New York Transit Museum
VerifiedDowntown Brooklyn, BrooklynMuseum
A decommissioned station full of century-old subway cars you can walk through.
ArtFamily$10–$15
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Collection
Daytime with kids
Room to move, no age problem.
6 spots
Brooklyn Bridge Park
VerifiedDumbo, BrooklynPark
Piers, lawns and the best free skyline view in the city.
ChillOutdoorsFamilyFree
6:00 AM–11:00 PM
Prospect Park
VerifiedPark Slope, BrooklynPark
526 acres of meadow, ravine and lake. The long-walk answer to Central Park.
ChillOutdoorsFamilyFree
5:00 AM–11:00 PM
Central Park
VerifiedUpper West Side, ManhattanPark
843 acres. Enter at 72nd, cut through the Ramble, come out somewhere better.
ChillOutdoorsFamilyFree
6:00 AM–11:00 PM
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
VerifiedProspect Heights, BrooklynGarden
Cherry esplanade, water lilies and a bonsai room worth the whole ticket.
ChillOutdoorsDate$18–$22
10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Chelsea Market
VerifiedChelsea, ManhattanFood hall
A factory corridor of food counters. Go off-peak and eat standing up.
FoodChillFamily$15–$40
7:00 AM–10:00 PM
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