FAMILY ATTRACTIONS / BIG APPLE ATTRACTIONS
Families in New Jersey have the advantage of living in close proximity to some of the nations finest museums and most celebrated attractions. The following list is just a sample of the many venues, sites, and amusements that give the city its international reputation for excitement.
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th
New York City 212-769-5100
www.amnh.org
The Bronx Zoo & Wildlife Conservation Society
2300 Southern Boulevard
Bronx 718-220-5100
https://bronxzoo.com/
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn 718-623-7200
https://www.bbg.org/
Carnegie Hall Family Concerts
57th Street and 7th Avenue
New York 212-247-7800
https://www.carnegiehall.org/
Childrens Museum of Manhattan
212 West 83rd Street
New York City 212-721-1223
https://cmom.org/
Ellis Island
New York Harbor
New York 212-363-3200
https://www.nps.gov/elis/index.htm
Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum
Pier 86, West 46th Street and 12th Avenue
New York City 212-245-0072
https://www.intrepidmuseum.org/
New York Aquarium
602 Surf Avenue
Brooklyn 718-220-5100
https://nyaquarium.com/
New York City Fire Museum
278 Spring Street
New York City 212-691-1303
https://www.nycfiremuseum.org/
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Corona 718-699-0005
https://nysci.org/
The Paley Center for Media
25 West 52nd Street
New York 212-621-6600
https://www.paleycenter.org/
Playland Park
Playland Parkway
Rye 914-813-7010
https://www.playland.com/
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue
New York 212-423-3587
https://www.guggenheim.org/
South Street Seaport & Museum
199 Water Street
New York City 212-732-8257
https://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/