Flushing Meadows-Corona Park

Overview

Flushing Meadows–Corona Park is a 900-acre park in Queens built for the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs. Home to the iconic Unisphere globe, the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (US Open), and Citi Field (New York Mets), it is Queens' equivalent of Central Park.

Highlights

• The Unisphere: The 140-foot stainless steel globe built for the 1964 World's Fair is one of New York's most recognizable landmarks — and one of its most Instagrammed.
• Queens Museum: Houses the Panorama of the City of New York, a 9,335-square-foot architectural scale model of the entire city, originally built for the 1964 Fair.
• US Open: Each September, the park hosts the US Open tennis championship at the 23,771-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Visitor Tips

• 7 Train: Take the 7 train to Mets–Willets Point station for direct access.
• World's Fair Remnants: Beyond the Unisphere, look for the New York State Pavilion towers and other modernist remnants of the 1964 Fair.
• Duration: 2–3 hours.