These 89 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 25 at 11am (This weekend)
The Evergreens Cemetery · Glendale • $0
Mid-nineteenth-century roots emerge at The Evergreens Cemetery, where visitors explore Bushwick history and local gravesites alongside the BHPA during a guided walking tour.
October 25 at 2pm (This weekend)
RISE (Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability and Equity) · Arverne • Free
Catch fall migration in action on a free guided walk along the Rockaway shoreline. Binoculars provided, all experience levels welcome, and the birds do the rest.
October 31 at 12:30pm (Next weekend)
Tabernacle of Prayer for All · Jamaica
Step inside a 1929 movie palace turned church, where 3,554 seats sit beneath a ceiling that flickers like a starry night sky. A rare guided peek at one of NYC's five Loew's "Wonder Theatres."
November 1 at 11am (Next weekend)
L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground · Woodside
Roll through Woodside's cemeteries on a Día de Muertos ride that celebrates the dead while fighting for safer streets. This social cruise supports the new Protected Ride Sunnyside campaign to build better bike lanes in the neighborhood.
November 8 at 10am
Queens Botanical Garden · Flushing • $10
Trade skyscrapers for songbirds on this guided stroll through Queens Botanical Garden. NYC Bird Alliance experts help you spot and identify resident birds, no experience (or binoculars expertise) required.
November 14 at 1:30pm
Vander Ende–Onderdonk House · Ridgewood • $15
Stroll through NYC's smallest Historic District on a guided walk down Stockholm Street, where Ridgewood's quirky architecture and centuries-old stories come alive. History buffs, this one's your quiet little jackpot.
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Sat, Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
John F. Kennedy International Airport · JFK International Airport
$2142-$3605
Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM
Arthur Ashe Stadium · Flushing
Sun, Oct 25 · 5:30 PM
Museum of the Moving Image · Astoria
Free
Tue, Oct 27 · 8:30 AM
Zeta Queens Elmhurst Elementary School · Elmhurst
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park · South Richmond Hill
Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM
Bayside Historical Society · Fort Totten
Free
Mon, Nov 9 · 5:30 PM
Terminal 4 · JFK International Airport
Sun, Nov 29 · 1:00 PM
Arverne East Nature Preserve · Far Rockaway
Sat, Jan 16 · 10:00 AM
Terminal 4 · JFK International Airport
Mon, Feb 15 · 8:00 PM
Terminal 4 · JFK International Airport
Tue, Feb 16 · 7:30 PM
Terminal 4 · JFK International Airport
Mon, Apr 26 · 7:00 PM
Terminal 4 · JFK International Airport
Bayside Historical Society · Fort Totten
Bagel Barista Station · Rockaway Park
$
Flushing Meadows Corona Park · Flushing
DOH Food Cart Inspection Office · Maspeth
Queens Landing Boathouse and Environmental Center · LIC
Queens Botanical Garden · Flushing
Free
Queens County Farm Museum · Glen Oaks
NYC Department of Sanitation Central Repair Shop · Woodside
Flushing Meadows Corona Park · Flushing
Queens Botanical Garden · Flushing
Queens Landing Boathouse and Environmental Center · LIC
Queens Botanical Garden · Flushing
Flushing Meadows Corona Park · Flushing
Forest Park · Forest Park
Citi Field · Flushing
Maspeth Sign Shops · Maspeth
Bowne House · Flushing
$18 General; $14 Member of BHHS.
Queens Botanical Garden · Flushing
$2-$6
Rockaway Community Park · Far Rockaway
Astoria
Flushing
Rockaway Beach
Jamaica
Flushing
Astoria
Flushing
LIC
$0-$20
Corona
Astoria
Far Rockaway
Astoria
Elmhurst
Rosedale
$$
LIC
Jamaica
Sunnyside Gardens
Corona
Flushing
Woodhaven
Free
Queens
Kew Gardens
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