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Top 20 Places to Take Kids in Westchester County

Westchester County's Favorite Family Fun Spots!

The best places to take Westchester County kids! Of course, there is LOTS more to do in our area! Get great ideas here on KidsOutAndAbout!



1.    Rye Playland

Playland, often called Rye Playland and also known as Playland Amusement Park, is an amusement park located in Rye, New York. Playland is Metro New York's great family amusement park! From the famous Dragon Coaster to rides like the SuperFlight Coaster, Music Express and Double Shot -Rye Playland offers the best in family fun. There are more than 50 major and Kiddyland rides and attractions; a beach, pool, and pier on Long Island Sound; lake boating, entertainment, fireworks, lots of great food, and much more.

2.    LEGOLAND Discovery Center

LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Westchester in Yonkers – Westchester’s first LEGO® attraction for kids! Only a year after they opened they are one of the most unique fun things to do in Westchester, LEGOLAND Discovery Center offers a great family day out. Take part in children’s activities with the Master Model Builder, kids birthday parties, MINILAND, New York’s top attractions made from LEGO, soft play area, rides, 4D cinema and more!

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3.   Rye Nature Center

Rye Nature Center’s mission is to protect our natural resources and promote environmental stewardship and education through support of the Rye Nature Center and conservation projects within its Urban Forest & Wildlife Sanctuary and the community. It offers family workshops, tours, camps and host’s birthday parties.  

4.    Jumpin' Jeepers

Jumpin' Jeepers is a learning playground for children ages 1-9 in Mahopac. Jumpin' Jeepers promotes physical, social, and cognitive development in children. They are dedicated to safe fun: Natural and organic refreshments are available in their nut-free facility and their playspace is cleaned throughout the day with non-toxic cleaning products. The open layout is designed to make it easy to view your child at play.

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5.    Muscoot Farm

Muscoot Farm was originally a "Gentleman's Farm" founded by Ferdinand T. Hopkins in 1880 and operated as a dairy farm until Westchester County acquired the property in the late 1960s. Today, Muscoot Farm is a Westchester County Park that strives to preserve and interpret its agrarian past. Visitors may stroll through the original barns, visit with the animals, participate in educational programs or hike the many miles of trails. There is something for everyone on Muscoot’s 777 acres!

6.   Leapin' Lizards

Leapin' Lizards is an indoor playground and recreation center for children of all ages located in Port Chester, NY, just off of I95 and I287. Children can climb, bounce, crawl, jump, and slide through our playspace which includes tunnels, mazes, ball pits and a foam forest! It is a clean, well-supervised environment for kids to play and explore, RAIN or SHINE. There is free parking.

7.    Hudson Highlands Nature Museum

Established in 1959, the Museum has grown into a leading provider of nature education experiences in the Hudson Valley. Its mission is to develop responsible caretakers of the natural world through its special focus on environmental education. It uses its living collections of native animals, natural habitats and trails to present a wide variety of programs for people of all ages at its two locations.

8.    Hilltop Hanover Farm

Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center is a working crop farm and environmental education facility located in Yorktown Heights, NY. Formerly a dairy farm, and with roots dating back to the 1600’s, today Hilltop Hanover acts as a regional education hub offering programs on healthy and sustainable food production, skills for small-scale suburban and urban farmers, and sustainable living practices for local communities.

9.   Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain State Park is situated in rugged mountains rising from the west bank of the Hudson River. The park features a large play field, shaded picnic groves, lake and river fishing access, a swimming pool, Trailside Museums and Zoo, hiking, biking and cross-country ski trails.

10.    Greenburgh Nature Center

Greenburgh Nature Center is a 33-acre nature preserve with trails, a pond and gardens. More than 70,000 visitors come to the GNC each year. The property is a significant wildlife habitat refuge, both for indigenous species and for the hundreds of species of migratory birds that use it as a resting place on their spring and fall travels. The property includes 30 acres of woodland, two significant wetland sites, and an old orchard succession site, which is used as a nesting area for Eastern box turtles.

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