New York

Traveling With Kids

Family-friendly attractions and activities for children and multigenerational travelers, with notes on pacing, toilets, stroller practicality, weather, and nearby food breaks.

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Bronx Zoo

Bronx Zoo is a 265-acre wildlife park with major habitat exhibits, historic buildings, conservation interpretation and seasonal experiences for families.

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New York Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show

The Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden sends model trains through plant-built replicas of New York landmarks inside the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.

Central Park Horse Carriage Rides

Central Park's licensed horse-drawn carriages offer a slow circuit past southern park landscapes and landmarks from their traditional pickup area near Central Park South.

American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History presents dinosaurs, biodiversity, human cultures, Earth science and space across a vast Upper West Side campus.

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Ocean Wonders: Sharks! at New York Aquarium

Ocean Wonders: Sharks! is the New York Aquarium's Coney Island shark habitat, with a coral-reef tunnel, large viewing galleries and more than 115 marine species.

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Luna Park at Coney Island

Luna Park brings roller coasters, family rides, traditional amusement games and the landmark Cyclone to the Coney Island Boardwalk.

Intrepid Museum Flight Deck

The Intrepid Museum flight deck displays historic military aircraft aboard a World War II carrier, with the Space Shuttle Pavilion and Hudson River skyline nearby.

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RiseNY Flying Theater

RiseNY combines galleries about New York popular culture with a motion-based flying theater that travels across a cinematic city landscape.

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Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens

Queens Botanical Garden for Families

Queens Botanical Garden combines themed plant collections, seasonal landscapes and hands-on children's programs on a 39-acre site in Flushing.

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Roosevelt Island Tramway

The Roosevelt Island Tramway crosses the East River between Manhattan and Roosevelt Island, combining public transport with elevated city and river views.

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Central Park Boathouse Rowboats

Rowboat rentals at Central Park Boathouse place small wooden boats on the Lake beneath Bethesda Terrace, Bow Bridge and the park's wooded Ramble.

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Staten Island Children's Museum

Staten Island Children's Museum presents hands-on exhibits about building, water, insects, performance and imaginative play within the Snug Harbor campus.

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New York Hall of Science Rocket Park

Rocket Park at the New York Hall of Science preserves two towering space-race rockets from the 1964–1965 World's Fair beside the museum in Queens.

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SUMMIT One Vanderbilt

SUMMIT One Vanderbilt combines high-altitude Manhattan views with mirrored rooms, large-scale art and multisensory installations above Grand Central Terminal.

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Edge Observation Deck Glass Floor

Edge at Hudson Yards projects from the 100th floor with an angled glass wall, a transparent floor section and open views across Manhattan and the Hudson River.

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One World Observatory

One World Observatory occupies the upper levels of One World Trade Center, pairing panoramic city views with a rapid ascent and exhibits about New York.

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