Things to Do in New York
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, New York
Children may not have a sophisticated understanding of art, but they do love mummies, which you can see when you take your kids straight to the Temple of Dendur upon...
Art Museum
History Museum
Special Collection
Castellani Art Museum
Niagara Falls, New York
Kids are exposed to the arts in a setting so intimate and comfortable they may not even realize they're in a museum...
Art Museum
History Museum
Special Collection
Niagara's Fury
Niagara Falls, New York
Not quite ready to let your child go over the Falls in a barrel? ...
Attraction
Amusement Park
Waterfall
The Phantom of the Opera
New York City, New York
What would you do for love if you've never had it? Winner of seven Tony Awards, The Phantom of the Opera is a timeless Broadway classic about the nature of love, developing one's true talent, and letting love go....
Theater
Live Music Venue
Walt Whitman State Historic Birthplace Site
New York City, New York
A sense of Long Island history and culture graces the quaint grounds of American poet Walt Whitman's birthplace home. In these rooms, Whitman conceived his most famous work of art, Leaves of Grass....
Special Collection
Historical Landmark
Times Square
New York City, New York
Your kids will stare in awe at the massive billboards amid the neon lights, towering hotels, and high-priced souvenir shops that define Times Square, which is Midtown's leading attraction...
Neighborhood
Whirlpool Jet Boats
Niagara Falls, New York
Kids of all ages would gleefully scream their way through most of this 60 mph ride down the Niagara River, but only those ages 6 and older who are more than 44 inches tall can get on...
Rafting
Boat Tour
Boat Ride
Water
Old Fort Niagara
Niagara Falls, New York
Little hands fly to ears when the costumed soldier points and fires his musket during a demonstration at Old Fort Niagara....
Historical Landmark
Special Collection
Niagara Power Project - Power Vista
Niagara Falls, New York
A power generation plant shouldn't be this much fun. Kids touch, pull, crank, twist, and bang their way through science projects and experiments that show how energy and electricity are generated and consumed. "Faster, Mommy! Faster!" said one school-age...
Science & Nature Museum
Theater
Bronx Zoo
New York City, New York
Parents' top tips for going to this venerable zoo? Pack light and pack lunch (food options are limited and unappetizing). Taking a ride on the Skyfari -- an elevated tram ride...
Zoo
Petting Zoo
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Kids Love a Bite From the Big Apple
New York City, New YorkRise to the top of the Rock, ride the ferry past the Statue of Liberty...
Stretch Legs and Minds Upstate
Racing cars, being a cowboy, flying airplanes, and blowing glass are o...
Kids Love Soft Sand and Waffle Cones
Go way beyond the beaches: Shop for trick kites, run wild under giant ...

