Best Science Museums in New York

New York has 5 science museums we would happily take our own kids to. Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is the one most families start with. Board a real WWII aircraft carrier, then stand beneath the world's first space shuttle, all docked on the Hudson in Manhattan. National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) is the other name that comes up again and again. The only museum in North America devoted entirely to making math hands-on and joyful. New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) rounds out the pick of the bunch. More than 450 hands-on exhibits built on a simple idea: design, make, play. Also worth your time: SPYSCAPE and SUMMIT One Vanderbilt.

Published prices run from $22 at New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) up to $37 at SUMMIT One Vanderbilt. 2 of the 5 listed here quote a starting price. The others vary by season or by what you add on, so check before you travel. Age guidance is worth reading first at SPYSCAPE (ages 8 and up).

The science museums on this page are spread across Manhattan (4) and Queens (1), so it is easy to pair two into one trip.