The New York Hall of Science is located at 111th Street and 48th Avenue, Flushing Meadows, Corona Park, Queens, New York.
The New York Aquarium
This is the only aquarium in New York City. Its mission is to “save wildlife and wild places around the globe.” Exhibits feature more than 8,000 animals and visitors can learn about animals that live in New York State and as far away as the Arctic and Africa. Kids of all ages will delight in the diverse species at the Aquarium and will be delighted to meet the animals there.
Willie the Sea Otter
Be sure to take the kids to visit, Willie, who is a California sea otter. His species is threatened and he is somewhat smaller than other sea otter species. Willie weighs about sixty pounds and puts on a delightful show for his audience as he plunges, dips, dives and skims through the water. The entire family will enjoy their visit with Willie, where they will learn a great deal about California sea otters.
Ayveg the Walrus
Ayveg (pronounced Eye vuk’) was born in the Bering Strait, which is located between Alaska and Siberia. He was brought to the Aquarium in 1994, when he weighed only 150 pounds. Today, Ayveg’s weighs over 1200 pounds. Kids and adults alike will love their visit with Ayveg, where they’ll learn a wealth of information about Walrus.
These are only two of the wonderful animals species found at the Aquarium. Be sure to visit all of them.
Location
The New York Aquarium consists of 14 acres and the animals here live both indoors and outdoors. If your kids enjoy aquatic life and sea creatures, they’ll love the visit to the New York Aquarium, which is located on West 8th Street and Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.
The Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo is the largest city zoo in the US, consisting of 265 acres that houses over 4,000 animals. It gives kids an opportunity to see how animals interact with each other and with people. Kids can touch some of the animals at the Zoo, which offers a special program for toddlers.
Kids get the chance to see endangered animals such as red pandas and snow leopards and will be thrilled to ride a camel. They can board the Bengali Express monorail to watch animals in recreations of their natural habitat.