16 places and programs for kids in and around Corona, Queens (9 free): playgrounds, museums, play spaces. Includes Langston Hughes Library and Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
The children's area at Langston Hughes Library stocks board books, picture books and chapter books for Corona kids, with computers and table space for after-school reading and homework. Current calendar offerings for kids include Storytime in Spanish, After-School Storytime and Craft and STEM & crafts. The branch is home to a well-known Black heritage reference center.
A huge Queens park built for two World's Fairs, home to the Unisphere, the Queens Zoo, a lake with boating, playgrounds and the Queens Museum and New York Hall of Science nearby. Wide paths are great for bikes and scooters.
An indoor play space filled with slides, a carousel, obstacle courses, a ball pit, a trampoline and a climbing wall. Families also book it for birthday parties and school trips.
A hands-on science center in Flushing Meadows where kids experiment with light, sound, motion and biology across hundreds of interactive exhibits. Outdoors there's a huge Science Playground and a rocket-themed mini golf course.
Tour the preserved Corona home of jazz legend Louis Armstrong, from his mirrored bathroom to his den of recordings, then explore exhibits in the modern Armstrong Center across the street. Young music lovers can hear his voice and trumpet throughout.
Home of the Panorama of the City of New York, a giant scale model where kids can hunt for their own building among nearly 900,000 tiny structures. The museum also hosts contemporary art shows and bilingual family art workshops.
Corona Library is a neighborhood branch where Corona children can sit and read, check out books and media on a free card, and join regularly scheduled kids' programs. Recurring kids' programs lately have included Para Chiquitos Spanish Storytime and Culture Pass crafts.
An El Sistema-inspired program in Corona where children learn orchestral instruments and sing in choir together, rehearsing several times a week at no cost. Kids perform for families and the wider Queens community.
A Corona Shotokan karate dojo teaching kids alongside adults, with beginner classes enrolling on a rolling basis. It also offers after-school classes and rents its space for parties.
Kids head to Jurassic Playground inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park to climb, explore and run around on equipment built for children. The layout includes ramped routes onto the structures and accessible swings, making it a good pick for families using wheelchairs or strollers. A spray shower makes it a go-to summer stop when children need to splash and cool down.
A Taekwondo school in Corona offering a dedicated kids program alongside teen and adult classes. Children learn Taekwondo technique and can progress toward competition team training.
Playground for All Children offers a dedicated children's area inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park, where kids can climb and play on structures made for them. Built as one of New York's early inclusive playgrounds, it was designed so children with and without disabilities can play side by side. Summer brings the spray showers, so pack a towel and a change of clothes.
Buzz Vollmer Playground is a NYC Parks play area inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park, with climbing structures and play equipment scaled for kids. Accessible swings let children who need extra support share the swing set with everyone else. Its home in Flushing Meadows Corona Park means open space and paths are right next to the play equipment.
Kids head to Josephine Caminiti Playground in Corona to climb, explore and run around on equipment built for children. Transfer platforms and ground-level play pieces give kids with limited mobility ways to get onto and around the equipment. On hot summer days the spray showers switch on, and kids run through the water to cool off.
Park of the Americas Playground is a NYC Parks play area at 41st Ave and 42nd Ave between 103rd St and 104th St, with climbing structures and play equipment scaled for kids. It is one of the city's accessible playgrounds, with universally accessible swings in the mix. Summer brings the spray showers, so pack a towel and a change of clothes.
A 4,000-square-foot Corona play space with a big ball pit, merry-go-round, obstacle course, enclosed trampoline, toddler section and arcade.
LittleGotham lists 16 places and programs for kids in Corona, Queens. The largest groups are 5 playgrounds, 3 museums, 2 play spaces.
Yes. 9 of 16 are free to attend, including Langston Hughes Library, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Jurassic Playground.
10 listings are indoors, such as Langston Hughes Library, KidsZone Indoor Playground, New York Hall of Science (NYSCI).