DIRECTIONS And PARKING
WELCOME to the heart of Queens! Queens Botanical Garden is conveniently located on Main Street in Flushing, and accessible by car and public transportation.ADDRESS
Main Garden Entrance 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355 Parking Garden Entrance (for parking) 42-80 Crommelin Street, Flushing, NY 11355
BY BUS
Take Q44SBS or Q20A/B from the Bronx or Jamaica, or in Flushing.
BY TRAIN
Take the no. 7 subway or Long Island Rail Road (Port Washington line) to Main Street/Flushing. Then, take the Q44SBS or Q20A/B bus, or walk eight blocks south to QBG along Main Street.
BY CAR
Midtown Tunnel — Tunnel to Long Island Expressway (East) to Exit 23 Main Street. Turn left onto Main Street. Follow to Dahlia Avenue and turn left. Dahlia Avenue becomes Crommelin Street. The parking lot entrance is on the left.
PARKING
Parking is available year-round during Garden open hours (listed at the bottom of this webpage) at the Parking Garden, located at 42-80 Crommelin Street, Flushing, NY 11355. Click here to view the location on Google Maps.
Parking Fee: $6 per vehicle; $10 per vehicle during festival days such as Harvest Fest and Arbor Fest (includes tax). Parking vouchers are not applicable for festival parking rates. Click here to learn more about festival dates or call 718.886.3800.
Our HISTORY
Located at the northeast corner of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Flushing, QBG evolved from the five-acre “Gardens on Parade” exhibit showcased at the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair. Officially opening as “The Queens Botanical Garden Society” in 1946 after local residents saved and expanded the original exhibit, the Garden remained at the original World’s Fair site until 1961, when it was moved to its current location on Main Street in Flushing. Among the original plantings taken from the 1939 site are two blue atlas cedars that frame the iconic tree gate sculpture at the Garden’s Main Street entrance today. QBG has become a 39-acre oasis in one of New York City’s most bustling and diverse neighborhoods.CONTACT US
QUEENS BOTANICAL GARDENAddress
43-50 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11355
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Email: info@queensbotanical.org
Telephone: 718.886.3800
General: info@queensbotanical.org | Ext. 0
Development: Ext. 330
Kids Programs: Ext. 218
School and Group Programs: Ext. 230
Marketing: Ext. 213
Membership: Ext. 202
NYC Compost Project Hosted by QBG: Ext. 500
Public Programs: Ext. 238
Teacher Professional Learning: Ext. 371
Visitor Services: Ext. 204
Volunteers: Ext. 216
Weddings and Facility Rentals: Ext. 201
Fax: 718.463.0263
HOURS And ADMISSION
APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER Open Tuesdays through Sundays, 8am to 6pm. Closed on Mondays, except Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Columbus Day.Visitor and Administration Building, Gift Shop, and Gallery close at 5pm.
Adults – $6
Seniors (age 62+) – $4
Students with ID – $4
Children (ages 4 to 12) – $2
Children (age 3 and under) – FREE
Members – FREE
*Members enjoy free admission and other benefits all year. CLICK HERE to become a member!
Group Discount Rate: 10% off groups of 10 individuals or more.
Free Hours: Wednesdays, 3 to 6pm, and Sundays, 9 to 11am* Free hours are suspended on festival days.
Festivals and Special Events
Admission pricing varies on festival days. On these days, QBG does not accept reciprocal garden memberships or CoolCulture vouchers, free hours are suspended, and $10 event parking rate may also be in effect.
Festival days include, but may not be limited to:
Arbor Fest — Sunday, April 29, 2018 Taiwan: A World of Orchids — Friday, August 17 through Sunday, 19, 2018
Harvest Fest and Pumpkin Patch — Sunday, October 14, 2018
Please call 718-886-3800 to inquire about hours and admission on special event days.