Find fun places to go and things to do with your family!
Does your family need a time out? New York makes it easy to have fun together. From the sandy beaches of Long Island to Santa’s Workshop at the North Pole, fantastic attractions and active adventures delight kids of all ages.
Explore beautiful state parks and amazing natural wonders like Niagara Falls. Discover the joy of learning about science and animals or history and culture at museums, nature centers and historic landmarks across the state. Wonderful places to stay range from lakeside cabins and family-friendly dude ranches to luxury resorts.
New York City favorites include the Statue of Liberty, Bronx Zoo and American Museum of Natural History, with its wildly-popular Dinosaur Halls. Reserve tickets to root for the New York Yankees or New York Mets in their new stadiums, or watch budget-friendly minor league games in hometown ballparks, often with post-game fireworks.
At the Capitol in Albany kids can see the government in action and look for 77 famous faces carved into the pillars of the 1897 Million Dollar Staircase. With family admission by the car-full and picnicking beside the polo field, world-class entertainment at Saratoga Polo costs less than a trip to a movie.
You can watch hot glassblowing demonstrations at the Corning Museum of Glass. In Cooperstown, explore the National Baseball Hall of Fame and see how families lived in the 1800s at The Farmers’ Museum. Or visit Old McDonald’s Farm Village, a working dairy in Sackets Harbor where you can feed the animals, ride the ponies and take a hayride.
Adventures on the water are everywhere in New York. Take a scenic ride along the Erie Canal or raft through the gorges of Ausable Chasm. An elevator takes you down to the cool wonders of Howe Caverns, voted one of the Top 5 Northeast Family Attractions by Disney's Family Fun readers. Ski mountains from the Catskills to Chautauqua-Allegheny offer family-friendly hospitality and year-round adventures like scenic gondola rides.
Excitement at amusement parks ranges from Playland’s historic carousel in the Hudson Valley to thrilling supercoasters at Darien Lake near Buffalo. Make a splash at waterparks like Zoom Flume in the Catskills or Splashwater Kingdom at Lake George. Join the fun at year-round events from the New York State Fair in Syracuse to harvest-time activities and farm tours.
Bring your family together in New York State and create happy memories to treasure.