Visit the past on a trolley tour.

The 26th Annual Historic Holiday House Tour offers a rare opportunity to visit several historic houses and learn their stories in just one day on Dec. 8.

A trolley will set the mood and take you to the Kingsland Homestead, Voelker Orth House, Lewis. H. Latimer House, the Louis Armstrong House Museum, Friends Meeting House, and Flushing Town Hall. Delicious treats and fun activities round out this trip into yesteryear.

Dec. 8 from 1–5 pm. $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Children 12 and under are free.

Kingsland Homestead [143-35 37th Ave., between 37th Avenue and Northern Boulevard in Flushing, (718) 939–0647, www.queenshistoricalsociety.org.]

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