Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Activities In New York For Kids

New York, a city with abundant activities


New York abounds in activities not only for adults but for children as well. Kids can enjoy numerous outdoor pursuits and visit many educational attractions that spark their interest in the arts, science and nature. No matter what time of the year, New York has something to offer active and curious children to keep them busy and entertained.


Outdoor Recreation


New York has an endless list of outdoor recreational opportunities. Whether families choose mountains, lakes or beaches, New York's state and national parks are filled with outdoor activities for the entire family. Kids can swim in the children's wading pool, enjoy a picnic or take a walk on trails in Saratoga Spa State Park. In 16,212-acre Finger Lakes National Forest, children can walk on trails, camp, go fishing, horseback ride and view wildlife. Children will also enjoy boating, rafting and tubing in Lake George.


Saratoga Spa State Park


19 Roosevelt Drive


Saratoga Springs, NY 12866


518-584-2535


saratogaspastatepark.org


Finger Lakes National Forests Headquatrers


5218 State Route 414


Hector, NY 14841


607-546-4470


fs.fed.us/r9/forests/greenmountain/htm/fingerlakes/f_home.htm


Lake George


lakegeorge.com


Amusement Parks


Families can spend a day at the Adventure Racing Family Fun Center in Queensbury and play in the game room, challenge friends to a game of laser tag or paintball, go rock climbing, and ride indoor bumper cars and go-karts. Adirondack Extreme Adventure Course in Bolton Landing offers tree-top adventures with six courses, over 100 obstacles, zip lines, rope bridges, swings, slides, nets and ladders. In Farmingdale, kids can go on more than 30 rides in Adventureland. From April through October, Amparo Family Fun Center in Liberty lets kids enjoy six paintball fields, a paintball target range, an inflatable bounce house, a mini-golf course, a T-ball practice range, arts, crafts and birthday parties.


Adventure Racing Family Fun Center


1079 Route 9


Queensbury, NY 12804


518-798-7860


gocartslakegeorge.com


Adirondack Extreme Adventure Course


35 Westwood Forest Lane


Bolton Landing, NY 12814


518-494-7200


adirondackextreme.com


Adventureland


2245 Broadhollow Road Route 110


Farmingdale, NY 11735


631-694-6868


adventureland.us


Amparo Family Fun Center


2807 Route 52 W.


Liberty, NY 12754


845-292-2386


myspace.com/amaprofuncenter


Animals


Animal lovers can visit Adirondack Animal Land in Broadalbin to see more than 500 animals and take a safari ride. Guests view exotic animals at The Animal Farm Petting Zoo in Manorville where children can also bottle-feed baby farm animals, go on pony and train rides and enjoy shows. At the American Museum of Natural History in New York, children can learn through exhibits in the Dinosaur Hall, Hall of Biodiversity, Hall of Planet Earth, Rose Center for Earth and Space and the Hayden Planetarium.


Adirondack Animal Land


3554 State Hwy. Route 30


Broadalbin, NY 12025


518-883-5748


adirondackanimalland.com


The Animal Farm Petting Zoo


296 Wading River Road


LIE Exit 69


Manorville, NY 11949


631-878-1785


afpz.org


American Museum of Natural History


Central Park W. at 79th Street


New York, NY 10024


212-769-5100


amnh.org


Museums


The Brooklyn Children's Museum has a play area for toddlers and educational exhibits that teach children about world cultures, history and science and nature. See live animals and a collection of 30,000 historical artifacts. Children's Museum of the Arts displays children's artwork and has a performing arts venue. The museum also offers programs that introduce children to art-making tools and workshops for creating art. Children will also enjoy interactive exhibits and virtual, multisensory technology and view restored aircraft and submarines at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.


Brooklyn Children's Museum


145 Brooklyn Ave.


Brooklyn, NY 11213


718-735-4400‎


brooklynkids.org


Children's Museum of the Arts


182 Lafayette Street


New York, NY 10013


212-941-9198


cmany.org


Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum


Pier 86, W. 46th Street and Twelfth Ave.


New York, NY 10036


intrepidmuseum.org

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