Playground or museum? When you are visiting a new city with kids, each can be equally important. At playgrounds, kids not only can let off steam, but they can meet local kids. Parents can meet local parents who can offer valuable tips on spending time in their city. They can point you to favorite restaurants and ice cream shops for a treat.
New York is always tops on kids’ lists of places they want to visit. Listen to all the different languages that people are speaking. The experts say more than 600 different ones, everything from Arabic to Spanish to Chinese, Russian, and Hebrew.
According to new research from Virtuoso®, a global leader in luxury and experiential travel, New York is the third most booked city for leisure travel thus far this year, with bookings 13 percent ahead of 2022.
Remember, New York City is a lot more than Manhattan. Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island are also part of the big city. “Travel to the different boroughs to see what New York is really like,” suggested Jessica, 16, one of the many kids interviewed for the newest edition of my just-published Kid’s Guide to NYC—the fourth edition. Also, check out NYC’s new We Love New York City campaign.
And the city is chock full of museums, zoos, as well as playgrounds. “Go to the parks, they are always relaxing,” suggested Sam, 13, a young New Yorker interviewed for my book.
