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Family- and kid-friendly outdoor opportunities put roses in the cheeks and promote a good night's sleep for everyone. Check out our listings for amusement parks, playgrounds, gardens, boat and train rides, farms and farmer's markets, nature centers, zoos, ski slopes, and more.Empire-Fulton Ferry State / Brooklyn Bridge ParkParent rating:  Location: 2 Old Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park is a nine-acre waterfront park along the East River in Brooklyn, between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges. The view of Manhattan can't be beat, and fam... |
Liberty Helicopter ToursParent rating: Location: Downtown Manhattan Heliport, Pier 6 and the East River, New York, NY Liberty Helicopters, currently the only authorized helicopter sightseeing company in New York City, is open daily - including holidays. The state-of-the-art single and twin engine jet ... |
Rockefeller Center and Top of the RockParent rating: Location: 49th Street & 5th Avenue, New York, NY Home to the famous ice skating rink a...
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Staten Island ZooParent rating: Location: 614 Broadway, Staten Island, NY This small, mostly indoor, zoo, has a lot to recommend it, and it's a terrific place to commune with the animals. The Zoo's African Savannah houses animals native to the vast grassland... |
Socrates Sculpture ParkParent rating: Location: Broadway at Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, NY The 4.5-acre Socrates Sculpture Park offers open space encircled by rock gardens, specially built walls, walkways, and areas of wild grasses and boulders. Most of the sculpture/artwork... |
Cunningham ParkParent rating: Location: 196-22 Union Turnpike, Flushing, NY Encompassing 358 acres of rolling terrain (carved out by glaciers nearly 20,000 years ago), Cunningham Park offers recreation seekers tennis, baseball, bocce, picnic areas, playgrounds, a conce...
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Juniper Valley ParkParent rating: Location: Dry Harbor Road to Lutheran Avenue, Juniper Boulevards North and South, Flushing, NY Juniper Valley Park is a 16-acre park with baseball fields, an outdoor roller hockey stadium (for leagues), a running track, several soccer fields, and two playgrounds. The park also f... |
Bleecker PlaygroundParent rating: Location: Bleecker, Hudson, West 11th, and Bank Streets, New York, NY This historic playground, developed in the 1960s, was the first of its kind in the West Village. A great neighborhood spot, the Bleecker Playground features a climbing structure directly...
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Battery Park City ParksParent rating:  Location: Hudson River, Battery Place to Chambers Street, New York, NY North of historic Battery Park is a gaggle of some of the nicest small pa...
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The Glass GardenParent rating: Location: 400 East 34th Street, New York, NY One of NY's best-kept secrets, the Rusk Rehabilitation Institute harbors a public botanical garden just right for little ones. The 1700 square foot Glass Garden conservatory, opened in... |
Willowbrook Park & CarouselParent rating: Location: Between Victory Blvd. & Eton Place, Staten Island, NY Willowbrook Park hosts baseball fields, freshwater fishing, football, soccer, horseshoes, ice skating, a kite-flying area, an archery range, picnic tables, a softball field, and tennis. ... |
"Wildman" Steve BrillParent rating: Location: New York, NY Whether you're looking for a guide to the New York City parks, or planning a party for future environmentalists or scientists, "Wildman" Steve Brill is the best. Tours of most o... |
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