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Learning About History & World Events With the Kids

In New York City

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The Met Cloisters

Highlights of The Cloisters

Fort Tryon, 99 Margaret Corbin Drive, New York, NY 10040, USA

Suitable for

Young Kids, Teens

Experience the art and architecture of medieval Europe at The Met Cloisters from intimate works of private devotion to the splendor of the Unicorn Tapestries

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Sackler Wing

1000 5th Avenue, New York, NY, USA

Suitable for

Teens

Discover an enormous slanting floor-to-ceiling glass window makes the sky and Central Park a dramatic backdrop for the Temple of Dendur

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Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Aircraft Carrier Intrepid

Pier 86, New York, NY, USA

Suitable for

Young Kids, Teens

Explore the Aircraft Carreir Intrepid, which launched in 1943, and fought in World War II, surviving five kamikaze attacks and one torpedo strike

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Ellis Island Immigration Museum

"Inscribe Your Name in History"

Ellis Island, United States

Suitable for

Young Kids, Teens

Salute your family and heritage at this unique monument to immigration, and join the Museum in celebrating who we are, and where we came from

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New-York Historical Society

Roy J. Zuckerberg Hall of American Silver

170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, USA

Suitable for

Teens

Explore New York history in a unique way: Early silver reflected the multiethnic society that characterized the Dutch settlement of New Netherland and the British colony of New York

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New-York Historical Society

Objects Tell Stories

170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, USA

Suitable for

Teens

Experience unexpected and surprising perspectives on collection highlights on a variety of topics, including slavery, war, infrastructure, childhood, recreation, 9/11, and the COVID-19 pandemic

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New-York Historical Society

Time Inc.

170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, USA

Suitable for

Teens

The World in Words and Pictures: New-York Historical houses the reference archive of Time Inc., the storied publishing empire. Explore just a sampling of material from one of the most important news organization of the 20th century

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Castle Clinton National Monument

Battery Park - Liberty Island, New York, NY 10004, USA

Suitable for

Young Kids, Teens

Castle Clinton stands where NYC began, and represents not only the city's growth, but the growth of a nation

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National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Historical Exhibition

180 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10007, USA

Suitable for

Teens

Learn the story of 9/11 using artifacts, images, first-person testimony, and audio and video recordings

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Libery Science Center

Pompeii

222 Jersey City Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07305, USA

Suitable for

Young Kids, Teens

Journey through time into the daily life of a first-century Roman town

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Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

British Airways Concorde

Pier 86, New York, NY, USA

Suitable for

Young Kids, Teens

Explore the British Airways Concorde, the fastest Atlantic crossing. You will, naturally, spend some time sitting in first class and the tours last 45 to 60 minutes

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Ellis Island Immigration Museum

A Snapshot of America

Ellis Island, United States

Suitable for

Young Kids, Teens

This digital installation invites visitors to be part of the ever-changing American mosaic. Photos can be submitted online then viewed at the Museum