| The paths
leading into Flushing Meadows Park from the #7 train are truly beautiful
and seem to go on forever with their tree lined sides. Especially pleasant
are the shadows cast onto the pavement by the branches overhead. This park's
nearly 1,300 acres makes it the 3rd largest in NYC. Once a New York City
eyesore it was converted into an appropriate site for the 1939-40 and 1964-65
World's Fairs. |
Within the park
is the Queens Zoo, The Hall of Science which is one of the largest of its
kind in the world, sporting game fields, the Queens Museum, an Outdoor
pool, and Meadow Lake at which Rowboats and Pedal Boats are available (just
not at the time of this writing in the Summer of 2003, but they should
soon be open again to the public). 'and of course there's Shea Stadium,
home of our NY Mets and the US Tennis Center where the US Open takes place. |
