
Learning About Animals & Plants With the Kids
In New York City

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American Museum of Natural History
Sharks Exhibit
200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, USA
Suitable for
Young Kids, Teens
Come face-to-face with life-sized models of sharks and envision their strength and power. Older than dinosaurs, and more threatened than threatening, sharks are truly spectacular

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American Museum of Natural History
The Butterfly Conservatory
200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, USA
Suitable for
Young Kids, Teens
Mingle with hundreds of fluttering butterflies among blooming tropycal flowers and lush vegetation. There are so many butterflies! Some of them may even rest on you if you stand still

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American Museum of Natural History
Hall of North American Mammals
200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, USA
Suitable for
Young Kids, Teens
Learn about brown bears in their natural habitat in Alaska by having the ability to observe two huge stunnigly restored brown bears that will keep your heart beat racing

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American Museum of Natural History
Extinct and Endangered
200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, USA
Suitable for
Teens, Young Kids
Experience these tiny animals' outsized impact on our planet through the uniquely powerful macrophotography of Levon Biss, which highlights 40 incredible but imperiled species from specimens from the Museum's world-class research collection in large-format photographs, some as large as 4.5 by 8 feet

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American Museum of Natural History
Serengeti
200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, USA
Suitable for
Young Kids, Teens
Experience one of nature's most spectacular events: the annual migration in the Serengeti on a 40-foot-high, 60-foot-wide screen. Nestled in northern Tanzania and spanning into the southern edge of Kenya, the vast plains of the Serengeti host one of the largest migrations of mammals on the planet

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Brooklyn Children's Museum
Neighborhood Nature
145 Brooklyn Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213, USA
Suitable for
Young Kids
Examine the many ecologies found in your own Brooklyn backyard. This exhibit introduces children to life sciences through hands-on play in the community cork garden, close looking and listening in the Museum's diorama habitats, lounging at the beach and through exploring the intersection of the natural and human worlds.

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Children Museum of Manhattan
Adventures With Dora and Diego
212 W 83rd St, New York, NY 10024, USA
Suitable for
Young Kids
Learn facts about animals and their habitats by helping Diego rescue animals in trouble. Explore a cave, a beach and the rainforest, or rub animal footprints, even build a Spectacled Bear's nest!

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New York Hall Of Science
Wild Minds
47-01 111th St, Corona, NY 11368, USA
Suitable for
Young Kids