Museums & Attractions

Attractions and museums in New York for kids, including children's museums, museum exhibits, family attractions and libraries in NYC.

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  1. "In Search of the Unicorn"
  2. Rain Room at MoMA
  3. Red, Yellow and Blue by Orly Genger
  4. Dinosaur Safari at the Bronx Zoo
  5. "Shipwreck: Pirates & Treasures"
  1. "In Search of the Unicorn"

    "In Search of the Unicorn"

    Encounter mystical creatures of all sorts at the Cloisters.

  2. Rain Room at MoMA

    Rain Room at MoMA

    Experience rain without getting wet in MoMA's newest installation.

  3. Red, Yellow and Blue by Orly Genger

    Red, Yellow and Blue by Orly Genger

    Check out pics of Madison Square Park's latest art happening, Red, Yellow and Blue by Orly Genger.

  4. Dinosaur Safari at the Bronx Zoo

    Dinosaur Safari at the Bronx Zoo

    Dinos at the zoo? Yep—starting on May 25.

  5. "Shipwreck: Pirates & Treasures"

    "Shipwreck: Pirates & Treasures"

    Explore the world of undersea shipwrecks at Discovery Times Square, opening May 24.

Museum exhibits

"Maximum Sensation" by Mounir Fatmi (2010)

Brooklyn Museum for kids

Museum of Modern Art: The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890), Saint Rmy, June 1889. Oil on canvas, 29 x 36 1/4" (73.7 x 92.1 cm). Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest. Courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art, NY

MoMA for kids

  • Price band: 1/4
"A Year with Children 2013" at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

A Year with Children 2013

Red, Yellow & Blue by Orly Genger in Madison Square Park

Red, Yellow and Blue by Orly Genger

  • Free
  1. E 23rd St to E 26th St, between Fifth and Madison Aves
More info
The Bridge Projects: Patrick Martinez at CMA

The Bridge Projects: Patrick Martinez

  1. Children's Museum of the Arts 103 Charlton St, between Greenwich and Hudson Sts, 10014
  2. Until Fri May 31
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Photo of sperm whale and diver at "Whales: Giants of the Sea" at AMNH

"Whales: Giants of the Deep"

"Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Art, Craft and Design" at the Museum of Arts and Design

"Against the Grain"

  2. Until Sept 15
"Face to Face" at Children's Museum of the Arts

"Face to Face"

"The Big Adventure" at BCM

"The Big Adventure"

"10-Foot Cops: The NYPD's Mounted Unit"

"10-Foot Cops: The NYPD's Mounted Unit"

  1. Children's Museum of Manhattan 212 W 83rd St, between Amsterdam Ave and Broadway, 10024
  2. Sun May 19 - Sun May 26
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Family attractions in New York

Ezra Jack Keats Family Festival

Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  • Price band: 1/4
Prospect Park Carousel

Carousels in New York City

The Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden

New York Botanical Garden

  1. Bronx River Pkwy, (at Fordham Rd)
More info

Prospect Park

  • Critics choice
  • Free
  1. Prospect Park West to Flatbush Ave, (between Prospect Park Southwest and Ocean Ave)
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More family attractions in New York

Best museums for kids

American Musuem of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History

  1. Central Park West, (at 79th St)
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"Global Shoes" at Brooklyn Children's Museum

Brooklyn Children’s Museum

  1. 145 Brooklyn Ave, (at St. Marks Ave)
More info
Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

  1. 200 Eastern Pkwy, (at Washington Ave)
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Children's Museum of the Arts

Children's Museum of the Arts

  1. 103 Charlton St, (between Hudson and Greenwich Sts)
More info
Children's Museum of Manhattan

Children's Museum of Manhattan

  1. 212 W 83rd St, (between Amsterdam Ave and Broadway)
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DiMenna Children's History Museum

DiMenna Children's History Museum

  1. 170 Central Park West, (at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street))
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New York Transit Museum

New York Transit Museum

  1. 130 Livingston St, (at Boerum Pl)
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The Tenement Museum

  1. 103 Orchard St, (between Broome and Delancey Sts)
More info
Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  1. 1000 Fifth Ave, (at 82nd St)
More info
Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

  1. 11 W 53rd St, (between Fifth and Sixth Aves), 10019
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"Behind the Screen" at the Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image

  1. 36-01 35th Ave, (at 37th St)
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New York Hall of Science

New York Hall of Science

  1. 47-01 111th St, (at 47th Ave)
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The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

  1. Pier 86, Twelfth Ave, (at 46th St)
More info

The Jewish Museum

  1. 1109 Fifth Ave, (at 92nd St)
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Liberty Science Center

Liberty Science Center

  1. 222 Jersey City Blvd, (between Philip and Wilson Sts)
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Museum of the American Indian

National Museum of the American Indian

  • Free
  1. Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, 1 Bowling Green, (between State and Whitehall Sts)
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    "Against the Grain:...

    Featuring more than 90 examples of contemporary wo...

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    Drawing from the museum's permanent collection, th...

  3. Video games in the "Applied Design" exhibit at MoMA

    "Applied Design"

    MoMA's newest exhibit explores the functionality o...

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