Queens Museum

Queens Museum is one of the hidden secrets of Queens. I was not aware of such a fascinating museum until I passed by it one day while walking by the vast globe in Flushing Meadows.

Upon entrance I noticed the suggested donation entrance fee which means FREE + tip. I would suggest you donate, even a small amount, because this museum offers an exclusive miniature display of NYC not seen anywhere else.

Forget the rest of the museum- prison bunk beds, stained glass lamps and furniture, and paintings and portraits which some are interesting to glace over. The highlight of the museum is the NYC panoramic display.

This display should be one of the must-see items for tourist next to the Empire State Building, High Line, and Central Park. In fact you can see the Empire State Building, High Line, and Central Park, and all of NYC famous sites all in one location. It's like viewing New York from an airplane. To note there are motorized airplanes that land in LaGuardia and JKF airports on the display. Every minuscule detail can be seen, the buildings, the parks, the rivers, for not only Manhattan, but Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and west of the city.

The museum is worth visiting once. The 20 minute walk from the train station is totally worth it.

Great panorama of NYC-- a bit dim, but still amazing. Note the model airplanes that fly into and out of LGA!

The venue and space is gorgeous but sadly this museum lacks content. Although the 3D model room of NY (Panorama Room) is really cool and worth seeing, besides attending an event I don't see myself coming here all that often.

Situated in Flushing Meadows Corona Park you'll find the newly renovated Queens museum. Wonderful spot in the park for a great museum that mostly dedicates its showings of the NY World's Fair. They still have a large NYC panorama diorama that was from the Worlds Fair and if you look at the ceiling you'll find bars that run around it that use to be a ride for the exhibit at the worlds fair. Other exhibits are contemporary art that runs through show exhibitions. Great spot for Queens to have a great showing of art, culture, and some history of the worlds fair.

Wasted time and money. The Panorama exhibit was interesting and I loved the small display of Tiffany glass but nothing else worth seeing. The space is beautiful but greatly underutilized with few exhibits. I am confused by all the positive reviews.