NYC Family Vacation
American Museum of Natural History is one of NYC Family Vacation.

1. American Museum of Natural History

9.2
200 Central Park W (btwn W 77th & W 81st St), New York, NY
Science Museum · Upper West Side · 1397 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: See a six-foot-tall human statue whose body parts are sized in proportion to the amount of sensory information each transmits to the brain, in the interactive "Brain: The Inside Story" exhibition.

Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of NYC Family Vacation.

2. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1953 tips and reviews

Metropolitan Museum of ArtMetropolitan Museum of Art: Don't miss two outstanding long-term loans installed in the galleries for postwar art on the 2nd floor:  Cy Twombly's Untitled (Rome) and Robert Rauschenberg's Canyon. (Ian, Contemporary Art)

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is one of NYC Family Vacation.

3. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

8.5
1071 5th Ave (at E 89th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 569 tips and reviews

Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Frank Lloyd Wright originally intended for Guggenheim visitors to take the elevator up and stroll down the ramps. Today, exhibitions are viewed both ways. The choice is yours!

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is one of NYC Family Vacation.

4. Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

9.0
Pier 86 (at W 46th St & 12th Ave), New York, NY
History Museum · Hell's Kitchen · 349 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: With so much to see, it's easy to forget that this massive museum was once a fully functioning aircraft carrier. Read more.

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of NYC Family Vacation.

5. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1876 tips and reviews

The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal: Despite its hefty $20 ticket price, the museum attracted its highest-ever number of visitors, 3.09 million, during its 2010 fiscal year. "Monet's Water Lilies" was the most popular exhibit. Read more.

BODIES...The Exhibition is one of NYC Family Vacation.

6. BODIES...The Exhibition

11 Fulton St (South Street Seaport at Pier 17), New York, NY
Science Museum · Financial District · 81 tips and reviews

Lawrence L.Lawrence Liu: Check out the bodies of executed Chinese prisoners sold to 3rd party corporations for $200 a cadaver! Harvesting human remains for exhibition without permission of the deceased produces bad karma!

Madame Tussauds is one of NYC Family Vacation.

7. Madame Tussauds

8.2
234 W 42nd St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Museum · Theater District · 238 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1954, Hubert's Dime Museum housed a flea circus and other carnival side shows. Click "More Info" to see this pic of classic Times Square! Read more.

8. Ripley's Believe It or Not!

234 W 42nd St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave.), New York, NY
Museum · Theater District · 60 tips and reviews

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1954, Hubert's Dime Museum housed a flea circus and other carnival side shows. Click "More Info" to see this pic of classic Times Square! Read more.

Chelsea Piers is one of NYC Family Vacation.

9. Chelsea Piers

62 Chelsea Piers (btwn 17th & 23rd St), New York, NY
Pier · Chelsea · 63 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Titanic passengers would have docked here at Pier 59. Survivors were rescued on Cunard's RMS Carpathia who dropped off Titanic's lifeboats at Pier 59 & dropped off survivors at Pier 54.

Toys"R"Us is one of NYC Family Vacation.

10. Toys"R"Us

1514 Broadway (btwn 44th & 45th St), New York, NY
Toy Store · Theater District · 245 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: It’s like the movie came to life and you can grab all the candy you want…although you have to pay for it and there’s no golden ticket. We gonna grab some sluggie gummies, nerds and sprees.

FAO Schwarz is one of NYC Family Vacation.

11. FAO Schwarz

767 5th Ave (at E 58th St), New York, NY
Toy Store · Midtown East · 284 tips and reviews

DoraDora: Hop across the ivories of the famous piano dance mat on the second floor. Tell the pros who perform that it’s your kid’s birthday and they’ll tap out Happy Birthday!Powered by ParentsConnect.com

Bloomingdale's is one of NYC Family Vacation.

12. Bloomingdale's

8.1
1000 3rd Ave Fl 5 (btwn E 59th & E 60th St), New York, NY
Department Store · 343 tips and reviews

BravoBravo: Who would have thought? I recently found the most amazing dresses at Bloomingdale's, with the help of Sal in the Ralph Lauren Collection. He pulled the nicest dresses for me! Lunch at David Burke is a

Macy's is one of NYC Family Vacation.

13. Macy's

7.8
151 W 34th St (btwn 7th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Department Store · Garment District · 1070 tips and reviews

BravoBravo: The largest store in the world, it has just about everything you need. I love their perfume department. -Tamesha Warren, Top Chef

Central Park Zoo is one of NYC Family Vacation.

14. Central Park Zoo

8.5
Central Park (btwn E 63rd & E 65th St), New York, NY
Zoo · Central Park · 248 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: The zoo was not part of the original design for Central Park but spontaneously evolved in 1859 from gifts of exotic pets and other animals informally given to the Park.

Staten Island Ferry - Whitehall Terminal is one of NYC Family Vacation.

15. Staten Island Ferry - Whitehall Terminal

4 South St (South Ferry), New York, NY
Pier · Financial District · 410 tips and reviews