Top 10 Things To Do With Family In New York City

Central Park is one of the most well-known public places situated in the Upper West and East Sides of Manhattan. The park welcomes over 40 million visitors per year.

The place features several activities, attractions, and events for a perfect family day out. The area has one of the most beautiful settings for picnics in New York City. The garden has seven different picnic spots such as Great Lawn, Sheep Meadow, Belvedere Castle, Great Hill, Bow Bridge, Strawberry Fields, and The Pool.

If you are visiting the CP during the spring time then you shouldn't miss the beautiful cherry blossom trees.

Other attractions in the Central Park are:

• Balcony Bridge
• Bow Bridge
• Claremont Arch
• Bethesda Terrace
• Tisch Children's Zoo
• The Marionette Theatre

Things to do in New York City Times Square include dining, shopping, broadway, and more. The historic place is known as the center of the entertainment universe.

The Square is known to be one of the globe's busiest pedestrian areas and the hub of the Broadway Theater District. The entertainment universe is lit with several digital billboards and advertisements at all hours.

The notable landmarks of the area include the Coca-Cola sign, Disney Store, MTV, Palladium Times Square, and Times Square Studios.

The area offers numerous cuisines from around the world such as Mexican, Korean, Japanese, African, Italian, Chinese, Cuban, Indian, American, Singaporean, Taiwanese, Irish, Middle Eastern, French, and more.

Popular restaurants in The Times Square are:

• Hard Rock Cafe
• Lady Blue
• 7-Eleven
• Applebee's
• Chipotle Mexican Grill
• Dim Sum Palace
• Dunkin'

Popular Attractions in The Times Square are:

• Madame Tussauds
• Bowlero Times Square
• Museum of Broadway
• Hershey's Chocolate World
• M&M's World
• Planatium Dolls

The American Museum of Natural History has 45 permanent exhibition halls. These halls feature specimens of plants, fossils, cultural artifacts, and much more.

The biodiversity and environmental halls showcase the concept of biodiversity and the beauty of life on earth. The bird, reptiles, and amphibians hall features the species of birds found in NYC, North America, and from around the globe.

The reptiles and amphibians hall showcases the evolution, anatomy, reproduction, diversity, and behavior of reptiles.  The earth and planetary sciences halls feature rare gems, meteorites, minerals, and the origin of the solar system. 

The human origin and cultural hall features the evolution story of humans and cultures of Asia, Woodlands, the Great Plains, Pacific peoples, and more. The mammal hall includes old and new species from different geographies such as Asia, Africa, and North America.

Coney Island USA is known for its best shows such as Mermaid Parade and Coney Island Circus Sideshow. The Island is a non-profit organization located in the southwestern part of New York.

Coney Island features two amusement parks Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park and Luna Park. For adults, the park has six unique rides such as Spook-A-Rama, Bumper Cars, Stop the Zombies, and Pheonix.

The Mermaid Parade is the must-watch event of Coney Island. The parade showcases Queen Mermaid, crowned King Neptune, marching bands, and dancing groups. The Island produces the annual Coney Island Film Festival in association with indiefilmpage.com

Liberty Island has one of the most notable landmarks of America, the Statue of Liberty. Apart from the beautiful Lady Liberty the Island also has several other attractions.

One of the best parts of the island is the beautiful views you get of Brooklyn and Manhattan. Want to know how the Statue of Liberty was built? Then visit the Statue of Liberty museum where you can take a virtual ride of the interior. The museum also displays various sculptures and images.

The main attraction of the area is visiting the interior of the Statue of Liberty with our own eyes.

Get the tickets to Lady Liberty and visit the Pedestal and the crown of the statue. While you visit Liberty Island don't forget to take a stop at Ellis Island as well.

The world famous Empire State Building is located in Midtown Manhattan. The beautiful 102-story skyscraper has over four million visitors each year.

As you reach the top of the Empire State Building you will be able to spot beautiful landmarks such as Rockefeller Center, Times Square, One World Trade Center, The Chrysler Building, Central Park, and Lady Liberty.

You can even view the five states Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The building also features several exhibits on the 2nd and 80th floors for the ticket holders.

Enjoy wonderful exhibits such as The Site in the 1920s, Constructions, Modern Marvel, Otis Elevators, Urban Campus, Kong, Artistry in Light, Stephen Wiltshire's Drawing, and Scenes of NYC.

Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum is the best place for you if you are a history geek. The museum exhibits the original artifacts of aircraft and vessels used in American history.

The museum features the National Historic Landmark, Aircraft Carrier Intrepid. The Intrepid who fought in World War II is displayed as the centerpiece of the museum. The Aircraft Carrier features four decks such as flight deck, gallery deck, hangar deck, and third deck.

The museum also includes a Space Shuttle Pavilion that exhibits the space shuttle Enterprise, the first orbiter in the space shuttle program. The Pavilion also presents photographs, original artifacts, audio, and videos that showcase the history of the space shuttle.

The other exhibits of the museum are Submarine Gowler, British Airways Concorde, and Lockheed A-12.

Bronx Zoo Wildlife Conservation Society has over ten thousand animals. The Zoo includes various types of species from around the globe.

Visit the Asian jungle known as Jungleworld which exhibits langurs, leopards, Indian gharials, tropical birds, tapir, Asian small-clawed otters, and more. The zoo also presents animals from Madagascar.

It exhibits the Nile crocodiles, tomato frogs, mongooses, radiated tortoises, fossas, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, and four species of lemur. Apart from animal sightseeing the zoo offers natural trek, quest, treetop adventure, and bug carousel.

You can also get up close experiences with animals or feed the penguins and sea lions.

Things to do in New York in weekend are playing Escape The Room. The Escape Room Center has five rooms with different themes. You have to use the clues to escape from those rooms.

The first room of the place is the Prison Break where the players are separated into two different cells. The participants must work together to free themselves from the 1950s-style prison.

The second escape room is The Heist theme where your mission is to break into a museum curator's room undetected and recover the stolen painting before the curator returns.

Uncover the truth with the third escape room known as Special Ops: Mysterious Market. When the routine search of a spice market unravels a mysterious discovery. The players must combat an international crisis that threatens the world.

The fourth escape room is the Gold Rush where you find the inheritance left by your deceased relative. The final room in the Escape Game is Playground where the players must complete assignments before the end of the day to enjoy the summer break.

The Center offers roller skating with a beautiful backdrop of the city. Explore the beautiful art and architecture with the help of a guided Rockefeller Center tour.

Spend a wonderful time with your loved ones at the iconic Rockefeller Center when you visit NYC. The place offers several attractions that will leave you amazed.

You can also enjoy the 360-view of the NYC from Top of the Rock. It has three levels of outdoor and indoor decks that showcase the beautiful views of the city skylines.

Visit the Rainbow Room for the original NYC entertainment and glamour. The trip to Rockefeller is incomplete without visiting Radio City Music Hall. Don't forget to click pictures in front of the famous Christmas tree if you are visiting the place during Christmas Holidays.