Les lieux incontournables de Corona
Publié 11/10/2016
Planifiez votre itinéraire à Corona avec ces lieux incontournables du quartier.
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Louis Armstrong House Museum
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34-56 107th St.
The jazz great’s former home is now a museum where fans can listen to audio clips and see footage from shows, video clips, photographs and other artifacts related to Armstrong’s life. For the ultimate experience, plan your visit in concert with one of the occasional live performances.
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New York Hall of Science
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47-01 111th St.
This interactive science museum is fun and informative for kids and adults alike. Among the current offerings: Extreme Weather 3D, a film produced by National Geographic, which gives viewers a thrilling and immersive view of storms, wildfires and collapsing glaciers.
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Flushing Meadows Corona Park
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17 Ederle Promenade
The borough’s biggest green space hosts everything from the iconic, tulip-ringed Unisphere to the world-famous US Open Tennis Championships. It’s also home to the Queens Museum’s Panorama, an architectural model of all five boroughs (that happens to be the world’s largest), and two time capsules, buried in 1938 and 1965, that contain, among other items, a pack of Camels, an RKO newsreel and a copy of Life magazine. But don’t hold your breath waiting for them to be opened; that won’t happen until the year 6939.
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Tortilleria Nixtamal
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104-05 47th Ave
Watch as the restaurant’s staff presses fresh corn tortillas in the eatery’s front window. Then order the mole platter, pair it with a Sidral apple soda and discover why their tortillas are praised as being among the best in the five boroughs.
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Leo's Latticini
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46-02 104th St.
At this 80-year-old, family-owned Italian deli, the hero sandwiches—many layered with homemade mozzarella—are otherworldly. Try the Mama’s Special, a prosciutto and salami combo lovingly furnished with mozzarella, peppers and mushrooms.
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Arepa Lady
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77-17 37th Avenue
While you’re in Queens, don't miss Maria Piedad Cano’s delightful brick-and-mortar expansion (located in Jackson Heights). She became an NYC legend for her cheese-filled cornmeal cakes from a street cart. At her sit-down location, we suggest starting with the buttery Arepa de Chocolo, made with sweet corn.
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Citi Field
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41 Seaver Way
Home to the New York Mets, this baseball stadium features a number of amenities, including restaurants like Shake Shack and David Chang’s Fuku. The venue also hosts some exciting concerts and other special events during the summer.
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USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
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Flushing Meadows Corona Park
The USTA’s most famous venue is Arthur Ashe Stadium, which now has a retractable roof. It’s the main stage for America’s biggest tennis tournament, the US Open, in late summer. The center’s many courts are available for hourly rentals the rest of the year.
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The Lemon Ice King of Corona
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52-02 108th St.
This longstanding Queens institution vends dozens of ice flavors (not just lemon). Managed by the the Benfaremo family for 60-plus years, the shop is a local landmark. It’s well worth a visit, especially in the warmer months.
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Queens Zoo
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53-51 111th St.
Located in expansive Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the Queens Zoo has a menagerie of animals big and small. Kids love the sea lion feedings and the friendly collection of domestic farm animals.