These 116 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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Every day from June 1 to December 31
Museum of Sex · Midtown
Climb into a four-story adult playground where cheeky carnival games, a bouncy room, and a spiral slide meet serious exhibitions on sex history and cults. Grab a cocktail at the bar and embrace your inner kid—just the grown-up version.
November 14 & November 15 at 12pm
Governors Island • $5
Give your kids hammers, saws, and scrap wood, then watch them build forts, paint masterpieces, or just make a glorious mess. The Yard is NYC's only adventure playground where children direct their own play with real tools and trained supervision.
November 14 at 1:30pm (This weekend) +58
Fort Tryon Park · Manhattan • Free
Climb staircases, learn tree names, and practice forest bathing while working up a sweat with Hudson River views as your backdrop. Classes end with playground equipment sessions or a stroll to the farmer's market, depending on the day.
Central Park West · Manhattan
Climb pyramids, tunnel through mounds, and splash through water features at this 1967 Richard Dattner playground, a rare surviving example of adventure play architecture where kids build, explore, and get delightfully dirty.
Central Park · Manhattan
Central Park turns into a winter playground for one weekend each year, with free snowshoeing, skiing, and kicksledding: no gear, no experience, no charge.
Herald Square · Manhattan • Free
Hop on a giant illuminated seesaw and watch it erupt into a light and sound show. See Saw turns Herald Square into a free, playful playground where your movement is the art.
Browse Manhattan neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
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Thu, Nov 12 · 5:30 PM
MUSEUM OF ICE CREAM · SoHo
$49-$59
Fri, Nov 13 · 9:15 AM
My Gym Tribeca · Manhattan
$289
Fri, Nov 13 · 12:15 PM
My Gym Tribeca · Tribeca
$75
Fri, Nov 13 · 3:00 PM
Brooklyn Bridge Park · Brooklyn
Fri, Nov 13 · 9:30 AM
Complete Playground · Financial District
Fri, Nov 13 · 4:00 PM
Coexist GameHouse · Manhattan
$20
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
National Museum of Mathematics · Chelsea
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:15 AM
My Gym Tribeca · Manhattan
$289
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM
Hudson Yards · Chelsea
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 9:15 AM
My Gym Tribeca · Manhattan
$289
Sun, Nov 15 · 4:00 PM
Slate · Flatiron District
$$
Tue, Nov 17 · 4:15 PM
My Gym Tribeca · Manhattan
$289
CNSLT.us · Manhattan
OMNE Martial Arts, Fitness & Wellness · Manhattan
The Rainbow Play Space East Village · East Village
Bryant Park · Manhattan
Chelsea Piers Field House · Manhattan
Harlem YMCA · Manhattan
Andrew Haswell Green Dog Park · Manhattan
Free
Riverside Park · Manhattan
FAO Schwarz · Manhattan
Old Mates Pub · Manhattan
$$
The Peck Slip School · Manhattan
Manhattan
Civic Center
Stuyvesant Town
Manhattan
Financial District
Manhattan
Flatiron District
Kips Bay
Manhattan
Tarr-Coyne Tots Playground · Manhattan
Financial District
Manhattan
Manhattan
Midtown
$$$
Harlem
Upper West Side
East Village
Nolan Park
Manhattan
Washington Heights
Harlem
Financial District
Central Park
Central Park
Upper West Side
Manhattan
Central Park
Midtown
Free
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Hell's Kitchen
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