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48 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Queens, New York

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Only in Queens: Tasting Our Way Through New York’s Most Diverse Borough

Oct 4—Oct 7, 2019

Manhattan may have name-brand recognition and Brooklyn a certain cache, but Queens is the city’s largest and most diverse borough. Join us, October 4-7, to dig into Queens’ rich neighborhood life.

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Only in Queens: Tasting Our Way Through New York’s Most Diverse Borough
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Financial District Graveyard.
May 29
New York, New York

Grave Robbing 101

Tour relics of the Financial District's cemeteries and learn everything you needed to know as an 18th-century body snatcher.
Sunset at Kingsland Wildflowers.
May 30
Brooklyn, New York

Kingsland Wildflowers at Broadway Stages Sunset Ecology Tour

Tour a thriving rooftop meadow hidden in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.
"Wildman" Steve Brill in his element
Jun 1
The Bronx, New York

Of Railroads and Cattails: Urban Foraging in the Bronx

"Wildman" Steve Brill takes Atlas Obscura on an exclusive edible journey through New York City's third-largest park.
Mort Garson's Plantasia.
Jun 18
Brooklyn, New York

Plantasia at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

An immersive exploration of plants, music, and the reissue of Mort Garson's groundbreaking album Plantasia; with sonic artist and biophilic technology designer, Mileece.
Cuttlefish with movie ticket.
Jun 21
New York, New York

Cephalopod Movie Night With Science Friday

Join the Science Friday crew to celebrate Cephalopod week with libations and an immersion into the underwater world of these strange, tentacled creatures.

Recent Queens Activity

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Stories About Queens

A baby Kemp's ridley sea turtle, one of the first ever born in New York.

96 Rare Baby Sea Turtles Just Hatched in Queens, New York

If they can make it there, they'll make it anywhere.
by Cara Giaimo
October 03, 2018

Lists Featuring Queens

Unique Cemeteries in New York
Overlooking New York Harbor.
Gravestone at Trinity Churchyard.
New York Marble Cemetery

Unique Cemeteries in New York

Famous and historic graveyards to visit in the five boroughs.

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Including Green-Wood Cemetery, Trinity Churchyard, and First Shearith Israel Graveyard