamaica (#2) It's only been 120+ years, NBD

Super cute stores and great place to chil by the water. We went by the walk area to see all the…read moreboats it was very cool and tranquil.

A beautiful good vibe small city offers such a wide open easy access Harbor. Food and views are…read more amazing!

I always check out this spot when visiting New York! Parking is incredibly easy and the area is…read morevery open and perfect for picnics or just relaxing with friends or family. There's also a very cool museum nearby!

It's the Eiffel Tower of Queens! Like the Eiffel Tower it was constructed for a World's Fair…read more(1964). If you are ever in Corona Park or Citi Field, it's worth stopping by to snap a selfie. In the middle of the day in the middle of the week, there was almost no one around.

I love the Queens Historical Society and the Kingsland Homestead for various reasons. First of all,…read morethey preserve and celebrate the borough's history and heritage in fascinating, entertaining and enriching ways. For those who don't know, Kingsland Homestead is a preserved colonial farmhouse and the second oldest house in Queens. It is also headquarters for the Queens Historical Society, which maintains the world's only museum of Queens history and a wide-ranging library and archives, including online teaching aids on slavery and the Underground Railroad in New York City. These two entities stimulate my love of history, architecture and antiques because they spearhead educational programs, curate exhibitions, publish a quarterly newsletter, and offer lectures, programs and slide presentations on subjects relating more than 300 years of history. Finally, the grounds are beautiful and located in a neighborhood called "Flushing," which has more Asian restaurants that Manhattan's Chinatown. So I can always head to a great, cheap, authentic restaurant after visiting. Here's the back story. The Kingsland Homestead was built in 1785 by original resident Charles Doughty, the son of a wealthy Quaker. The two-story estate became "Kingsland" after Doughty's son-in-law, Joseph King, a British sea captain, bought the property in 1801. Kingsland's first floor includes a 1,350-square-foot space where the society organizes exhibitions and lectures. The second-floor parlor is designed in a Victorian style with lacework and a plethora of items (i.e. notebooks, eyeglasses) that former inhabitants used. The house has a gambrel roof, a crescent-shaped window in a side gable, a Federal-period chimney piece with an iron Franklin stove, and a Dutch-style front door. Shingles fill the exterior, except on the west side, which features flush boarding and clapboards. The Queens Historical Society is based in the homestead. The society spearheads educational programs, exhibitions, and a research center. It publishes a quarterly newsletter and offers lectures, programs, and slide presentations on subjects relating more than 300 years of history. The house is in Weeping Beech Park. About two acres in size, the park had a 60-foot-high weeping beech from 1847 until 1998. For a long time, the tree had city landmark status and it is believed to be the original source for all weeping beeches in the United States.

This wonderful treasure of a house from 1774 currently has a charming exhibit on toys, a period…read moreVictorian room upstairs and a terrific gift shop with interesting and inexpensive items plus great selection of books dedicated to many neighborhoods of Queens. Be sure to check out the cool weeping beech tree behind the house.

I'm glad to post this FTR review as my surname is the hisstorical homes name, who better to do it?…read moreSold to Charles Starkins, a local blacksmith approximately fifteen years after its construction. You can't see much inside from the outside, so wait for business hours before your pilgrimage to an important piece of American history. Built in 1680, the humble little three hundred and thirty eight year old, clap boarded structure was one of the first structures in the area and still stands today, opening as a museum during posted hours. If it's going unnoticed, I'll state my Proud to be Dutch thought here.. Darn proud of my families rich, regal and proud heritage in not only Brooklyn, but Long Island and beyond.