Guidebook for Queens

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Guidebook for Queens

Sightseeing

Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the view.
256 locals recommend
Gantry Plaza State Park
4-44 47th Rd
256 locals recommend
Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the view.
Amazing views. This is a great starting point to explore the neighborhood of DUMBO.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 locals recommend
Amazing views. This is a great starting point to explore the neighborhood of DUMBO.

Food Scene

Hands down best coffee in LIC. These guys know their stuff. A Saturday morning must for espresso aficionados.
111 locals recommend
Sweetleaf Coffee Roasters
10-93 Jackson Ave
111 locals recommend
Hands down best coffee in LIC. These guys know their stuff. A Saturday morning must for espresso aficionados.
Brunch.
17 locals recommend
Sage General Store
24-20 Jackson Ave
17 locals recommend
Brunch.

Essentials

Great organic and natural grocery store. Big selection of vitamins and homeopathic goods.
20 locals recommend
Natural Frontier Market
12-01 Jackson Ave
20 locals recommend
Great organic and natural grocery store. Big selection of vitamins and homeopathic goods.

Drinks & Nightlife

Sweet little neighborhood bar.
38 locals recommend
LIC Bar
45-58 Vernon Blvd
38 locals recommend
Sweet little neighborhood bar.
Go at least once for the experience. What appears to be a hole in the wall (there's barely a sign outside) opens up to a beautiful wood paneled bar in the style of an old speakeasy.
104 locals recommend
Dutch Kills
27-24 Jackson Ave
104 locals recommend
Go at least once for the experience. What appears to be a hole in the wall (there's barely a sign outside) opens up to a beautiful wood paneled bar in the style of an old speakeasy.

Arts & Culture

A satellite space of MomA. It's fun to roam around this iconic old school building - turned art space.
575 locals recommend
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave
575 locals recommend
A satellite space of MomA. It's fun to roam around this iconic old school building - turned art space.
Another place to check out, just for the intriguing use of space alone.
22 locals recommend
SculptureCenter
44-19 Purves St
22 locals recommend
Another place to check out, just for the intriguing use of space alone.

Shopping

A good stop for vintage scarves and unexpected things.
8 locals recommend
Vintage Thrift Shop
286 3rd Ave
8 locals recommend
A good stop for vintage scarves and unexpected things.

Everything Else

This park is private and requires a key (only the surrounding apartments have keys), but you can peek through the gate and enjoy the old buildings.
86 locals recommend
Gramercy Park
86 locals recommend
This park is private and requires a key (only the surrounding apartments have keys), but you can peek through the gate and enjoy the old buildings.