Queens Museum
The Queens Museum (formerly the Queens Museum of Art) is an art museum and educational center at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States.
A museum inside New York City
You can stay in New York City
Queens Museum is inside New York City, which has 1,485 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 66–84°. When to go ↓
An airport 3 miles away
LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 3 miles from Queens Museum.
Established in 1972
Queens Museum dates from 1972. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in New York City. Green months are the mild ones.
Queens Museum
The Queens Museum (formerly the Queens Museum of Art) is an art museum and educational center at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. Established in 1972, the museum includes the Panorama of the City of New York, a room-sized scale model of the five boroughs of New York City built for the 1964 New York World's Fair. Its collection includes a large archive of artifacts from both the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs, a selection of which is on display. As of 2026, Queens Museum's director is Debra Wimpfheimer.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1972
- Wikipedia readers
- 12K a year
Where to stay near Queens Museum
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are New York City (1,485) and Jersey City (39).
- 1Central Park
- 2Madison Square Garden
- 3Metropolitan Museum of Art
- 4Studio 54
- 5Yankee Stadium
- 6MetLife Stadium
- 7Citi Field
- 8National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Queens Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | in town | — | 1,485 1295 hotels · 35 motels · 71 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 38 hostels · 28 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 8,584,629 | $778K | D |
| Jersey City | 12 mi west | 20 min | 39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 302,013 | $567K | C− |
| Hempstead | 15 mi southeast | 20 min | 51 30 hotels · 8 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 795,734 | $641K | — |
| North Hempstead | 10 mi northeast | 15 min | 22 18 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 238,982 | $888K | — |
| North Bergen Township | 10 mi west | 15 min | 19 15 hotels · 4 motels | 61,483 | $474K | B |
| Secaucus | 12 mi west | 20 min | 18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 22,640 | $572K | C− |
| Newark | 17 mi west | 25 min | 29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 323,808 | $374K | C− |
| Oyster Bay | 18 mi east | 25 min | 26 17 hotels · 5 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 3 campgrounds | 301,115 | $709K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Queens Museum
Other well-known places within 13 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw17 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw37 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw47 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw57 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw613 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw7in town Stadium & arenaCiti Field
Big draw89 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumPhoto credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Citi Field: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
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Visiting Queens Museum
Is Queens Museum in New York City?
Yes. It’s inside New York City, NY.
When is the best time to visit Queens Museum?
May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.
What is the closest airport to Queens Museum?
LaGuardia (LGA), about 3 miles away.
Where should I stay near Queens Museum?
New York City (in town, 1,485 places to stay), Jersey City (12 mi, 39 places to stay) and Hempstead (15 mi, 51 places to stay).
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