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Fort Tilden

Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach, NY  11695
Tel: (718) 318-4300
Map

• Monument
• Multidisciplinary Art Center
• Nature Center
• Parks

Open daily, dawn-dusk

Fort Tilden was a key military site overlooking the approach to New York Harbor. Today, the fort's grounds provide athletic fields and hiking trails. The former post's buildings are now a center for the arts on Rockaway Peninsula.

• Directions: Subway and Bus: 2 train to Flatbush Avenue, then transfer to Rockaway Park-bound Q-35 bus
  Alternate: A train to Rockaway Park, then transfer to Q-35 or Q-22 bus

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