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Although you can take your kids to any museum, NYC.com's list of kid-friendly museums features museums that specifically cater to children, often with an emphasis on hands-on, interactive exhibits and themes that are both entertaining and educational.
The Frederick Phineas & Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space is one of the most talked about additions to the NYC cultural scene in the last decade. Clad in almost an acre of glass, the Hayden Sphere can look like a strange visitor from outerspace, rather than a wind...
15 West 81st StreetThis world-famous museum is comprised of several different Halls, each dedicated to a particular theme. The museum's exhibition-halls house a stunning array of artifacts and specimens from all corners of the world and all historical periods. These illuminate the natural history o...
Central Park West at 79th StreetThe New York Hall of Science occupies one of the few remaining structures of the 1964 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the borough of Queens in New York City. Today, it stands as New York City's only hands-on science and technology center. The more than 45...
47-01 111th Street (Located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park)A pioneer in education, the Brooklyn Children's Museum was the first museum created expressly for children when it was founded in 1899. With award-winning, hands-on exhibits and innovative use of its collections, the Museum engages children from pre-school to high school in learn...
145 Brooklyn Avenue (at St. Marks Ave)As hands-on as a museum can be, the JCM allows parents and children to learn about Jewish history and heritage in an engaging environment that utilizes innovative multimedia technologies. With an art gallery, computer labs, a game show studio, a theater, golf course, and craft wo...
792 Eastern PkwyMadame Tussauds New York in the heart of Times Square is the only place with no ropes or barriers holding you back from living your best life with your favorite stars. Voted as one of New York’s most unique attractions, Madame Tussauds invites you to experience famous moments wit...
234 W. 42nd Street (bet 7th and 8th Avenues)The mission of the Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) is to inspire children and families to learn about themselves and our culturally diverse world through a unique environment of interactive exhibitions and programs. From its humble beginnings in a neighborhood storefront in...
212 West 83rd Street (bet. Broadway and Amsterdam)Because of the challenges in predicting the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and in consultation with public health experts, city and state officials, the institution is closed until further notice. Click here for latest information form the NYC Dept of healt...
11 E 26th StFounded in October 1988 by Kathleen Schneider, the Children's Museum of the Arts is one of the oldest children's art museums in the world.The Museum employs an artist-in-residence format whereby teaching artists work directly with children and their families. At CMA, children and...
103 Charlton Street