Trip IdeasFodor's Around New York City with Kids, 4th Edition
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Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in New York City!
•Fodor’s Around New York City with Kids features 68 fabulous things to do in and around New York City with children in tow. Handpicked selections by local mom Mindy Bailin cover a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•Experience New York City like a local! With Fodor’s Around New York City with Kids you’ll look at old favorites in a new light, from the Statue of Liberty to the Bronx Zoo---and blaze new trails all over town, from Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve to the New York Hall of Science. Every page is loaded with fun facts and helpful information, including field-tested age-appropriateness ratings.
•Save money and energy with insider tips on making the most of your time and plan your days with themed directories organized by neighborhood and interest.
•Get the scoop on the best kid-friendly restaurants and snack spots.
•Keep your kids amused en route and in line with New York-specific flip art, trivia, and classic games.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in New York City!
•Fodor’s Around New York City with Kids features 68 fabulous things to do in and around New York City with children in tow. Handpicked selections by local mom Mindy Bailin cover a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•Experience New York City like a local! With Fodor’s Around New York City with Kids you’ll look at old favorites in a new light, from the Statue of Liberty to the Bronx Zoo---and blaze new trails all over town, from Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve to the New York Hall of Science. Every page is loaded with fun facts and helpful information, including field-tested age-appropriateness ratings.
•Save money and energy with insider tips on making the most of your time and plan your days with themed directories organized by neighborhood and interest.
•Get the scoop on the best kid-friendly restaurants and snack spots.
•Keep your kids amused en route and in line with New York-specific flip art, trivia, and classic games.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
Countdown to Good Times
Get Ready, Get Set!
68 American Folk Art Museum
67 American Museum of Natural History
66 Asphalt Green
65 Broadway on a Budget
64 Bronx Zoo
63 Brooklyn Academy of Music
62 Brooklyn Botanic Garden
61 Brooklyn Children’s Museum
60 Brooklyn Museum
59 Carnegie Hall
58 Castle Clinton National Monument
57 Central Park
56 Central Park Zoo
55 Chelsea Piers
54 Children’s Museum of Manhattan
53 Children’s Museum of the Arts
52 Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve
51 Coney Island
50 El Museo del Barrio
49 Ellis Island
48 Empire State Building
47 F.A.O. Schwarz
46 Federal Hall National Memorial
45 Forbes Magazine Galleries
44 Fraunces Tavern Museum
43 Historic Richmond Town
42 Jewish Museum
41 Jones Beach State Park
40 Kupferberg Center Performances
39 Liberty Science Center
38 Lower East Side Tenement Museum
37 Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum
36 Madison Square Garden
35 Metropolitan Museum of Art
34 Museum of Modern Art
33 Museum of the City of New York
32 Museum of the Moving Image
31 National Museum of the American Indian
30 NBC Studios Tour
29 New Victory Theater
28 New York Aquarium
27 New York Botanical Garden
26 New York City Fire Museum
25 New York City Opera Target¨ Family Series
24 New York City Police Museum
23 New York Hall of Science
22 New-York Historical Society
21 New York Liberty Basketball
20 New York Transit Museum
19 NY Waterway Ferries
18 Paley Center for Media
17 Prospect Park
16 Prospect Park Zoo
15 Puppetworks
14 Queens County Farm Museum
13 Queens Zoo
12 Radio City Music Hall
11 Rockefeller Center and the Ice Rink
10 Rye Playland
9 Schomburg Center
8 Sony Wonder Technology Lab
7 South Street Seaport Museum
6 Staten Island Children’s Museum
5 Staten Island Zoo
4 Statue of Liberty
3 Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
2 United Nations
1 Yankee Stadium
Extra! Extra!
Best Bets
Something for Everyone
All Around Town
Many Thanks
Get Ready, Get Set!
68 American Folk Art Museum
67 American Museum of Natural History
66 Asphalt Green
65 Broadway on a Budget
64 Bronx Zoo
63 Brooklyn Academy of Music
62 Brooklyn Botanic Garden
61 Brooklyn Children’s Museum
60 Brooklyn Museum
59 Carnegie Hall
58 Castle Clinton National Monument
57 Central Park
56 Central Park Zoo
55 Chelsea Piers
54 Children’s Museum of Manhattan
53 Children’s Museum of the Arts
52 Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve
51 Coney Island
50 El Museo del Barrio
49 Ellis Island
48 Empire State Building
47 F.A.O. Schwarz
46 Federal Hall National Memorial
45 Forbes Magazine Galleries
44 Fraunces Tavern Museum
43 Historic Richmond Town
42 Jewish Museum
41 Jones Beach State Park
40 Kupferberg Center Performances
39 Liberty Science Center
38 Lower East Side Tenement Museum
37 Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum
36 Madison Square Garden
35 Metropolitan Museum of Art
34 Museum of Modern Art
33 Museum of the City of New York
32 Museum of the Moving Image
31 National Museum of the American Indian
30 NBC Studios Tour
29 New Victory Theater
28 New York Aquarium
27 New York Botanical Garden
26 New York City Fire Museum
25 New York City Opera Target¨ Family Series
24 New York City Police Museum
23 New York Hall of Science
22 New-York Historical Society
21 New York Liberty Basketball
20 New York Transit Museum
19 NY Waterway Ferries
18 Paley Center for Media
17 Prospect Park
16 Prospect Park Zoo
15 Puppetworks
14 Queens County Farm Museum
13 Queens Zoo
12 Radio City Music Hall
11 Rockefeller Center and the Ice Rink
10 Rye Playland
9 Schomburg Center
8 Sony Wonder Technology Lab
7 South Street Seaport Museum
6 Staten Island Children’s Museum
5 Staten Island Zoo
4 Statue of Liberty
3 Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
2 United Nations
1 Yankee Stadium
Extra! Extra!
Best Bets
Something for Everyone
All Around Town
Many Thanks
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