The new Stadium, Citi Field, is located within 3 miles of the Courtyard by Marriott LaGuardia! Watch the Mets in action, and enjoy a variety of new restaurants, lounges, and bars inside the stadium as well. http://newyork.mets.mlb.com

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) - Queens
Featuring paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, architecture, photography, film, and industrial and graphic design from the 1880s to the present. Free entrance on Friday evening. The museum also houses a bookstore, Garden Hall, Sette MoMA Bar & Ristorante, and Sculpture Garden. www.moma.org

The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum
The museum has temporarily relocated to an 8000-square-foot space in Sunnyside and will present changing exhibitions of Noguchi's work. Minutes from the original museum, this new space has a cafe and a shop selling Akari light sculptures, furniture, and books. www.noguchi.org

Queens Botanical Garden
Offers acres of beautiful plant life from around the world, including a world-famous Japanese garden. www.queensbotanical.org

Queens County Farm Museum
A 47-acre site that includes the historic Adriance Farmhouse, dating from 1772, a greenhouse complex, two barns, and various outbuildings. Also includes livestock, planting fields, an orchard, an herb garden, and nature trails. www.queensfarm.org

Louis Armstrong House & Archives
Museum of jazz legend and cultural icon Louis Armstrong. Satchmo's legacy - his music, photos, films, trumpets, and awards - are on view. Groups and individuals welcome. Visit www.satchmo.net for exhibit hours and travel info.

Statue of Liberty National Monument
One of the nation's leading attractions, the symbol of political freedom and democracy located on Liberty Island. www.nps.gov

Empire State Building Observatory
Majestic art deco masterpiece. World-renowned landmark, the symbol of New York. Indoor / outdoor observatories offer spectacular daytime and night-time views from 1050 to 1250 feet above Manhattan. www.esbnyc.com

Grand Central Terminal / Vanderbilt Hall
Built in the early 1900s and revitalized in the late 20th century, this is one of New York's most impressive landmarks. A spectacular setting for any event, featuring Tennessee pink marble floors and illuminated by original chandeliers. www.grandcentralterminal.com

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Walk the decks of the historic aircraft carrier, tour a submarine and a destroyer, experience an F-18 mission. www.intrepidmuseum.com

South Street Seaport and Museum
A thriving waterfront community, complete with breathtaking views and more than 100 shops, cafes, and restaurants. An 11-square-block historic district, located in the financial district. Historic ships, changing exhibits, tours, films, and harbor sails aboard 19th-century schooners. Gift shop. Galleries closed Tuesday. www.southstreetseaport.com

Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society is the parent organization of the city's four zoos and one aquarium. http://wcs.org

Bronx Zoo / Wildlife Conservation Park
The flagship of the largest network of metropolitan zoos in the country, the Bronx Zoo is the heart of the Wildlife Conservation Society and the work to save wildlife and wild places around the globe. See gorillas in the Congo Gorilla Forest, snow leopards in the Himalayan Highlands Habitat, or wander through an acre of indoor Asian Rainforest. www.bronxzoo.com

Central Park Zoo
Journey through a steamy rainforest that's home to tropical birds, rare monkeys, and fascinating reptiles and amphibians. Chill out with penguins in an icy Antarctic habitat, or soak up some sun outside at our ever-popular sea lion feedings. Located just steps off Fifth Avenue. http://wcs.org

New York Aquarium
From beluga whales to walruses, from sharks to sea horses, the incredible variety of wildlife at this seaside park in Brooklyn reflects the diversity of marine life itself. http://wcs.org

Queens Zoo
A tribute to American animals, with American bison, mountain lions, California sea lions, American bald eagles, Roosevelt elk, and more. http://wcs.org