Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in Passaic
Yogi Berra Museum
Exhibits on a legendary baseball player. Museum featuring the life & career of Yogi Berra, a legendary catcher who played for the NY Yankees.
Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience - American Dream Mall
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SEA LIFE New Jersey Aquarium
Oceanic exhibits for all ages. Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages).
iMUSEUM
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Jersey Explorer Children's Museum
Hands-on educational exhibits for kids. Interactive art, history & science exhibits for kids, built & staffed by at-risk young adults.
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Home/laboratory with exhibits & archives. Home & laboratory of American inventor & manufacturer features historical artifacts & archives.
The Newark Museum of Art
Global art & natural science exhibits. Displays of American art, interior decor & more, plus a planetarium & an interactive nature exhibit.
Intrepid Museum
Flight museum on an aircraft carrier. Flight museum on an aircraft carrier whose exhibits include a Concorde, submarine & space shuttle.
Children's Museum Of Manhattan
Hands-on exhibits & activities for kids. Kids' museum featuring a range of hands-on, educational & entertaining exhibits & activities.
Play Street Museum - Upper West Side
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Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation
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American Museum of Natural History
Historic museum of natural wonders. From dinosaurs to outer space & everything in between, this huge museum showcases natural wonders.
Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
World-class art collection. A grand setting for one of the world's greatest collections of art, from ancient to contemporary.
Museum of Broadway
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Bronx Children's Museum
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Museum of Illusions - New York
Interactive optical deceptions. Exhibits to deceive the eye including kaleidoscopes & holograms, plus tilted & reverse rooms.
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
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Liberty Science Center
Hundreds of hands-on exhibits. 4 floors & 12 galleries with interactive science exhibits, a planetarium & a 3D theater.
Color Factory NYC
Immersive experiences around color. Art exhibit centered on colors, featuring playful participatory installations in separate rooms.
The Museum of Interesting Things (advance appt only)
Private showcase of antiques & oddities. Appointment-only viewings of old phonographs, cameras & toys in a private collector's home.
Sloomoo Institute
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INTER NYC
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Banksy Museum New York
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9/11 Memorial & Museum
September 11 memorial & museum. Plaza, pools & exhibits honoring victims of 1993 & 2001 WTC terrorist attacks. Free timed admission.
Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
Exhibits on US immigration history. Artifacts & passenger records tell the story of US immigration in a former processing station.
Tenement Museum
Preserved immigrant home from 1863. 1863 preserved tenement building brings Lower East Side immigrant stories to life with guided tours.
Imagine That!!!
Interactive exhibits & more for kids. Learning-focused structured play areas & exhibits for preschoolers & young children.
New York Transit Museum
Hands-on history of mass transporation. Housed in a 1936 subway station, this museum features interactive exhibits like vintage trains.
Staten Island Children's Museum
Interactive exhibits & learning programs. Interactive exhibits cover a range of subjects from fire fighting to insects; classes offered too.
Brooklyn Museum
Premier arts attraction on Prospect Park. Beaux Arts landmark famed for ancient & modern art collections & world-class temporary exhibitions.
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Interactive displays & exhibits. Circa-1899 museum, billed as the world's first for kids, with 30,000+ objects & hands-on exhibits.
New York Hall of Science
Hands-on science & technology museum. This former 1964 World's Fair pavilion now houses more than 450 interactive science & tech exhibits.
Long Island Children's Museum
Hands-on activities for kids of all ages. Former airplane hangar now offers hands-on exhibits & activities for kids from toddlers to teens.
Cradle of Aviation Museum
Aerospace exhibits & vintage aircraft. Big aerospace museum housing vintage aircraft, interactive exhibits & a planetarium.
Monmouth Museum
Art, nature, science & culture exhibits. Innovative, changing exhibits focusing on art, natural sciences & cultural history for all ages.
Stepping Stones Museum for Children
Interactive & educational fun for kids. Museum complex housing numerous educational exhibits for children, plus classes & a cafe.
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