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Queens' charm lies in its many faces, foods and languages. A huge variety of ethnic groups – Irish, Greek, Korean, Chinese, Cuban, Irish, Brazilian, Vietnamese – call this borough home, so that a visit here feels like a trip around the world. Take the Number 7 subway out, dubbed the National Historic Trail by the government, to experience the multicultural atmosphere.

Queens is going through something of a revival these days, especially around the formerly industrial area of Long Island City, with enough culture moving into the area to make even Brooklynites sit up and take notice.

PS1 Contemporary Art Center

22-25 Jackson Av at 46th Av, Long Island City,T1-718 784 2084, http://www.ps1.org Thu-Mon 1200-1800. $5, $2 students. Subway E, F to 23rd St/Ely Av, 7 to 45 Rd-Court House Sq, G to Court Sq.

This is the only Queens venue where avant-garde Manhattanites will happily queue up around the block on a Saturday afternoon to get in. Founded in 1971 and now part of MOMA, PS1 is dedicated solely to contemporary art and draws in a wide array of exhibits to its former school building. In addition to the galleries, PS1 offers a  family jam series, called ‘Warmup’, in summer, complete with beach, outdoor dance floor, cheap beer and a first-rate view of Manhattan.

MoMAQNS

33rd St at Queens Blvd, T1-212 708 9400, http://www.moma.org Mon-Thu 1000-1700, Fri 1000-1945, Sat and Sun 1000-1700. $12, $8.50 students and seniors, children free. Subway 7 to 33rd St.

The warehouse space of MOMAQNS, though easily accessible from the 7 train, houses only a portion of the normal MOMA collection and sits in a rather grim section of Long Island City on a busy street with little charm around. Unless you’re a complete modern art junkie, consider waiting to see the artistic treats until MoMa in Midtown reopens in 2005

Museum of African Art

36-01 43rd Av, 3rd Flr, Long Island City, T1-718 784 7700. Mon, Thu, Fri 1000-1700, Sat and Sun 1100-1700. $6, $3 students, seniors and children. Subway 7 to 33rd St.

This museum relocated to Queens from SoHo but will eventually move to the Museum Mile at 110th Street. It houses a variety of interesting African art and culture, including textiles, photographs, masks and paintings. In the same building is a temporary space displaying a handful pieces by the Japanese-American sculptor and designer, Isamu Noguchi (T 1-718 204 7088, Wed-Fri 1000-1700, Sat and Sun 1100-1800, $5, $2.50 students and seniors).

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