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Queens County Farm Museum
Working Farm / Museum
- Location
- 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park / Glen Oaks
- Size
- 47.00 acres
- Hours
- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (grounds open dawn to dusk)
- Type
- Working Farm / Museum
The Queens County Farm Museum is a 47-acre working farm and agricultural museum in the Floral Park/Glen Oaks area of eastern Queens, the longest continuously farmed site in New York State. The farm has been in agricultural use since 1697, predating the American Revolution by nearly a century.
The farm's Adriance Farmhouse, built in 1772, is one of the oldest surviving structures in Queens and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house and its surrounding outbuildings document over three centuries of agricultural life on Long Island, from the colonial era through the present day.
The museum operates as a working farm, raising livestock (cows, sheep, goats, pigs, and chickens), cultivating crops, and maintaining orchards and gardens. Educational programs teach children and adults about farming, food systems, and the agricultural heritage that underpins even the most urban communities.
The farm's annual Corn Maze, pumpkin patch, and holiday celebrations draw tens of thousands of visitors from across the metropolitan area, providing families with a farm experience that would otherwise require a trip far outside the city. The farm also hosts a farmers market and community events throughout the year.
Queens County Farm Museum is a remarkable survivor: a working farm in the heart of the nation's largest city, providing a living connection to the agricultural past that has been almost entirely erased from the metropolitan landscape. Its 47 acres of fields, barns, and orchards are an irreplaceable cultural and educational resource.