New York Aquarium
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🦒 Zoo · Brooklyn
2.5 hours · $$$ · Check website for reservations
- 🚇About 50 min by subway or carFrom Midtown · Getting there: Subway F/Q to W 8 St–NY Aquarium; cross the footbridge from the station
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeRain-OK · Handles heat · Great on sunny days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter
The aquarium on the Coney Island boardwalk, where the Ocean Wonders shark building has a tunnel passing overhead; the sea lion show, walruses and penguins all hold a 2-year-old's attention for ages, and the beach is right outside.
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