- The list below includes 580 free or cheap things to do in or near Newark, New Jersey, including 121 different types of inexpensive activities like History Museums, Parks, Recreation Centers and Movie Theaters.
- From Newark Public Library to Military Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Newark and in nearby cities within 25 miles like New York City, Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn.
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Queens Museum
New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368
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The Queens Museum is a museum that presents art exhibitions, public programs, and educational experiences to the public. The museum is best known for its Panorama of the City of New York, a miniature 3-D representation of New York City.
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Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 12402 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing, NY 11368
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Part of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Arthur Ashe Stadium is a tennis stadium named for former player Arthur Ashe. It is used for US Open tennis and provides nearly 23,000 seats along with luxury suites.
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Established in 1902, Poe Park is a recreational park that is dedicated to the American Poet Edgar Allen Poe. The park is home to the Poe Cottage, where Poe wrote ‘The Bells’, ‘Eureka’, and ‘Annabel Lee’.
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Broadway Park is a recreational park that supports activities such as handball, chess, Chinese chess, basketball, and exercising. The park also includes a jungle gym for children that has swings.
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World Ice Arena
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 125-40 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing, NY 11368
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World Ice Arena is an indoor ice skating facility with locker rentals, a skate shop and a food court. They offer skating lessons, hockey programs, public skating and a swimming area on the second floor.
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Home to Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park can be used for boating, basketball, baseball, tennis, cricket, miniature golf and soccer. The park provides open green space, trails, picnic areas, playgrounds, a zoo, a botanical garden and other recreation facilities.
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Consisting of natural woodlands preserved in an urban area, Riverdale Park features shady and scenic routes for hikers, joggers and dog walkers. Visitors can see 27 species of birds within the 50 forested acres.
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New York Botanical Garden
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2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458
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More than 1 million plants can be admired in New York Botanical Garden's 50 different gardens. It covers 250 acres and has a conservatory, a children's adventure garden, a library, and also model trains zipping through a miniature New York City.
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Graydon Park centers around Graydon Pool, which is a historic sandy beach that is still utilized for sunbathing and swimming. The park as a whole also features play areas, picnic tables, and tennis courts.
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53-51 111th Street, Flushing, NY 11368
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Queens Zoo is home to exhibits including an aviary, animal trail, sea lion pool, waterfowl marsh and their domestic animals exhibit with a petting zoo. Pumas, bobcats, bison, coyotes and black bears can be seen there.