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When it's too rainy or hot or cold, and the kids need some indoor activity, you can find it here, from museums to aquariums, bowling, play spaces, bounce houses, arts centers, libraries, story times, and more.Kips Bay Branch LibraryParent rating: ![]() Location: 446 Third Avenue, New York, NY The Children's Room is located on the second floor of the Kips Bay Branch of the New York Public Library, offering books, videos, and books with audio cassettes. Picture book storyti...
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West Side YMCAParent rating: ![]() Location: 5 W. 63rd Street, New York, NY The West Side YMCA is the largest of the 19 branches in Greater New York, and has extensive facilities, including two pools, a basketball/volleyball gym, a boxing/martial arts gym and ot...
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Frames (formerly Leisure Time Bowl)Parent rating: ![]() Location: Port Authority Bus Terminal, 2nd Floor, 8th Avenue at 40th Street, New York, NY Time was, the idea of trekking to Port Authority would elicit feelings ...
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New York AquariumParent rating: ![]() Location: Surf Avenue and West 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY Next door to the Coney Island Amusement Park, the New York A...
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American Museum of Natural HistoryParent rating: ![]() Location: Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY |
Charles A. Dana Discovery CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 110th Street & Lenox Avenue, New York, NY Free to all, Central Park's Dana Di...
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Hamilton Fish Recreation CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 127 Pitt Street, New York, NY Completely renovated in 1992, the Hamilton Fish Recreation Center is one of 11 such centers in Manhattan alone. The center offers afterschool and summer programs free of charge, and has two ...
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Fraunces Tavern MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY Originally built as an elegant home for a prosperous mercantile family in 1719, this landmark structure was one of the finest dining and drinking establishments in New York City prior to and during th...
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Children's Museum of the ArtsParent rating: ![]() Location: 182 Lafayette Street, New York, NY Children's Museum of the Arts is the winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the Best Artsy Class...
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Brooklyn Children's MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Children's Museum, the winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the Best Museum for Littl...
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The New York Society LibraryParent rating: ![]() Location: 53 East 79th Street, New York, NY Don't let the name throw you. The New York Society Library isn't stuffy (though it is beautiful and dignified), and it has one of the best children's rooms in the city. The hands... |
New Amsterdam TheatreParent rating: ![]() Location: 214 W. 42nd Street, New York, NY The New Amsterdam Theatre was formerly home of the Ziegfeld Follies. Wheelchair accessible seats are available at the price of the least-expensive seat in the house (subject to availability). ...
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Alice Tully HallParent rating: ![]() Location: 65th Street & Broadway, New York, NY This Lincoln Center/Juilliard School theater often houses kid-friendly pro...
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Funworks for KidsParent rating: ![]() Location: 201 East 83rd Street, New York, NY Funworks offers classes for children ages one to three years with their parents/caregivers and separation classes for two-year-olds as a prep for nursery school. Classes run for an hour and a ...
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Orpheum TheaterParent rating: ![]() Location: 126 Second Avenue, New York, NY The Orpheum Theater seats 347 and is air conditioned. It is not wheelchair accessible, however. The best row for leg room is row J, on the left side of the orchestra. Bathrooms ...
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