Hello

Me and my husband are planning a family trip to NYC in two weeks from now and as since we are not part of the ‘ahead planners’ we are now sitting and collecting ideas and recommendations for things to do with kids in NYC.
We have exactly 6 days together with the kids (after that they’ll be together with my parents who lives there and probably our fun will start 😉 ) but yet, we wish to provide them an inspiring time in this inspiring and amazing city that we love so much.
Our kids are 3 and 5 years old. Two boys. This is their first time in New York City (for us it’ll be the 5th time) so the recommendations we need are mainly focused on them. I’ll highly appreciate if you could help us in sourcing the one or two best options out of each activity category. Oh, and please recommend only if you visited that place.

Children’s Museums in New York City

Best Children’s Museums (according to WithKids.co) can be found here: https://www.withkids.co/area/NewYork/2/article/childrenmuseum/25d3b298-b88c-40a1-af17-dc6c88a76b63

Our picks are:

Brooklyn Children’s Museums
Children’s Museum of Manhattan
New York City Fire Museum
Ripley’s Believe it or not

Which 2 would you choose?

City Skyline

Most Recommended Family-Friendly Spots to See the City Skyline With Kids

The options we think about are:

Roosevelt Island Tramway
Empire State Building
One World Observatory
Deno’s Wonder Wheel at Coney Island
Top of the Rock
Chrysler Building

Which spot would you choose?

Parks and Gardens in NYC

The options we think about are:

Obviously – Central Park
Teardrop Park
The High Line
Bryant Park
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Battery Park
Wave Hill

Animal Focused Activities

Central Park Zoo
New York Aquarium
Queens County Farm Museum
Queens Zoo
Prospect Park Brooklyn
Staten Island Zoo

That’s it for now. I’ll post more activities soon as our planning work is still in progress.

Thanks!! 🙂