Forest Hills

Worth seeing in and around Forest Hills

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Flushing Meadows–Corona Park

   Flushing Meadows–Corona Park is a public park in the northern part of Queens in New York City, New York, U.S. It is bounded by I-678 on the east, Grand Central Parkway on the west, Flushing Bay on the north, and Union Turnpike on the south. Flushing Meadows–Corona Park is the fourth-largest public park in New York City, with a total area of 897 acres.

   3.2 km · large public park in Queens, New York · Wikipedia
2. 02
   1939 New York World's Fair

   The 1939 New York World's Fair was an international exposition held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. The fair featured exhibitions, activities, performances, films, artworks, and food presented by 62 nations, 35 U.S. states and territories, and more than 1,400 organizations and companies.

   3.2 km · fair held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Citi Field

   Citi Field is a baseball stadium located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, in the borough of Queens, New York City, United States. Opened in 2009, Citi Field is the home of Major League Baseball's New York Mets.

   4.7 km · Baseball stadium in Queens, New York City, USA · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Arthur Ashe Stadium

   Arthur Ashe Stadium is a retractable roof tennis arena at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. Part of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, it is the main stadium of the US Open tennis tournament and has a capacity of 23,771, making it the largest tennis stadium in the world.

   3.9 km · tennis stadium · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Shea Stadium

   William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, typically shortened to Shea Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. Opened in 1964, it was home to the New York Mets of Major League Baseball from 1964 to 2008, as well as the New York Jets of the American Football League and the National Football League from 1964 to 1983.

   4.5 km · 1964-2009 sports stadium in Queens, New York, USA · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St. John's University

   St. John's University is a private Catholic university in Queens, New York City, United States.

   4.2 km · university in New York City, New York, United States · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Hell Gate Bridge

   The Hell Gate Bridge is a railroad bridge in New York City. The bridge carries two tracks of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and one freight track between Astoria, Queens, and Port Morris, Bronx, via Randalls and Wards Islands.

   9.9 km · through arch bridge connecting the Bronx and Queens in New York City · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Robert F. Kennedy Bridge

   The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge is a complex of bridges and elevated expressway viaducts in New York City. The bridges link the boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx.

   10 km · bridge in New York City · Wikipedia
9. 09
   UBS Arena

   UBS Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Elmont, New York, just outside New York City limits. Opened in 2021, it is the home of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League, who previously played at the Nassau Coliseum and Barclays Center.

   9.9 km · indoor arena on Long Island · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Museum of the Moving Image

    The Museum of the Moving Image is a time-based media museum located in a former building of the historic Astoria Studios, in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The museum originally opened in 1988 as the American Museum of the Moving Image, and in 1996, opened its permanent exhibition, "Behind the Screen", designed by Ali Höcek of AC Höcek Architecture LLC. The museum began a $67 million expansion in March 2008 and reopened in January 2011.

    8.1 km · museum and archive in New York, United States · Wikipedia

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Getting to Forest Hills

Airports

LaGuardia (LGA), 7 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 10 km · Newark Liberty (EWR), 28 km

Stations

John F. Kennedy International Airport, 10 km · LaGuardia Airport, 7.1 km · Delta Air Lines Flight 1086, 7 km · Crown Heights–Utica Avenue, 8.9 km · Utica Avenue, 8.1 km

• Philadelphia → Forest Hills

  140 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · $13–18
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• Hartford → Forest Hills

  152 km · quickest by road, 3h 9m · $14–19
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• Albany → Forest Hills

  215 km · quickest by road, 4h 5m · $20–28
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