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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best outdoor things to do in queens in New York City on Columbus Day Monday, Oct 12: 14 picks, refreshed weekly.
14 picks · checked Sep 28
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensMaffilms13 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsQueens Farm marks Indigenous Peoples Day on 47 acres of working farmland that has been cultivated since 1697 — the city's last undisturbed tract.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensMaffilms13 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsQueens Farm marks Indigenous Peoples Day on 47 acres of working farmland that has been cultivated since 1697 — the city's last undisturbed tract.
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Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park / Glen Oaks, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSolve clues through three acres of towering corn to Victory Bridge in New York City's only corn maze, on a working Queens farm.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park / Glen Oaks, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSolve clues through three acres of towering corn to Victory Bridge in New York City's only corn maze, on a working Queens farm.
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Torsney Playground: Torsney Playground - Whole Park, QueensTristate farmers line Skillman Avenue beside Lou Lodati Park — Terhune Orchards fruit, Ballards honey, fresh-caught fish, all free to browse.
Torsney Playground: Torsney Playground - Whole Park, QueensTristate farmers line Skillman Avenue beside Lou Lodati Park — Terhune Orchards fruit, Ballards honey, fresh-caught fish, all free to browse.
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Cunningham Park: Parking Lot 1 - Union TP and 196 PL, QueensEastern Queens gets its Sunday produce run in Cunningham Park's lot at Union Turnpike, with regional farm stands from 9am.
Cunningham Park: Parking Lot 1 - Union TP and 196 PL, QueensEastern Queens gets its Sunday produce run in Cunningham Park's lot at Union Turnpike, with regional farm stands from 9am.
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Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 59th Street, QueensA free boxing-inspired cardio workout on the Rockaway boardwalk, ocean-air fitness on the Queens beachfront.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 59th Street, QueensA free boxing-inspired cardio workout on the Rockaway boardwalk, ocean-air fitness on the Queens beachfront.
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Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensGolden Lion winner Sonia Boyce films Queens groups and the Resistance Revival Chorus into a kaleidoscopic wallpaper-and-video installation.
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensGolden Lion winner Sonia Boyce films Queens groups and the Resistance Revival Chorus into a kaleidoscopic wallpaper-and-video installation.
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Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensSanford Biggers' cloud sculptures Unsui (Mirror) land on the East River shoreline at Socrates, 25 years after his Terra Mandala there.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensSanford Biggers' cloud sculptures Unsui (Mirror) land on the East River shoreline at Socrates, 25 years after his Terra Mandala there.
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Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensThree monumental Chakaia Booker sculptures of recycled tires and steel, including Gridlock and LIKE, return her to Socrates for its 40th year.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensThree monumental Chakaia Booker sculptures of recycled tires and steel, including Gridlock and LIKE, return her to Socrates for its 40th year.
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Jacob Riis Park Boardwalk, Rockaway, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA mile of Rockaway boardwalk with ten food vendors, two bars and a retail market — beach day and food hall in one, free to walk in.
Jacob Riis Park Boardwalk, Rockaway, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA mile of Rockaway boardwalk with ten food vendors, two bars and a retail market — beach day and food hall in one, free to walk in.
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Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensOptimumPx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe paperwork behind the Panorama of the City of New York, the 9,335-square-foot model of all five boroughs built for the 1964 World's Fair.
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensOptimumPx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe paperwork behind the Panorama of the City of New York, the 9,335-square-foot model of all five boroughs built for the 1964 World's Fair.
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Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensAdd your own line to a living map of people, monarch butterflies and the waterfront at Lizania Cruz's new interactive kiosk at Socrates.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensAdd your own line to a living map of people, monarch butterflies and the waterfront at Lizania Cruz's new interactive kiosk at Socrates.
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Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensThree Queens community fellows pick vintage prints from the 1800s to 1979 to ask what makes art American, at the Queens Museum.
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensThree Queens community fellows pick vintage prints from the 1800s to 1979 to ask what makes art American, at the Queens Museum.
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Highland Park: Reservoir Path, QueensJoin guided joggers looping Highland Park's scenic reservoir path in a community-run atmosphere.
Highland Park: Reservoir Path, QueensJoin guided joggers looping Highland Park's scenic reservoir path in a community-run atmosphere.
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Queens Botanical Garden, Flushing, QueensEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHelp Queens Botanical Garden's compost team turn community food scraps into rich soil at its weekly hands-on build in Flushing.
Queens Botanical Garden, Flushing, QueensEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHelp Queens Botanical Garden's compost team turn community food scraps into rich soil at its weekly hands-on build in Flushing.
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