Housed in a building constructed for the 1964 World´s Fair, along with a couple of annexes built later, this this science museum and space park houses more than 400 interactive, often multimedia exhibits, with highlights including John Glenn's claustrophobic 1962 space capsule (pictured here); throwing a fastball and investigating its speed; a classic Mathematica exhibition; and Connected Worlds, illustrating the interconnectedness of ecosystems via animation and motion-activated displays.

Read more in my post An Under-the-Radar New York City Gem: the Borough of Queens.

Leonard Zhukovsky