Queens Museum

Museum Flushing, New York, United States
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What to expect

The Queens Museum is an art museum and educational center located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City. The museum includes the Panorama of the City of New York, a room-sized scale model of the five boroughs of New York City built for the 1964 New York World's Fair. Its collection includes a large archive of artifacts from both the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs, a selection of which is on display. The museum's building was constructed for the 1939 New York World's Fair as the New York City Pavilion and has a colorful history, having been used as an ice-skating and roller-skating rink, and housing the United Nations General Assembly from 1946 to 1951

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Activities: We visited the Queens Museum, where we saw the iconic Panorama of the City of New York, a scale model of the city that is quite impressive. The kids enjoyed the other exhibits and the museum's unique architecture

Highlights: The kids enjoyed the other exhibits and the museum's unique architecture. We also enjoyed seeing the iconic Panorama of the City of New York, a scale model of the city ✨

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Highlights: The kids loved the Playground for All Children ✨

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