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St. John's University (New York) - - What To Do And See

 

ATTRACTIONS

Queens is New York’s oldest and most diverse borough, a community rich in history and culture, boasting with interesting and appealing attractions, among the most popular ones being:

 

The Queens Zoo Wildlife Center, on 111th Street, considered to be one of Queens’ most popular family-friendly attractions. The zoo is divided into `wild` and `domestic` areas, housing approximately 250 animals that represent 40 species, including lions, bobcats, coyotes, bison, bears, elks, sea lions and many other cute animals from North America, the great American Plains, the rocky California Coast and the Northeastern Forest.

 

The Queens Museum of Art‎, at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, dedicated to presenting the highest quality visual arts and educational programming for people in the New York metropolitan area, and particularly for the residents of Queens, featuring various interesting and eye-catching displays, such as the well known Panorama of the City of New York, which is a scale model of the five boroughs built for the 1964 World’s Fair.

 

The Flushing Meadow Park Carousel‎ located in northern Queens, roughly at the intersection of the Long Island Expressway and the Grand Central Parkway, the 3rd largest public park in the City of New York, offering the largest concentration of sports, recreational facilities and cultural institutions of any park in New York.

 

Shopping

Queens’ shopping scene is as diverse and as appealing as the borough itself. There are numerous malls, shopping centers and specialty shops within its limits, which offer enthusiastic shoppers, whether they’re on a budget or not, during their stay, a unique and rich shopping experience, providing everything they needs, in order to make the stay in Queens enjoyable.

 

Among the top places to shop, in and near Queens, there are:

 

The Queens Center Mall: 90-15 Queens Blvd, Elmhurst, NY.

Bay Terrace: 26th Avenue and Bell Blvd, Bayside, NY.

The Flushing Mall: 133-31 39th Avenue, at Prince St, Flushing, NY.

Douglaston Plaza Shopping Center: 24202 61st Avenue, Flushing, NY.

Cedar Shopping Centers: 44 South Bayles Avenue, Port Washington, NY.

A T I of Queens Center Mall: 9015 Queens Boulevard, Elmhurst, NY.