- The list below includes 612 free or cheap things to do in or near Queens, New York, including 120 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Playgrounds, Dog Park and Arts & Crafts Classes.
- From Francis Lewis Park to Motor Parkway, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Queens and in nearby cities within 25 miles like New York City, Staten Island, Brooklyn and Bronx.
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Burly bears star during this burlesque show while performing tribute numbers to Ke$ha and Rihanna
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West Pond, Cross Bay Blvd, Queens, NY 11693
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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is a bird sanctuary with more than 330 avian species living over a variety of habitats, along with other native wildlife. They offer many ranger-led programs such as sunset tours, hikes, and boat trips.
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Visitors can take a wooden staircase down to the enjoy the sandy beaches of Fort Tilden. The park includes a gravel path for biking and fort buildings from the Vietnam War era.
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The Forest Park Carousel was built in 1903 by Daniel Muller, and has been a park centerpiece for decades. The carousel is still in working order and available for rides.
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New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368
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The Queens Museum is a museum that presents art exhibitions, public programs, and educational experiences to the public. The museum is best known for its Panorama of the City of New York, a miniature 3-D representation of New York City.
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Surrounded by trees, Forest Park Skate Park is a public skating facility that welcomes skateboards, roller blades and roller skates only. It has a concrete surface and features ramps, quarter pipes, grind rails, a half pipe and other obstacles.
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Fun Time Pottery is a paint it yourself pottery studio that allows visitors to select works of pottery that they paint themselves. The studio then fires the works for the painters to take home.
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Tennis at Astoria Park is an outdoor tennis facility that features 14 lighted tennis courts as well as tennis lessons to people of all ages. The park has bathrooms, dog-friendly areas, and playgrounds.
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The only hands-on science and technology center in the state, the New York Hall of Science has more than 450 exhibits which acquaint the children with domains such as biology, chemistry, and physics. Some of the permanent exhibitions are the Science Playground and the Rocket Park Mini Golf.
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Home of the Mets, the Citi Field was built in 2009 and hosted in 2013 the Major League Baseball All Star Game. It has a total capacity of 41,922 seats. It has a restaurant, a family entertainment area, all sorts of eateries, and a Mets hall of fame and museum.
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Some of the permanent exhibitions at the Queens Museum of Art are the Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass and the Panorama of the City of New York. Memorabilia dating to 1939, such as jewelry and books, can be bought from the shop.