Sept 2, 2010
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Kid Fun in Grown-Up Museums
Zoos
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Manhattan
Since 1864, animals have lived at Fifth Avenue and East 64th Street in Central Park. Today's zoo features gentle creatures in the Tisch Children's Zoo, plus polar bears and penguins as witty as anyone in town.
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Bronx
The Bronx Zoo, headquarters for the Wildlife Conservation Society, is the largest urban zoo in the United States. Its woods, streams and parklands cover 265 acres and house more than 4,000 animals.
Brooklyn
A menagerie of resident animals and a permanent collection of more than 20,000 natural science objects and cultural artifacts enliven exhibits and presentations at the Brooklyn Children's Museum.
Manhattan
Since 1864, animals have lived at Fifth Avenue and East 64th Street in Central Park. Today's zoo features gentle creatures in the Tisch Children's Zoo, plus polar bears and penguins as witty as anyone in town.
Brooklyn
The New York Aquarium, part of the Wildlife Conservation Society, spans 14 beachfront acres in Coney Island. It houses more than 8,000 specimens including freshwater and marine fishes, marine invertebrates, seals, sea otters, walruses, sea lions, sharks and penguins.
Brooklyn
The Prospect Park Zoo houses nearly 100 species and many interactive exhibits.