Kings Point Park, NY
Member Card required, no admission fee, free parking lot
Optimum Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall
Great Neck's masterpiece! Situated on the Long Island Sound with out-of-this-world landscaping and English gardens, this park has it all, and for all ages. And there is no price to enter! I have seen many gardens in my day, and nothing comes close to the display of flowers and plants here! Paired with their sunsets, views of Manhattan's skyline and the Whitestone and Throgs Neck Bridge, the serenity of the Long Island Sound, the rocky shore line, the dock, the playground and sprinklers for the children, their summer festivals, this is just one of my favorite places to be as soon as winter is over! It is worth moving to Great Neck and getting a park card! Otherwise, just thank me for the pictures! Tip: if you love the Beatles, and kind of feel like you owe something to your parents and in laws for bringing you into this world, take a few beach chairs and go here once a year on a Saturday night in the summer and watch a Beatles cover band play all their hits! There is nothing like exposing your children to the music your parents exposed you to when you were a kid, and watching a live concert together during a beautiful sunset!
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