Children's Museum of Manhattan
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🎨 Museum · Manhattan
2.5 hours · $$ · No reservation needed
- 🚇About 20 min by subway or carFrom Midtown · Getting there: Subway 1 to 79 St or B/C to 81 St, then a 5-minute walk
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeRain-OK · Handles heat
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2.5 hoursBest seasons: Winter · Fall · Spring
A five-story children's museum on the Upper West Side with a theme per floor: the PlayWorks toddler area has a fire truck and a pretend supermarket, Adventures with Dora is for role play, and a whole floor of water experiments can soak up an entire rainy morning.
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Manhattan, New York
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