1 . Brooklyn Children's Museum

Founded in 1899 as the country's first museum specifically made for children, today BCM is comprehensive, with a permanent collection of 30,000 objects, including musical instruments, masks and dolls. Kids love the interactive World Brooklyn, a small cityscape（城市风光）lined by stores where children can pretend to be working grown-ups.

Children's Museum of Manhattan

Looking for interactive art that welcomes curious minds? Then head to Inside Art, the current show up at CMOM, which lets your little ones climb in and over and all around the exhibits. It's ideas like this that make the 40,000-square-foot so special. Learning about culture, history and science is a pride for kids aged six and under. CMOM also hosts classes—like Gross Biology for kids who are interested in insects-all designed with the latest child-development research in mind.

DiMenna Children's History Museum

The hands-on displays at this kid-focused arm of the New York Historical Society transport children back through 350 years of US history, with a special focus on NYC. Children are encouraged to climb around and interact with exhibits that highlight the lives of kids who grew up to become famous doctors, athletes and political figures! Little New Yorkers can get in on sing-alongs and crafts. Other family programs include cookings classes, games and story hours.

Staten Island Children's Museum

Staten Island Children's Museum nurtures（培养）creativity. It offers hands-on experiences like the Block Harbor（plenty of blocks to play with!）, larger-than-life games like Connect Four and Dominoes, and even the opportunity to climb through a human-sized anthill or play firefighter at Ladder 11, so you'll find immersive（沉浸式的）fun around every corner. Don't forget to stop by Green Living Room powered by the wind energy where the kids can learn about ways to reduce our carbon footprint.

2 . Gardens are a welcome gift from the natural world. Here are several places where beauty is blooming(盛开):

Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Families are encouraged to explore this Pennsylvania gem(珍奇之地). Kids may want to search for the dozens of unusual animal statues that can be found throughout the garden. Different in size, shape and color, some are more than 100 years old. You'll also find an entire garden area designed for the art of cutting trees and bushes into different shapes.

Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

Hidden within the red landscape of Papago Park, the Desert Botanical Garden hosts one of the world's finest collections of desert plants. The garden is home to rare, threatened and endangered plant species from around the world. Families enjoy the magical Butterfly Pavilion where beautiful winged creatures, native to the Southwest, gently stay on young visitors.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York

During the best of times, toddler(幼儿)discovery, tree detective and family weekend programs combine to make this an outstanding place to inspire young naturalists. The expanded Discovery Garden, created for the youngest garden guests, provides hands-on opportunities to study plant and animal life. Don't miss the unique beauty of the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, for which the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is noted.

Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina

See camellias, daffodils, azaleas and scores of other species in bloom within America's oldest public garden. Founded in 1676 and open for visitors since 1870, the expansive and historic plantation is home to the last large-scale Romantic Garden left in the United States. Kids will love the petting zoo and nature enter, where they can get friendly with white tail deer, pygmy goats and other small creatures.