Why this place: Paid (from $45) · registration required · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Kahkow USA, 215 Rutgers St, New Jersey · official listing on kahkow.com · checked Oct 26

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Kahkow bean-to-bar chocolate factory tour + make your own bar

📍 Kahkow USA, 215 Rutgers St · Maplewood, NJ

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Sloomoo Institute

📍 475 Broadway, New York, NY 10013

A slime museum: hands-on slime bars, a slime-rain room and a DIY slime station.

● Open now 10 AM–5:30 PM · Until 5:30 PM

🕑 Mon–Thu 10 AM–5:30 PM, Fri 10 AM–7:30 PM, Sat 9 AM–7:30 PM, Sun 9 AM–6:30 PM

Weekly hours

Mon	10 AM–5:30 PM
Tue	10 AM–5:30 PM
Wed	10 AM–5:30 PM
Thu	10 AM–5:30 PM
Fri	10 AM–7:30 PM
Sat	9 AM–7:30 PM
Sun	9 AM–6:30 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–1.5 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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$33

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MoMath (National Museum of Mathematics)

📍 635 Sixth Ave (at W 19th St), New York, NY 10011

Hands-on math exhibits, including a square-wheeled tricycle. Under 2 free.

● Open now 10 AM–5 PM · Until 5 PM

🕑 Daily 10 AM–5 PM (closed Thanksgiving)

Weekly hours

Mon	10 AM–5 PM
Tue	10 AM–5 PM
Wed	10 AM–5 PM
Thu	10 AM–5 PM
Fri	10 AM–5 PM
Sat	10 AM–5 PM
Sun	10 AM–5 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1.5–2.5 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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from$34

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Edge at Hudson Yards

📍 30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

An outdoor sky deck 100 floors up with a glass floor and views across Manhattan.

● Open now 9 AM–10 PM · Until 10 PM

🕑 Daily 9 AM–10 PM

Weekly hours

Mon	9 AM–10 PM
Tue	9 AM–10 PM
Wed	9 AM–10 PM
Thu	9 AM–10 PM
Fri	9 AM–10 PM
Sat	9 AM–10 PM
Sun	9 AM–10 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–1.5 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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from$40

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Top of the Rock

📍 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112

Open-air decks with the Empire State Building and Central Park both in view.

● Open now 8 AM–midnight · Until midnight

🕑 Daily 8 AM–midnight (last entry 11:10 PM)

Weekly hours

Mon	8 AM–midnight
Tue	8 AM–midnight
Wed	8 AM–midnight
Thu	8 AM–midnight
Fri	8 AM–midnight
Sat	8 AM–midnight
Sun	8 AM–midnight

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–1.5 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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Roosevelt Island Tram

📍 E 59th St & Second Ave, New York, NY 10022

A cable-car ride over the East River to Roosevelt Island; pay with OMNY or a MetroCard.

● Open now 6 AM–2 AM · Until 2 AM

🕑 Sun–Thu 6 AM–2 AM, Fri–Sat 6 AM–3:30 AM

Weekly hours

Mon	6 AM–2 AM
Tue	6 AM–2 AM
Wed	6 AM–2 AM
Thu	6 AM–2 AM
Fri	6 AM–3:30 AM
Sat	6 AM–3:30 AM
Sun	6 AM–2 AM

⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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$22.95

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Central Park Zoo

📍 64th St & Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10065

Sea lions, penguins and snow leopards in the middle of Central Park. Sea lion and penguin feedings run through the day. Kids 2 and under free.

● Open now 10 AM–5 PM · Until 5 PM

🕑 Apr 2–Oct 31: Mon–Fri 10 AM–5 PM, weekends 10 AM–5:30 PM · Nov 1–Mar: daily 10 AM–4:30 PM. Last entry 1 hour before close

Weekly hours

Mon	10 AM–5 PM
Tue	10 AM–5 PM
Wed	10 AM–5 PM
Thu	10 AM–5 PM
Fri	10 AM–5 PM
Sat	10 AM–5:30 PM
Sun	10 AM–5:30 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1.5–2 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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$10.95

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Prospect Park Zoo

📍 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225

A small, easy zoo for little kids: sea lion training sessions, a barn with farm animals and red pandas. Kids 2 and under free.

● Open now 10 AM–5 PM · Until 5 PM

🕑 Apr 2–Oct 31: Mon–Fri 10 AM–5 PM, weekends 10 AM–5:30 PM · Nov 1–Mar: daily 10 AM–4:30 PM

Weekly hours

Mon	10 AM–5 PM
Tue	10 AM–5 PM
Wed	10 AM–5 PM
Thu	10 AM–5 PM
Fri	10 AM–5 PM
Sat	10 AM–5:30 PM
Sun	10 AM–5:30 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–2 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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NYC Ferry (scenic East River ride)

📍 Pier 11, Wall St & South St, New York, NY 10005

The cheapest boat ride with a view after the free Staten Island Ferry. The East River route passes under three bridges between Wall St, Dumbo, Williamsburg and Long Island City.

● Open today Open every day; times vary

🕑 Daily; schedules vary by route (winter schedule from Nov 2)

Weekly hours

Mon	Open
Tue	Open
Wed	Open
Thu	Open
Fri	Open
Sat	Open
Sun	Open

⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1.5 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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