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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

New York City, New York

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The most exciting moment of this 82-year-old parade is the same every year, but the anticipation of it only adds to the fun for kids: Santa's...

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Mary Poppins

New York City, New York

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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Mary Poppins has a brand-new magical bag that teaches the importance of family togetherness. ...

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York City, New York

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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
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Special Collection

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....

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Queens County Farm

New York City, New York

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The typical child's reaction to a goat nibbling feed out of his hands -- that combination of "ew!" and "cool!" -- is an experience in itself. At the 47-acre Queens County...

Petting Zoo

Times Square

New York City, New York

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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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...

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Walt Whitman State Historic Birthplace Site

New York City, New York

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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

American Museum of Natural History

New York City, New York

Children will literally be shaking with pre-dinosaur-sighting excitement as they walk up the broad stone staircase of this world-famous museum...

Science & Nature Museum
History Museum
Children's Museum

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...