Above: plaque at entrance, grand Entrance, map at entrance (I’d bring my own, too!)
This week, I’ve been highlighting all kinds of things Flushing, Queens, especially the World’s Fair grounds at Flushing Meadows Park. You can find all of my Flushing/Fair post here, or navigate to specific posts using this list:
You can find lots of information about the fair grounds and all that they have at nycgovparks.org, this page includes a little map that you might want to use in conjunction with google maps. There are also a number of about.com articles about the park if you want help planning a visit.
To end my fair grounds posts, I’ll just highlight a few additional places I stopped by briefly at the grounds — you can’t quite do everything in a single day!
Above: I want to point out “The Fountain of the Planet of the Grapes of Wrath” (actual fountain at center, title at right) from the Flushing Park map at the entrance to the fair grounds. Do you think the word “planet” is a typo from “The Fountain of the Planet of the Apes?’
Above: The New York Hall of Science is also at the fair grounds. Although it’s more expensive than the art museum, it looks like a fabulous place to take kids — there is a crazy looking playground out back!
Above: There is a carousel right next to the zoo! I couldn’t resist the cotton candy.
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