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Adventureland

Farmingdale

AdventurelandAdventureland is Long Island's home of Family Fun since 1962. This family amusement park features 30 rides and attractions especially for kids and their parents. A great idea if you're looking for places to go with kids in New York.

Rye Playland

Rye

Rye PlaylandPlayland is Metro New York's great family amusement park and entertainment center. Featuring more than 50 rides and attractions for children and adults, Playland also offers free entertainment and has a beach, pool, boardwalk and pier on scenic Long Island Sound, lake..

Martin's Fantasy Island

Grand Island

Martin's Fantasy IslandMartin's Fantasy Island, Western New York's Favorite Family Theme Park features rides including the Silver Comet rated one of the top 45 wooden coasters, new for 2009 the MEGA DISKO coaster, water park featuring a wave pool, lazy river and the cannon bowl and shows.

Six Flags Lake George

Queensbury

Six Flags Lake George33 theme park rides to keep your kids entertained for absolutely ages.

Queens Zoo Wildlife Center

Flushing

Queens Zoo Wildlife CenterExhibit updates have given the Queens Zoo the feel of a national park - albeit a small one. The zoo perimeter is a pathway that leads visitors to pockets of wild habitats, from the Great Plains to the rocky California coast to a Northeast forest. At home in these..

New York Aquarium

Coney Island

New York AquariumWith exhibits featuring over 8,000 animals, the Aquarium offers diversity, superb viewing, and world-renowned scientific expertise that assures a rewarding experience and the knowledge that people can make a difference in the ocean world around them. Learn about animals..

Central Park Zoo

Manhatten

Central Park ZooFrom a steamy rain forest to an icy Antarctic penguin habitat, the zoo leads visitors through tropic, temperate and polar regions to encounter fascinating animals - from tiny leafcutter ants to tremendous polar bears. The Tisch Children's Zoo, added in 1997, lets little..

Long Island Game Farm

Manorville

Long Island Game FarmThe Long Island Game Farm Wildlife and Children's Zoo features hundreds of animals, including an 18-foot giraffe, red kangaroos, kinkajous, cougars, Barbados sheep, peacocks, and the only lemurs born and bred on Long Island. We have various breeds of monkeys, buffalo,..

Atlantis Marine World

Riverhead

Atlantis Marine WorldPrepare for a voyage of undersea discovery at Atlantis Marine World. The only public Aquarium on Long Island, Atlantis Marine World offers interactive fun, adventure, and education. Visitors are invited to take a Shark Dive, snorkel with tropical fish, feed a stingray,..

Fort Rickey Discovery Zoo

Rome

Fort Rickey Discovery ZooThe Fort Rickey Children's Discovery Zoo is a special kind of zoo with a focus on children and fun. Everything we do here centers on the understanding that, for kids, passive observation of zoo animals is not enough. Children need to be engaged.

Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park

Syracuse

Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet ParkLooking to get the kids out of the house and away from the TV? For wild adventures and tons of fun, explore some of the wonderful events and programs that take place year 'round at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo!

Seneca Park Zoo

Rochester

Seneca Park ZooThe Seneca Park Zoo, which first opened in 1894, features the Rockey Coast exhibit which features polar bears, sea lions, and penguins. This facility provides many of the Zoo's animals with more spacious natural homes. In 2004 the Animal Health and Education Complex was..

Aqua Zoo

Alexandria Bay

Aqua ZooToday you can view over 100 sparkling clear aquarium exhibits up to 1500 gallons each featuring fresh and saltwater fish, coral, and invertebrate. Plus many dry exhibits.

Prospect Park Wildlife Center

Brooklyn

Prospect Park Wildlife CenterYoungsters can meet prairie dogs nose-to-nose, and walk among wallabies. The Animal Lifestyles building's centerpiece is a spectacular habitat for hamadryas baboons

Bronx Zoo

Bronx

Bronx ZooThe Bronx ZooÃ¢ÂÂs world-class exhibits such as Congo Gorilla Forest, the Wild Asia Monorail, Tiger Mountain, and our newest exhibit, Madagascar!, get you eye-to-eye with massive crocodiles, majestic tigers, and inquisitive gorillas.

Prospect Park Zoo

Brooklyn

Prospect Park ZooMeet the zooÃ¢ÂÂs mascots, a troop of Hamadryas baboons full of entertaining antics that will hold your attention like a good movie. Also in the lifestyles building, learn about animal habitats from treetops to mountains to crater lakes.

Staten Island Zoo

Staten Island

Staten Island ZooThe Staten Island Zoo was the first zoo anywhere to exhibit all the 32 varieties of rattlesnakes known to occur in the United States. Through wildlife exhibitions, promotion of species conservation and educational programs, it's an instrument for informing the public about..

Statue of Liberty

Manhatten

Statue of LibertyIt appears that you can no longer go to the crown of the Statue (tell us if we're wrong), however, you can go into the base and a visit to the museum is well worth a visit and to get pictures with the statue is surely a must for every person visiting NYC.

Empire State Building

Midtown Manhattan

Empire State BuildingThe Empire State Building has been named by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. The 86th floor observation deck offers impressive 360-degree views of the city.

Boldt Castle on Heart Island

Alexandria Bay

Boldt Castle on Heart IslandAt the turn-of-the-century, George C. Boldt, millionaire proprietor of the world famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, set out to build a full size rhineland castle in Alexandria Bay, on picturesque Heart Island. Loads of great boat tours available

Lockport Cave and Underground Boat Ride

Lockport

Lockport Cave and Underground Boat RideAn exciting 70-minute guided tour through America's past. You will explore the historic Erie Canal Locks 67-71, constructed in 1838. You will also view ruins from an earlier industrial age, walk safely through a water tunnel that was blasted out of solid rock in the 1850s,..

Erie Canal Village

Rome

Erie Canal VillageRecreated mid-1800s village focused on the Erie Canal, which offers packet boat and narrow gauge train rides. Among the buildings such as a church, one room school, tavern and other buildings are a Museum of Cheese in a former cheese factory, a carriage museum, and a canal..

Madison Square Garden All Access Tour

Manhatten

Madison Square Garden All Access Tournjoy a one-hour behind-the-scenes guided walking tour of the World's Most Famous Arena. With over 600 events each year, you never know what you'll see! Visit the team locker rooms and experience the world of pro athletes and sports journalists.

Radio City Music Hall Tour

Manhatten

Radio City Music Hall Tourthe Music Hall now reflects its original grandeur of opening night, 1932, sporting behind-the-scenes upgrades and refurbishment. Following the lead of Radio City's experienced tour guides, explore the beautiful art-deco interiors, learn the secrets of the Great Stage, one..

South Street Seaport Museum

Manhatten

South Street Seaport MuseumThe South Street Seaport Museum in New York City is home to the nation's largest fleet of privately maintained historic vessels. The three types of shops they have are: Stationary, Training, and Workhorses. The ships you can view are: Ambrose, Helen McAllister, Lettie G...

Fort Ticonderoga

Ticonderoga

Fort TiconderogaThe Fort is much more than a restored military fortress. Your visit will include rich and varied offerings including costumed interpreters, 30-minute guided tours, a world class museum, daily musket demonstrations, and self-guided tours of the Fort.

Hayden Planetarium

Manhatten

Hayden PlanetariumThis looks amazing - i'm sure it would turn any kids into Buzz Lightyear wannabees!! The Hayden Sphere is the largest VR simulator in the World and there are shows on in the Space Theatre which will whisk you round the Universe

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Botanic Garden A century ago, Brooklyn Botanic Garden's founders had the vision to transform a city ash heap into a premier botanic garden in the heart of the borough. Since the Garden first opened its gates to the public, it has been a vibrant place for education, research, world-class..

Water Slide World

Lake George

Water Slide WorldWater Slide World is a great water park on the East Coast, with over 35 water slides, attractions and services, including Hurricane Harbor Wave Pool. Great idea if you're looking for places to go with kids in New York

Enchanted Forest Water Safari

Old Forge

Enchanted Forest Water SafariEnchanted Forest/Water Safari is New York's Largest Water Theme Park with a day of fun for the entire family! From splashtacular water rides, to classic amusement rides, fun food, exciting games, storybook characters, a family circus show and more, there's something for..

Raging Rivers

Rochester

Raging RiversHas more liquid fun than ever before, so you can beat the heat at the coolest waterpark around. Experience a whole other "world of water." The Wave - Helix - Soak Zone - Body Flume - Inner Tube Slides + more

Splashwater Kingdom

Queensbury

Splashwater KingdomEnjoy the perfect storm of fun on the brand-new Tornado - Get drenched in 150 different ways on Paul Bunyan's Bucket BrigadeÃ¢Â - Splash around in our 500,000-gallon wave pool

Zoom Flume Water Park

East Durham

Zoom Flume Water ParkZoom down giant winding water slides, careening 300 feet to splash down in the canyon below. Challenge the 10,000 gallon-a-minute Wild River Ride rafting down a 600-foot chute. Twist, turn and splash in total darkness in the famous "Black Vortex". One low admission..

Splashdown Beach

Fishkill

Splashdown BeachSplashdown Beach features water rides for all ages and fun for the whole family. Great rides include Pirate's Plunge, Buccaneer Bay is geared to young children + loads of other rides. Great idea if you're looking for fun places to go with kids in New York

Sony Wonder Technology Lab

Manhattan

Sony Wonder Technology LabThe Sony Wonder Technology Lab (SWTL) is a FREE four-story, interactive technology and entertainment museum for all ages. Located in mid-town Manhattan, SWTL inspires creativity in a high-quality, engaging and family friendly learning environment.

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum

West side of Manhattan

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space MuseumThe Intrepid's permanent flight deck exhibits include an A-12 Blackbird, an F-14 Super Tomcat, a British Scimitar, a French Entendard and a Polish MiG-21 among other many other fixed-wing aircraft and a couple of helicopters. One record-breaking highlight is the Concorde

Madame Tussauds

Manhatten

Madame TussaudsCome face to face with your favorite celebrities at the 85,000 square-foot, five-story Madame Tussaud's New York presenting New York's most famous and infamous personalities, as well as figures of international fame and acclaim.

American Museum of Natural History

Manhatten

American Museum of Natural HistoryThe museum has 46 permanent exhibition halls. Don't miss world renowned Dinosaur Halls, a 94-foot- long blue whale in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, the new Spitzer Hall of Human Origins, and much more

Children's Museum of the East End

Bridgehampton

Children's Museum of the East EndInteractive exhibits are both permanent and rotating. The permanent exhibit focuses on what makes the East End a special place, with an emphasis on the people and living creatures who inhabit it. Themes include agriculture, fishing, world celebrations, and community.

Childrens Museum of Manhattan

Manhattan

Childrens Museum of ManhattanCMOM inspires children and families to learn about themselves and our culturally diverse world through the arts, literacy, media & communications, science & the environment and early childhood education

Explore and More Children's Museum

East Aurora

Explore and More Children's MuseumSpark your kids' creativity, curiosity, and imagination at the region's only museum designed just for children. With cool hands-on activities, your kids can explore the world, learn about building, pretend with food and have a great time!

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Cooperstown

National Baseball Hall of Fame and MuseumAs they enter the Museum, kids under 12 can choose to participate in one of two Discovery Tours, which are self-guided educational scavenger hunts. The answers can be found throughout the Museum, and a completed Discovery Tour can be turned in at the bookstore in the..

Museum of the Earth

Ithaca

Museum of the EarthWith particular emphasis on New York State and the Northeast United States, the Museum of the Earth explores the history of the Earth and its life through the lens of geology and paleontology, utilizing collections from the Paleontological Research Institution's more than 3..

House of Frankenstein Wax Museum

Lake George

House of Frankenstein Wax MuseumBe warned the House of Frankenstein is not just another Wax Museum. No indeed. When you walk the steps of the haunted stairs you are on your own. Don't turn back, there is no turning back, you must finish this journey of terror. Probably not a good place for the smaller..

Staten Island Childrens Museum

Staten Island

Staten Island Childrens MuseumThe Staten Island Children's Museum appeals to the intrepid explorer in every child. Interactive exhibitions and creative workshops offer plenty of opportunities for hands-on, first hand experiences that nurture children's natural curiosity and creativity. Visits to the..

Museum of the City of New York

Manhatten

Museum of the City of New YorkThe Museum of the City of New York is the place to go to find out more about the city. The exhibits have just about everything you ever wanted to know about New York City and then some.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Manhatten

Metropolitan Museum of ArtHas a permanent collection containing more than two million works of art, divided into nineteen curatorial departments.

Guggenheim Museum

Manhatten

Guggenheim MuseumThe museum's great rotunda has been the site of many celebrated special exhibitions, while its smaller galleries are devoted to the Guggenheim's renowned collection, which ranges from Impressionism through contemporary art.

Staten Island Museum

Staten Island

Staten Island Museumvisitors can embark on a voyage through time in the Staten Island Ferry exhibit, get close to exotic insects, see rocks glow in the dark along with oddities in the Hall of Natural Sciences and experience the life of Staten Island's first inhabitants, the Lenape.

Queens County Farm Museum

Floral Park

Queens County Farm MuseumThe Queens County Farm Museum's history dates back to 1697; it occupies New York City's largest remaining tract of undisturbed farmland and is the only working historical farm in the City. The farm encompasses a 47-acre parcel that is the longest continuously farmed site..

The New York City Police Museum

Manhattan

The New York City Police MuseumThe Police Museum gives visitors an insider's look at the history and traditions of the largest police force in the country. Kids can test out sirens used in an NYPD patrol car, take their friend's "mugshot" in a police line-up.Baseball fans will discover the origin of the..

Brooklyn Children Museum

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Children MuseumA pioneer in education, the Brooklyn ChildrenÃ¢ÂÂs Museum was the first museum created expressly for children when it was founded in 1899. Its success sparked the creation of similar institutions around the globe, and today the Museum continues as a world-class institution..

Childrens Museum of the Arts

Manhattan

Childrens Museum of the ArtsExhibitions at the Childrens Museum of the Arts are designed to create dialogue among museum visitors young and old. Each exhibition is selected to inspire children and their families in their art-making at CMA and beyond.

Long Island Childrens Museum

Garden City

Long Island Childrens MuseumLong Island Childrens Museum is a hands-on museum for kids and their grown-ups. YouÃ¢ÂÂll find places to play, learn and have fun.

New York Transit Museum

Brooklyn

New York Transit Museum The New York Transit Museum, one of the city's leading cultural institutions is the largest museum in the United States devoted to urban public transportation history, and one of the premier institutions of its kind in the world.

Magic Forest

Lake George

Magic ForestThe amusement park made especially for the younger kids and their families. Magic Forest has 25 rides for your enjoyment. There are 19 kidddie rides, 4 adult rides, plus a train and a tram. Great idea if you're looking for fun places to go with kids in New York

Midway Park

Bemus Point

Midway ParkPatrons can take a nostalgic ride on the vintage carousel, play a game of mini golf, take a spin on the tilt-a whirl, ride the go-karts and bumper boats or watch their children enjoy themselves on the many kiddie rides.

Astroland

Brooklyn

AstrolandCyberspace is great, but the only real Coney Island experience is the smell of hot dogs, ocean air, and screams from the thrill rides-- - safety bar down - hands in the air! Home of the world famous Cyclone.

Fun 4 All Play Centre

Port Jefferson Station

Fun 4 All Play CentreFun4all is half an acre of indoor, air-conditioned fun for children ages one to fifteen with adult supervision. Fun4all features slides and towers, treehouse play, tunnels, preschool play areas, and now we have Inflatable bouncers and slides.

Thunder Island

Fulton

Thunder IslandThe park's dry rides feature the most popular Go-Karts-three different types! Jungle Golf, upstate NY's largest 18 hole miniature putting course feature life-size jungle animals, a Water Park with slides for young and old, and a brand new Extreme Body Slide for the water..

The Pond at Bryant Park

Manhatten

The Pond at Bryant ParkThe Pond is the centerpiece of Bryant Park's winter season, which also includes the annual Holiday Shops at Bryant Park. The 170' x 100' rink features free admission ice skating, in addition to high quality rental skates, skating shows, special events and activities. Runs..

Chelsea Piers

New York

Chelsea PiersChelsea Piers, a 28-acre sports village on the Hudson River, consists of The Field House, Sky Rink, The Golf Club, The Sports Center, The Spa, and Chelsea Piers BlueStreak. Each of these venues offers something unique, exciting and fun for the family.

Albany Battlefield Live Laser Tag

Albany

Albany Battlefield Live Laser TagBattlefield Live is a revolutionary new lazer tag, team-based game. It is like a LIVE computer game. There is no paint, no mess, and no projectiles, so you can be sure that the players are safe. The game system has been built around safe, high-tech infrared weapons

Delaware and Ulster Railroad

Arkville

Delaware and Ulster RailroadThe Delaware and Ulster is an excursion train that combines railroad nostalgia with scenic rides through New York's legendary Catskill Mountains.

Lake George Steamboat

Lake George

Lake George SteamboatThe Lake George Steamboat Company offers a variety of cruises on their 3 large cruise ships, called the Minnie-Ha-Ha, the Mohican, and the lake's largest ship, the Lac du Saint Sacrement. You can choose from 1-hour fall foliage cruises to 2-hour meal cruises to the only..

Howe Caverns

Howes Cave

Howe CavernsHowe Caverns is a premier attraction which provides unparalleled cavern adventures designed to enlighten, entertain, and educate. Great idea if you're looking for fun places to go with kids in New York

Niagara Falls State Park

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls State ParkGet up close and personal with the falls by taking a short walk to the bottom of Bridal Veil Falls to feel the mist fall on you during the Cave of the Winds tour. Or take the Maid of the Mist boat ride right down to the base of the falls.

Secret Caverns

Cobleskill

Secret CavernsThe wonders of nature's underground passageways reveal the Secret - a magnificent 100 foot underground waterfalls! beneath the beautiful hills of central New York. Secret Caverns tours feature a fun experience with trained guides and small groups departing the main lodge..

Garnet Mine

North River

Garnet MineYou'll learn from your tour guide the history and geology of the Garnet Mine and how to find your own Garnet Gemstones. Hunting for your own treasures as you explore around the #1 pit is GREAT FUN!

Ausable Chasm

Ausable ChasmStep back in time as you walk the nature trails in the midst of a primeval Adirondack Forest. Descend hundreds of feet and walk the natural stone walkways within the Chasm and gaze upon eons of geologic history etched in stone. Take a scenic raft or tube adventure on the..

High Falls Gorge

Lake Placid

High Falls GorgeSturdy bridges, walkways and groomed paths allow visitors to enjoy self-guided tours to view the beautiful waterfalls, dark pools and one of New York's largest pot holes. Great idea if you're looking for places to go with kids in New York

Natural Stone Bridge and Caves

Pottersville

Natural Stone Bridge and CavesExplore the LARGEST cave entrance in the East, waterfalls, gorge, lighted caves, guided adventure tours with a cave float, gemstone mining, Frisbee golf, climbing walls, dino digs, crystal quest & gold rush mines, Adirondack memories museum, PBS video, fish feeding, rock..

St Lawrence FDR Power Project

Massena

St Lawrence FDR Power ProjectWe offer many opportunities to learn about energy in a fun setting. You can hop on a bicycle generator and turn pedal power into electricity or have a hair-raising experience with static electricity using our Van de Graaff generator.

White Post Animal Farm

Melville

White Post Animal FarmThe White Post Animal Farm provides year round fun for the whole family. The animal farm features many animals of all different species from around the world! The park also features Farmland Express Train Ride and The Animatronic Singing Chicken Show.

Riverside Park

Manhattan

Riverside ParkRiverside Park Fund nurtures Riverside ParkÃ¢ÂÂs well-being, helps preserve its historic nature and leads the community in developing active stewardship. Founded in 1986 by a small group of community activists, today Riverside Park Fund is a strong nonprofit partner with..