Insider's Guide to NYC for Kids
Here is The NYC Insider's top 25 things for kids to do, see, and taste in NYC:
- Climb the Alice in Wonderland statue in Central Park.Visit
- the American Museum of Natural History (where Night at the Museum takes place).
- Taste a New York bagel.
- Go to the Blessing of the Animals at St. John the Divine (where one Sunday each October, pets of all religious affiliations gather at the Feast of Saint Francis).
- Talk to the animals at the Bronx Zoo -- with over 4,000 animals and 265 acres there's plenty there for kids to love.
- See a Broadway show (don't miss our insider tips on Broadway on a Budget).
- Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.
- Ride the famous Cyclone rollercoaster on Coney Island.
- Indulge in something sweet at Dylan's Candy Bar.
- Marvel at the view from the Empire State Building.
- Catch a fish in the Harlem Meer.
- Have a "dirty water" hot dog from a street vendor or check out the famous hot dogs at Papaya King.
- Ice skate at Rockefeller Center or Wolman Rink.
- Explore the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum.
- See the Little Red Lighthouse (and read the book about it).
- Check out the Metropolitan Museum of Art (and look for the rooms where the kids in From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler slept).
- Be amazed by the panorama of NYC at the Queens Museum.
- Ride the Roosevelt Island tram for a bird's-eye views of Manhattan and the sensation of flying over the East River.
- Enjoy a slice (authentic NYC pizza is unlike that anywhere else).
- Get a hands-on look at the latest technology at the Sony Wonder Technology Lab.
- Take advantage of a FREE ride on the Staten Island ferry.
- Attend a street fair.
- Ride the subway. (And while you're there, check out the underground art; we especially like Life Underground, a series of some 100 bronze sculptures at the 8 Ave/14th St. station.)
- See the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center.
- Go to a Yankees (or Mets) game.
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