New York Hall of Science
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🎨 Museum · Queens
3 hours · $$ · No reservation needed
- 🚇About 35 min by subway or carFrom Midtown · Getting there: Subway 7 to 111 St, then an 8-minute walk; paid parking if you drive
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeRain-OK · Handles heat
- ⏱️Typical visit: 3 hoursBest seasons: Winter · Fall · Spring · Summer
The science museum in Flushing Meadows park, with Preschool Place, the best toddler area in the city, and a huge outdoor Science Playground (April through November), with real rockets standing in the Rocket Park out front.
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