Where to go this weekend with kids in New York
In season now: Apple picking and pumpkin patches with kids around New York →29 places for this weekend
NYPL Stavros Niarchos Library children's floor
5.0Manhattan · 5 min away
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Getting there: Subway B/D/F/M to 42 St–Bryant Park or 7 to 5 Av; right outside the station
Roosevelt Island Tramway
5.0Manhattan · 10 min away
2 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Getting there: Subway 4/5/6/N/R/W to 59 St–Lexington Av, then a 3-minute walk to the tram station
Staten Island Ferry (free Statue of Liberty views)
5.0Manhattan · 20 min away
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Getting there: Subway 1 to South Ferry or R/W to Whitehall St; the terminal is right outside
Ride the elevated 7 train to Flushing
5.0Queens · 5 min away
2 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Getting there: Board the 7 at Grand Central or Times Sq and ride to the last stop, Flushing–Main St, about 35 minutes
Central Park Zoo and Tisch Children's Zoo
5.0Manhattan · 10 min away
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Getting there: Subway N/R/W to 5 Av–59 St, then a 5-minute walk
Children's Museum of Manhattan
5.0Manhattan · 20 min away
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Getting there: Subway 1 to 79 St or B/C to 81 St, then a 5-minute walk
American Museum of Natural History
5.0Manhattan · 15 min away
3.5 h · stroller-friendly
$$$ · Getting there: Subway B/C to 81 St–Museum of Natural History; the museum entrance is right in the station
Jane's Carousel glass pavilion
5.0Brooklyn · 25 min away
1 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Getting there: Subway F to York St or A/C to High St, then an 8-minute walk; NYC Ferry to DUMBO
Brooklyn Central Library youth wing
5.0Brooklyn · 30 min away
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Getting there: Subway 2/3 to Eastern Pkwy–Brooklyn Museum; right outside the station
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
5.0Brooklyn · 30 min away
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Getting there: Subway 2/3 to Eastern Pkwy or B/Q/S to Prospect Park, then a 3-minute walk
New York Transit Museum
5.0Brooklyn · 25 min away
2 h · carrier recommended
$$ · Getting there: Subway 2/3/4/5 to Borough Hall or A/C/F/R to Jay St, then a 5-minute walk
Prospect Park Zoo
5.0Brooklyn · 35 min away
2 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Getting there: Subway B/Q/S to Prospect Park, then a 5-minute walk
Queens Zoo
5.0Queens · 35 min away
2 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Getting there: Subway 7 to 111 St, then a 10-minute walk; paid park lot if you drive
New York Hall of Science
5.0Queens · 35 min away
3 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Getting there: Subway 7 to 111 St, then an 8-minute walk; paid parking if you drive
New York Botanical Garden
5.0Bronx · 40 min away
3.5 h · stroller-friendly
$$$ · Getting there: Metro-North Harlem Line from Grand Central, 20 minutes to Botanical Garden station; or subway B/D to Bedford Park Blvd and a 10-minute walk
Brooklyn Children's Museum
5.0Brooklyn · 40 min away
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Getting there: Subway 3 to Kingston Av or C to Kingston–Throop, then an 8-minute walk
Liberty Science Center
5.0Jersey City · 40 min away
4 h · stroller-friendly
$$$ · Getting there: PATH to Exchange Place, then Hudson-Bergen Light Rail to Liberty State Park; paid parking if you drive
Bronx Zoo
5.0Bronx · 45 min away
5 h · stroller-friendly
$$$ · Getting there: Subway 2/5 to West Farms Sq–E Tremont Av, then a 10-minute walk to Asia Gate; parking $20 if you drive
New York Aquarium
5.0Brooklyn · 50 min away
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
$$$ · Getting there: Subway F/Q to W 8 St–NY Aquarium; cross the footbridge from the station
Queens County Farm Museum
5.0Queens · 55 min away
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Getting there: Driving is easiest, with a free lot; or subway E/F to Kew Gardens and the Q46 bus
Brookfield Place Winter Garden
4.0Manhattan · 20 min away
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Getting there: Subway E to World Trade Center or 1 to WTC Cortlandt, connected by underground passage
Jefferson Market Library (Gothic clock tower)
4.0Manhattan · 15 min away
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Getting there: Subway A/C/E/B/D/F/M to W 4 St, then a 3-minute walk
Hunters Point Library (skyline views)
4.0Queens · 15 min away
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Getting there: Subway 7 to Vernon Blvd–Jackson Av, then a 5-minute walk; NYC Ferry to Hunters Point South
Intrepid Museum
4.0Manhattan · 20 min away
3 h · stroller-friendly
$$$ · Getting there: Subway A/C/E to 42 St–Port Authority, then a 15-minute walk or the M42 bus to the end of the line
Queens Library, Flushing branch
4.0Queens · 35 min away
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Getting there: Subway 7 to the last stop, Flushing–Main St, then a 2-minute walk
Bronx Library Center
4.0Bronx · 35 min away
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Getting there: Subway B/D to Kingsbridge Rd, then a 3-minute walk
NYBG Holiday Train Show
5.0Bronx · 40 min away
2.5 h · stroller-friendly · reservation needed
$$$ · Getting there: Metro-North Harlem Line to Botanical Garden station; or subway B/D to Bedford Park Blvd and a 10-minute walk
Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights
5.0Bronx · 45 min away
2.5 h · stroller-friendly · reservation needed
$$$ · Getting there: Parking $20 if you drive (easiest at night); or subway 2/5 to West Farms Sq and a 10-minute walk
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and holiday windows
4.0Manhattan · 5 min away
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Getting there: Subway B/D/F/M to 47–50 Sts–Rockefeller Center; right outside the station