Autumn usually sees herds of New Yorkers leave the confines of our fair city to go experience the quaintness of small-town life, all apple picking and pumpkin patches and changing leaves. However, you won't even have to leave the five boroughs to get yourself a taste of fall fun, thanks to the Queens County Farm Museum (73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park) and its Maze by Moonlight, NYC's only corn maze under the starry sky.
The 47-acre corn maze, which is in the shape of a 1954 Ford tractor, will be open to the public for a limited time only: Friday, October 27 from 6-10pm.
Along with the maze, the farm's iconic pumpkin patch, tractor-drawn hayrides, farmers' market and delicious Donut Shop treats (yes, including apple cider doughnuts and freshly baked pies) round out the museum's autumnal offerings.
“Apples, Donuts, Pies, Oh my! ‘Tis the season at Queens County Farm Museum,” said Jennifer Walden Weprin, Executive Director of Queens County Farm Museum. “It’s not Fall in New York City without finding your way to Victory Bridge in the Amazing Maize Maze, now in its 17th season. It’s really hard this year so the challenge is on!”
Tickets are from $14 to $18 and admission is free for those aged three and under.