We’re Defending Our Title
It’s been two great years. Queens was selected as the best
tourism destination in the United States for 2015 by Lonely
Planet, the world’s largest travel media company. The borough
drew praise for its exploding eating and drinking scene (including
seven microbreweries), amazing diversity, high-quality hotels,
exciting events, and unique, enchanting neighborhoods, such as
art-filled Long Island City and surfboard-friendly Rockaway.
“Nowhere is the image of New York as the global melting pot
truer than Queens. Browse New York’s biggest Chinatown in
Flushing, shop for brilliantly colored saris in Jackson Heights,
and inhale the heady aromas of coffee and hookahs in Astoria,”
reads Lonely Planet’s editorial in its Best in the US list for 2015.
“The incomparable array of world cuisines makes Queens a
destination for food lovers from all parts of New York City. For
your art fix, ogle the new upgrades to the Queens Museum and
the Museum of the Moving Image, look for the new Emerging
Artists Festival (conceptionevents.com) in Long Island City, and
stroll Astoria’s new 24-block arts district (kaufmanartsdistrict.
org). If you prefer sand and surf to paint and canvas, head to
Rockaway. Don’t miss the prime eating and drinking scene
that has popped up around the boardwalk — this is no cruddy
carnival food: think succulent fish tacos, wood-fired pizzas, and
wine bars.”
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