| there's also a fitness center. complimentary amenities include parking, and a hot breakfast buffet served in an informal dining area. a 7-minute walk from the nearest train station, this relaxed hotel in a redbrick building is 2 miles from both the queens county farm museum and horse races at belmont park. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. the modern rooms come with free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and coffeemakers
John F Kennedy International Airport 14 min
Alley Pond Park (7 min)
Spacious park featuring playgrounds & biking trails plus basketball & handball courts. Long Island Children's Museum (18 min)
Former airplane hangar now offers hands-on exhibits & activities for kids from toddlers to teens. Museum of the Moving Image (28 min)
The history of film, television & digital media told via interactive displays, plus screenings. Queens Zoo (15 min)
More than 75 species from the Americas represented, including Andean bears, pumas, parrots & bison. Flushing Meadows Corona Park (14 min)
Enormous greenspace housing World's Fair monuments plus museums, sports facilities, a zoo & more. Cradle of Aviation Museum (18 min)
Big aerospace museum housing vintage aircraft, interactive exhibits & an IMAX theater. Queens County Farm Museum (7 min)
Historic colonial farmhouse offers 47 acres of sustainable lands, plus educational programs & tours. Bronx Zoo (20 min)
Metropolitan zoo with 265 acres that harbors 4,000 animals in replicas of their native habitats. MoMA PS1 (27 min)
Museum of Modern Art-run venue for experimental & contemporary art & events, set in an old school. Louis Armstrong House Museum (20 min)
Guided tours offered of the furnished house & gardens where the famed jazz trumpeter lived. Old Westbury Gardens (15 min)
200-acre property offers a historic mansion amid formal botanical gardens, with daily guided tours. City Island (23 min)
Tiny residential island with seafood restaurants, several marinas & an 1877 lighthouse off its tip. Queens Museum (14 min)
Visual arts on display along with The Panorama, a building-for-building model of New York City. New York Hall Of Science (16 min)
This former 1964 World's Fair pavilion now houses more than 450 interactive science & tech exhibits. Queens Botanical Garden (13 min)
39 acres planted for the 1939 World's Fair, expanded for 1964 fair, offers themed gardens, events. | 
