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Harbor Tour:
Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Battery Park
Originates from Battery Park
Circle Line offers several outings, can be combined via CityPass with the American Museum of Natural History (Upper West Side), the Guggenheim Museum (Upper East Side), the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA, midtown), and the Empire State Building (heading south)
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The Staten Island Ferry
If you're short on time or cash, here's a cheap, easy way to see Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty and experience real New York life; the ride is 25 minutes
Departure is near Battery Park
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Cowgirl Hall of Fame
Western kitsch, Texas-sized nachos
519 Hudson Street at 10th Street
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Lower East Side Tenement Museum
1863 tenement building is accessible on guided tour; features a weekly interactive tour (ages 7-14) that teaches kids about immigrant life in early 20th-century New York through game playing, trying on costumes, and handling knickknacks from the time
90 Orchard Street at Broome Street
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Peanut Butter & Co
Even picky kids will love this restaurant dedicated to peanut butter sandwiches
240 Sullivan Street
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Game Show
Board games and puzzles for all ages
474 Sixth Avenue between 11th Street and 12th Street
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Bespeckled Trout
retro candy store that serves up delicious chocolates and ice cream confections
422 Hudson Street
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Family Matters-
Dance Theater Workshop
Created by a pair of choreographer parents for children six years old and up, Family Matters is a fun variety show that blends art, dance, music and theater
219 West 19th Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue
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Ground Zero, the World Trade Center Memorial
History and an opportunity to pay a tribute to the courage of first responders
The corner of Liberty and West Streets
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New York City Fire Museum
Former firehouse (1904 to 1954), this museum is filled with everything from vintage fire engines to 100-year-old fire fighting equipment
278 Spring Street between Hudson Street and Varick Street
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New York City Police Museum
Tribute to the NYPD, featuring exhibits on the history of the department and tools of the trade; the only place to get officially licensed NYPD paraphernalia
100 Old Slip between South Street and Water Street
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Children's Museum of the Arts
The under seven crowd especially love this low-key museum
182 Lafayette Street between Broome Street and Grand Street
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Shopsin's
The menu at this New York legend features a ridiculously wide variety of foods. No parties larger than four people
54 Carmine Street
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Kid Robot
Collectibles like Gumby, GI Joe and Back to the Future figurines
126 Prince Street between Greene Street and Wooster Street
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Scholastic
Books, toys, puzzles, CDs, hands-on activities, special events, weekly storytelling
557 Broadway, between Prince Street and Spring Street
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Nelson A Rockefeller Park
Besides watching boats along the Hudson, kids can enjoy one of New York's best playground, which has balls, board games and other toys for borrowing
Battery Park City, Hudson River at Chambers Street
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Yeah Shanghai Deluxe
Chinatown restaurant with great choices for families.
65 Bayard Street (at Mott)
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Tah-Poozle
Knicknacks and the latest tween fads, like magic bubbles and secret message capsules
50 Greenwich Street between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue
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Forbidden Planet
All things SciFi, including posters, toys, comics, art books
840 Broadway at 13th Street
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Bombalulu's
Toys and clothing for newborns to eight-year-olds.
101 West 10th Street between Sixth Avenue and Greenwich Avenue |
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Grand
Central Station
Landmark with an impressive food court
42nd street and Park Avenue
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Children's General Store
Zany Grand Central shop with whimsical trinkets
Grand Central Terminal, Lexington Avenue entrance
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Brooklyn Diner USA
Updated diner fare, with a side of nostalgia for both old Brooklyn and the former
Brooklyn Dodgers and Frito pie
212 West 57th Street between 7th Avenue and
Broadway
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Carnegie Hall Family Concerts
Includes world music and jazz programs at Zankel Hall; Fall through spring for
ages seven and up
Southeast corner of Seventh Avenue and 57th
Street, two blocks south of Central Park
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The World of Disney
Interactive shopping experience with unique merchandise including retro-inspired
Disney fashions; meet Disney characters at the Magical Meetings Room, enjoy a
treat at Goofy's Candy Company
55th Street, near 5th Avenue
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Serendipity 3
Can have long waits, but famous with both kids and parents, especially for the
frozen hot chocolate; to avoid a long line, have dinner with dessert and make
reservations well in advance
225 East 60th Street
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Compleat Strategist
Gaming store with role-playing, card and board games 11
East 33rd Street between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue
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Manhattan Dollhouse
Dollhouse shop with over 20,000 miniatures
428 Second Avenue between 24th Street and 25th Street
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America
Popular spot with a Statue of Liberty theme that offers Macaroni & Cheese,
miniburgers and more
9 East18th Street at Broadway
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On Location Tours
Guided tour that matches film clips inside the tour bus with the real-life New
York outside; several choices, including a Manhattan TV and Movie Tour that has
locations for Friends, Seinfeld, Spiderman, and lots more
www.screentours.com
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Hard Rock Cafe
One of the city's largest entertainment destinations; restaurant; Rock Shop with
authentic Hard Rock merchandise; Hard Rock Live concert venue for performances
and special events
1501 Broadway, at 43rd Street
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Prime Burger
Great choice for families, offering good burgers and breakfasts at reasonable
prices; located near St. Patrick's Cathedral and Rockefeller Center
5 East 51st Street
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Abacadabra
More than 20,000 toys; professional magicians buy their supplies here; Free
magic shows on weekends
19 West 21st Street between Fifth Avenue and
Sixth Avenue
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Rockefeller Center
NBC Studios, famous ice skating rink, Radio City Music Hall
Between 48th and 51st Streets, Fifth and Sixth Avenues
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Yankee Clubhouse Store
Official Store of the New York Yankees
294 West 42nd Street
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FAO Schwarz
Giant toy store; famously depicted in the movie, "Big" 767
Fifth Avenue at 58th Street
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American Girl Place
More than just a store featuring American Girl dolls; café, theatre with
live musical shows; Mother-Daughter Book Club and Doll Hair Salon Spectacular
Fifth Avenue and 49th Street
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Galaxy Global Eatery
Kids will love the sci-fi theme
15 Irving Place
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Nintendo World
Gaming merchandise; interactive experiences
10 Rockefeller Plaza
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Build a Bear Workshop
Totally themed environment where children can make their own teddy bear or other
stuffed animal; "Eat With Your Bear Hands Cafe"
Fifth Avenue at 46th Street
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La Bonne Soupe
Family-friendly French bistro serves a reasonably priced, straightforward bistro
menu that adults and children will enjoy; close to Rockefeller Center
48 West 55th Street
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Sony Wonder Technology Lab
Digital wonderland lets visitors use state-of-the-art communication technology
to play at designing video games, assisting in surgery, editing a TV show and
operating robots
Sony Plaza, 56th Street between Fifth Avenue
and Madison Avenue
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New York Theater Ballet
One-hour adaptations of classic ballets and literary works for young children
Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street between Madison Avenue and Park
Avenue
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Shake Shack
Great food at reasonable prices; on a nice day, enjoy your lunch on the lawn
of Madison Square Park (closed in winter)
Madison Square Park (Madison Avenue & East
23rd Street)
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Empire State Building
The famous views can be great, but plan to spend a long time waiting for an elevator
to go up or down; CityPass is a bargain that includes tickets for the American
Museum of Natural History, the Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney Museum of American
Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum, the Circle
Line Harbor Cruise and the Empire State Building Observatory
350 Fifth Avenue
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Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Retired aircraft carrier allows kids to climb inside a model of a wooden Revolutionary
War-era submarine, try out a supersonic flight similar and explore dozens of
military helicopters, fighter planes and more
USS Intrepid, Pier 86, 46th Street at the Hudson
River
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Virgin Megastore
One of the world's largest music stores
1540 Broadway, at 45th Street
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Mars 2112
Kids will enjoy riding into the restaurant on the "spaceship" cars
1633 Broadway, near 51st Street
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Planet Hollywood
Wide variety of continental cuisine ranging from burgers to Mahi Mahi in a fun-filled
exhilarating experience; over 50 monitors and big-screen TV's pumping energetic
music videos and movie trailers
1540 Broadway, near 45th Street
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Lazer Park
Largest state of the art Laser tag arena in New York City; one of the top seven
Laser tag arenas in the country
1560 Broadway, Entrance on 46th Street between Broadway
and 6th Avenue
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Toys R Us
Giant flagship store of the giant chain; on-site attractions include a
60-foot tall indoor Ferris Wheel, a 34-foot animatronic Jurassic Park T-Rex,
Barbie's Dollhouse that spans two floors; life-size Candyland board game
1514 Broadway at 44th Street, Times Square
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Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
Get up close and personal with incredibly lifelike wax figures of some of the
world's hottest celebrities
234 West 42nd, near 8th Avenue
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ESPN Zone
Features fun sports attractions and games; screening room is the set for many
ESPN(R) sports shows, the viewing room includes over 15 televisions showing
all live sporting events worldwide, and the fun and exciting sports arena
1472 Broadway, near 42nd Street |
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American Museum of Natural History
World's largest collection of vertebrae fossils including dinosaurs, ancient fishes and mammals
Central Park West at 79th Street
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Plenty to appeal to kids, including a gallery with armor and a multi-room temple; every category of art in every known medium from every part of the world during every epoch of recorded time is represented here.
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
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Big City Kite Company
Kite aficionados will delight in the bright, colorful inventory
1210 Lexington Ave between 82nd and 83rd Sts
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Big Apple Circus
(Oct-June)
New York's traveling circus was founded 27 years ago; the clowns are among the most creative in the country
Danrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Ave
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Children's Museum of Manhattan
Playful interactive exhibitions; computer-savvy kids can design any idea they can cream up on-screen using digital imaging
212 West 83rd Street, between Amsterdam Ave and Broadway
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Penny Whistle Toys
Dolls, stuffed animals, games, puzzles, arts and crafts kits
1283 Madison Ave between 91st Street and 92nd Street
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Piers 25 and 26
Pier 25: mini-golf course, snack bar, water and sand play area, volleyball court
Pier 26: volunteers let you take out one to three person kayaks for a free half-hour paddle between piers on summer weekends
Hudson River Park, Hudson River at North Moore Street
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Maxilla & Mandible
Weird natural specimens; seashells, bones, skulls and fossil dinosaur eggs
451 Columbus Avenue between 81st Street and 82nd Stree
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Riverbank State Park
28-acre park with Totally Kid Carousel (open June through August)
Hudson River at 145th Stree
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Alice's Tea Shop
Alice in Wonderland themed tea shop is a fun choice for lunch or afternoon tea with your kids
102 West 73rd Street
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West Side Kids
Family-run store has been selling handpicked toys, games and books for over 20 years
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