Travel Reference
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AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF MANHATTAN
212 W 83rd St between Broadway and Amsterdam. Subway #1 to 79th or 86th St.
212 721 1234,
www.cmom.org
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Tues-Fri & Sun 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-7pm. $11.
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This delightful five-storey space offers interactive exhibits that stimulate learning in a fun,
relaxed environment for kids (and babies) of all ages. If you've got a very little one in tow,
check out the educational playspace
Playworks
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RIVERSIDE PARK
Along the Hudson River and West Side Highway from W 72nd to W 158th sts. Subway #1, #2, #3, various
stops along the Upper West Side.
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Not as imposing or spacious as Central Park, the waterfront
Riverside Park
was designed
in the English pastoral style by the same team of architects, Olmsted and Vaux. The main
stretch runs from 72th to 125th and slopes down from Riverside Drive, along wild paths and
over great open patches of greenery. The
79th Street Boat Basin
is a lovely retreat as well
as a nice summer eating option.
Riverside Drive
itself is flanked by palatial townhouses and apartment buildings construc-
ted in the early twentieth century by those not quite rich enough to compete with the folks
