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One of the city's most iconic parks, and the site of two twentieth century World's Fairs, Flushing Meadows Corona Park continues to draw and delight visitors. From historic walks, to scenic trails, to sports and activities, there's always something to do here.
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park is the fourth-largest public park in New York City, with a total area of 897 acres (363 ha). Until the 19th century, the site consisted of wetlands straddling the Flushing River, which traverses the region from north to south.
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Built in Flushing Creek's plain, the site for Flushing Meadows-Corona Park was originally marshland before it was converted into a landfill. Today, the park has grown into the second largest in the city, behind only Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx.
Jul 17, 2019 · At 1,255 acres, Flushing Meadows Corona Park is one and a half times the size of Manhattan's Central Park. Thousands of visitors come for weekend picnics, strolls, festivals, soccer games, and other activities.
Sep 14, 2022 · Long before its current incarnation as one of New York City’s top destinations for family fun, Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens welcomed nearly 100 million visitors from all over the globe as the site of the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs.
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In 1939, and again in 1964, Flushing Meadows Corona Park hosted two of the largest international exhibitions ever held in the United States. Today, the park—Queens's largest and most diverse—serves as a vantage point for both the rich history of the Fairs, and the social and cultural lives of the seven million annual visitors to the park ...
May 17, 2016 · Flushing Meadows–Corona Park—one of the top New York attractions and among the best things to do in Queens —was once home to the World’s Fair and is now the city's second-biggest park...
Flushing Meadows Corona Park. 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. Suggest edits to improve what we show.
Central Queens' biggest attraction is this 1225-acre park, built for the 1939 World’s Fair and dominated by Queens’ most famous landmark, the stainless-steel Unisphere – it's the world’s biggest globe: 120ft high and weighing 380 tons.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park. 403 reviews. #3 of 42 things to do in Flushing. Parks. Write a review. About. 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.
