Anonymous wrote:The Met is an incredible museum. But with kids I wouldn't prioritize any of the museums in NYC. Mainly because the Smithsonian is also incredible, and free, I just don't see the point. Now if there is a special interest (the Egyptian section is awesome) I'd be convinced.

Spend your time doing something else. Walk through Central Park, visit the Highline, take the Ferry to see the Statue of Liberty.

Agree with this. If you haven't been before, do this instead. The ferry and Statue are more interesting to kids this age than a museum.

My 12 year old DD and I noped it out of the Met real quick after standing in line, entering and seeing the crowds. She enjoyed seeing the Taylor Swift statue, Katy Perry Statue, and pretending to be a fashion model doing ramp walk, a guest on Today show, all in the Wax museum. We only went inside the Wax Museum since it was the last day of our trip and everything else like Edge, One WTC, Statue of Liberty tours were booked and we had one more visit left on our city pass.

Anonymous wrote:The Met and the Tenement Museum.

Another yes and yes

Anonymous wrote:Oh my gosh - the math museum! So interactive and fun. National Museum of Mathematics https://momath.org

Agree with this. My boys loved it.

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Anonymous wrote:The Met and the Tenement Museum.

yes and yes

The Tenement Museum is unique and immersive. Nothing like that in DC. See the website here and reserve:
https://www.tenement.org

There is also a great gelato place nearby: https://www.laboratoriodelgelato.com

Oh my gosh - the math museum! So interactive and fun. National Museum of Mathematics https://momath.org

Anonymous wrote:The Met and the Tenement Museum.

yes and yes

The Met and the Tenement Museum.

Anonymous wrote:Local here. Can’t go wrong with Met or AMNH. If I had to choose one for that age group I’d choose the Tenement museum. It’s unique, small, and the neighborhood is fun to walk/eat around.

Agree on Tenement Museum. And I suggest Broadway instead of museums.

At any large world-class museum, it all depends on your kids' personal interests which you know best. Look at special exhibits at all the major museums to see if there's anything that connects.

MOMA had evening hours and a really good cafeteria. That can help with fitting it in to a busy trip.