What are some children friendly museums?

The Children's Museum of Manhattan
212 West 83rd Street
New York, NY 10024
(212) 721-1234
Subway: 1 or 9 to 86th St or 79th St, B or C to 81st St
Bus: M7, M10, M11 M104 to 83rd St, M79 or M86 to Broadway
mid Sept to mid June
Wed-Sun 10am-5pm
Adults & Children $6
Seniors $3
Children under 1 are FREE.

The Children's Museum of the Arts

182 Lafayette Street
btwn Broome and Grand St.
(212) 941-9198
Subway – 6 at Spring St. or Canal St., N & R at Prince St. or Canal St.
Bus – M1, M5, M6
Wed noon-7pm
Thurs-Sun noon - 5pm
$5 per person
Pay as you wish on Wednesdays from 5-7pm.
Children under 12 months, and adults over 65 admitted free.

The Natural History Museum

Central Park West
at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024-5912
(212) 769-5100

Subway
B/C to 81 St, 1/9 to 79 St

Suggested Donation $10.00
Children $6.00
Students/seniors $7.50

Hayden Planetarium
At the American Museum of Natural History
Entrance on 81st Street just off of Central Park West
(212) 769-5100

Suggested Donation $19.00
Children $11.50
Students/seniors $14.00

The New York Hall of Science

47-01 111th Street
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
(718) 699-0005

Subway
7 Flushing Line to 111th St

Hours
Sept 1 - June 30
Mon-Wed 9:30am - 2pm
Thurs-Sun 9:30am - 5pm
The museum is closed Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Adults: $7.50
Children (4-17): $5.00
Seniors (62+): $5.00
Science playground fee: $2 per person
Free: September 1- June 30 on Thursday & Friday from 2 - 5pm