Alley Pond Park
A 655-acre park spanning glacial kettle ponds, freshwater and saltwater marsh and mature forest in northeastern Queens, the borough's second-largest park. It includes the Alley Pond Environmental Center and an adventure ropes course.
Why it matters
It holds the Queens Giant, a tulip tree estimated at over 350 years old and believed to be the oldest living thing in New York City. The park preserves the last continuous stretch of the borough's original glacial landscape.
Winchester Boulevard and Union Turnpike, Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
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