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The most interesting park is New York´s Central Park. It is simply the perfect place for walking, cycling, skating, rent a boat, riding a carousel or just shooting spectacular photos. It also has its own zoo, Central Park Zoo. It is advisable to visit the park on weekends and see performances, magicians, clowns and other artists who will entertain you with many more activities fit for the whole family.
Just at the southeast entrance of Central Park, on 5th Avenue you will find the oldest toy store in the United States, FAO Schwarz Store, a favorite of New York. It is the famous toy store where the piano of the legendary film Big is played by Tom Hanks. It is a paradise for children and adults. There is also a children´s restaurant.
The dream of every girl is in the American Girl Place, a store with three floors full of dolls and accessories, where you can play with them, dress them enjoy live shows and many others fun activities. Is very close to FAO Schwartz, on the same avenue.
At Rockefeller Center, also on the same 5th Avenue, is the largest Lego store. From outside you can see a huge model made from Lego pieces.
Toys R Us is in Times Square, the big toy store that houses a giant Ferris wheel. There is a huge Barbie mansion with collectible dolls.
There is also the Scholastic Store, a store devoted to children´s culture. There you can buy books, educational games, CDs and DVDs.
In Dylans Candy Bar will enjoy two floors filled with candy and sweets of all kinds.
In town you will find the Sony building, which offers a completely free interactive tour at the Sony Wonder Technology Lab, the best in media for young people to try the latest technology. There is also the Lazer Park, an area specifically designed to play with laser guns and all kinds of video games and gaming machines.
For lovers of nature it is essential to visit the Bronx Zoo, one of the best zoos in the world. You can also enjoy a great aquarium, the New York Aquarium in Brooklyn, and dive into marine nature. Right next to it you find the classic amusement park, Coney Island, fit for all ages.
If you´re looking for sports, at Chelsea Piers you can practice almost every sports, from bowling to climbing.
In New York there is a wide array of shows for parents and children that both surely will love. Some of the Broadway shows for kids are The Lion King, The Wizard of Oz: Wicked, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Mary Poppins orPeter Pan: Peter and the Starcatcher, among many others.
Parents can always take their children to any restaurant in New York, but it is better to take them to restaurants especially suitable for children. One that surely they will like is the Max Brenner chocolate restaurant in Union Square. There is also the Hard Rock Cafe and Planet Hollywood in Times Square, among others.
The major museums to visit are the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, a Navy aircraft carrier converted into a museum of the sea, air and space, the American Natural History Museum: the Museum of Natural History with an ultra modern Planetarium and an IMAX cinema , the Children´s Art Museum, Children´s Museum of Manhattan and the Brooklyn Children´s Museum.
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