Weekly link Chol Hamoed Section

Hit the road to flavor town

It's

time to think outside the box

It's the extra mile like Spark Library that makes all the difference.

engaging with hundreds of guests from the community who come to enjoy his library.

the show. He shines as he manages subscriptions, organizes shelves, and checks out books,

Spark Library –built with care for individuals with special needs –is where Shaya runs

he gains there are impressive, for Hamaspik of Kings County, it’s not enough.

Shaya is on his way to spend a fulfilling day at Day Hab. While the skills and knowledge

Achosainu Academy, a Williamsburg-based Day Hab

*Spark library is run by the participants of

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דעומה לוח א

גרובסמאיליוו ןיא אד טצעי (ןטראג ריט) אאז עסיורג עגיטכעמ א

רעשימייה

ןופ ץוח)

420 אינעווע גנישאלפ

(עפלאמ) יקנָאמ

הנעיה תב

רעטעגילע

רעלדא

ארעגנעק

ןייפאיקראפ

רעביא ןופ גנאלש

!גנאל סיפ

!!ךאנ ןוא

!סונוב

סדיילס עדנפאכראפ ןצנאג ןרעביא ןופ תויח ןופ !טלעוו

Yomtovlicious

It's Erev Sukkos on a Friday, and Yidden are rushing with their final preparations for Yom Tov. The streets of Yerushalayim are bustling. Some are finishing their little sukkahs, while others are preparing their lulavim. You can feel the excitement radiate as the fast-approaching Chag gets closer.

As the sun gracefully descends, Klal Yisroel harmoniously make their way to the majestic Bais Hamikdash. Holding tightly onto their splendid lulav bags embroidered with honor, they deliver their precious packages so they'll be ready for this big Mitzva right after Shabbos. Everything proclaims Hiddur Mitzva. Everyone sings Keter Yitnu Lecha!

You will only need:

Scissors Glue Kraft It Pages

Cut out the lion. Save for later.

Take the page with the Maroon lines. Be careful not to cut into the edge.

Cut the page along the black line. Fold in half (there is a light grey line to guide you.)

Cut on black lines like “slices”. Be careful not to cut all the way through it and leave the edge attached.

Next, cut out the Gold strips. Now, thread the strips into the maroon page that you have sliced, by weaving under and over.

If you started the rst strip under and then over, the next strip-do over and then under to create the checkerboard e ect.

Do this until all Gold strips have been weaved.

Glue the edges so the strips dont slip out. Glue the Lion on top of the woven page.

Cut the יראכ רוביג and the ןוצר תושעל...

If you want your הכוס יונ to last longer, laminate or frame the pages.

Bonus:

If you want to add a black border to complete the look, use electrical tape. Fold half of the tape down to the back of the page. This should give you a thin, nice border.

ןגידנע רימ ןלעוו ךאוו יד

!הכוס יונ יד

:ןפראד טסעוו וד

ןירפאפ יד • ולג • לרעש •

ןיא סע גייל ןוא יד ןוא בייל יד סיוא דיינש

.טייז יד

"ןורעמ" יד טימ ריפאפ יד םענ ךאנרעד .סנייל עטרילאק

ךאמ ,ןטייז עדייב ייב ןייל עניד יד קרעמאב

.ןייל עניד יד ןיא ןדיינשוצניירא טשינ רעכיז

.ןייל עצראווש יד ףיוא ריפאפ יד דיינש

ףיוא דיינש ,בלאה ןיא ריפאפ יד ןייא גייב

טשינ גנוטכא ביג סנייל עצראווש יד

.ןייל עניד יד ןיא ןדיינשוצניירא

.ךעלקיטש "דלאג" יד סיוא דיינש טצעי

יד ןיא ןיירא ןריפאפ דלאג יד ןיירא טכעלפ

.ןורעמ

ןא ךיז טבייה ריפאפ דלאג עטשרע יד ביוא

רעכעה עטייווצ יד ךאמ ,ןורעמ יד רעטנוא

.ןורעמ יד

ןקע יד ולג ,ןטכאלפעגניירא ןענעז עלא ךאנ

.ןעמוקסיורא טשינ לאז סע זא

.בייל יד ףיורא ולג

תושעל' יד ןוא 'יראכ רוביג' יד סיוא דיינש

.'ןוצר

ןגייל ריא טנעק גנוגידנע ענייש א ראפ

ריפאפ עצנאג יד םורא פיעט קירטקעלע

!"ןוצר תושעל ןוא יראכ רוביג " יד ןוא

This week we will complete our הכוס יונ!

Ateres Golda - 1370 50th St.

Sunday MY"T: October 1 9:30

Monday: October 2 4:45 & 8:30

Tuesday : October 3 4:45 & 8:30

Wednesday: October 4 4:45 & 8:30

Thursday: October 5 4:00 & 7:30

Ateres Reva - 500 Summer Ave.

Sunday MY"T: October 1 9:30

Monday: October 2 8:30

Tuesday : October 3 8:30

Wednesday: October 4 8:30

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Thursday: October 5 7:30 CATSKILLS

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Sunday MY"T: October 1 9:30

Monday: October 2 4:45 & 8:30

Tuesday : October 3 4:45 & 8:30

Wednesday: October 4 4:45 & 8:30

Thursday: October 5 4:00 & 7:30

Bais Yaakov of South Fallsburg - 5478 Route 42

Sunday MY"T: October 1 9:30

Monday: October 2 8:30

Tuesday : October 3 8:30

םאזגנאל

ןאמדלעפ

RITZ PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Cut along the black line.

ADMISSION: $35 :טנעווא $30 :גאטימכאנ

ןוא

תוכוס דעומה לוח

דעומה לוח ד"פשת תוכוס

Every night of Chol Hamoed

Imperfectly Delicious

BY: CHAYA BLUSTEIN

“It’ll be fine, Ma. How hard can it be to make just the meat?” I asked rhetorically, misplaced overconfidence in my voice. So I’d never cooked a blessed thing before in all my 18 years. I could totally handle cooking some meat for Yom Tov.

“You’re the best, Devora,” my mother gushed, sounding like her typical postpartum self – weak, but on an emotional high. “I really want it to be ready before Babby and Zeidy come with Shia and Mordche. Babby can do the little things, but I wanted the meat to be finished before.”

“Oh, Babby and Zeidy are going to be coming still?” I asked, my confidence developing a slight crack. My ever-efficient mother had frozen all of the Yom Tov food weeks ago, in case she’d be out of commission. This brand-new baby sister of mine had arrived just a little early, so that my mother hadn’t had a chance to quite finish up every last thing. Luckily, we had reinforcements in the form of my grandmother coming for Yom Tov.

But knowing that the meat I cooked was going to feed my discerning grandparents and uncles made me feel a little wavery.

“Of course, they’re still coming!” my mother said. “There’s no way we can go to them, is there!” she chuckled.

Okay. I swallowed. I could totally do this.

"So, do you want to write down the instructions for the meat? It’s in the bottom freezer drawer. First, let it defrost…”

I pressed the phone to my ear and wrote furiously, taking down every word my mother said. My whole reputation depended on this meat, after all.

“Thanks a million, Devora,” My mother repeated, her voice sounding drowsy as she completed her instructions. “I think I’m going to rest now. Bye.” I said goodbye and hung up, looking at the phone nervously. How hard could this be, right? ***

So first, I defrosted the meat, because that was what my mother said to do. I transferred the cuts from the freezer to the fridge, then ran out of the house to do some Yom Tov shopping.

It was really wonderful to have such an organized mother, I thought as I walked briskly down the street. All I had to do was follow the carefully updated lists my mother had left behind. I squinted in the bright sun beating overhead, trying to make out what my next stop was supposed to be.

As I checked off the errands on my list, I thought about my most major task of the day - preparing the Yom Tov meat. I hoped I wasn’t defrosting the meat for too long. One second. Didn’t meat spoil if it was left defrosting for too long?

Yes, I definitely remembered hearing my mother say something like that. I panicked and quickly paid for the clips and scrunchies I’d gathered in the hosiery store. I’d better get home before it was too late and all the meat would be ruined. I walked home as quickly as I could, and ran up the stairs, flinging open the doors of the fridge. I touched the meat tentatively. It was still icecold.

I relaxed. Okay, so obviously it didn’t take so fast to defrost meat. Maybe I would take it out of the fridge, because I really wanted to make the meat already, before my sibs arrived home from school.

Leaving the meat to continue defrosting on the counter, I went to the laundry room. My mother had left exact instructions here too, which was important because I’d never done any laundry besides for in camp (and we won’t discuss how that worked out.)

I scrubbed my little brother’s white shirt dutifully as my mother had specified, and threw in the

rest of the white load to wash. There. The meat was probably defrosted already, I figured, so I flew down the steps to check on it. The outside of the roast definitely felt mushy already (I tried not to gag) but if I pressed, I could tell that the inside was still frozen solid.

It was getting late, and I still hadn’t made any headway with the meat. I looked around me for inspiration, when I noticed the porch door right off the kitchen. Bingo! It was a boiling hot day. Surely, if I put the meat in the sun on the porch, it would defrost really quickly.

I gently placed the meat in a pan on the patio table.

Then I went back into the kitchen. ***

I don’t think you want to picture the scene that greeted me when I next stepped onto the porch. “Aaaggh!!!” I screamed.

I ran back into the house and cowered in my father’s study, my breath coming in gasps.

Frantically, I reached for a phone, about to call my mother. Then I stopped.

My mother had said she was going to rest. I wasn’t going to wake her up.

Not even if there was a HUGE black bird on my porch, picking away at my meat!!

I gagged again, and held a hand to my heart. My heart was racing so fast I hoped it wasn’t dangerous. Yikes! Did I remember to close the porch door behind me?

Was that awful disgusting terrifying black bird in my house already?!

My heart in my throat, I called my father. He’d gone to work today after making sure that everything was under control, but he had just had a baby. Surely it was okay if I called him in such an emergency.

“Tatty,” I panted breathlessly, “you don’t know what just happened!”

My story came out in a jumble, which my father had a hard time understanding.

“You put the meat on the porch? To defrost in the sun? And now, there’s a bird eating it?” my father sounded bewildered.

“Yes!” I said emphatically. “A huge, humongous, disgusting black bird. Ewwww!”

My father burst out laughing.

“Ta!!” I protested, scandalized. “I’m serious! You can totally come home and check it out!

Actually, please come home and chase the bird away, because otherwise I’m going to have to stay locked in the study until you come home.”

I could hear my father still chuckling on the other end of the line, although he reassured me that he was on his way.

But by the time my father came home and walked out onto the porch brandishing a broomstick, the bird had flown away.

“Is this the meat you wanted to make for Yom Tov?” my father asked, mirth still in his voice as he brought in the package of meat. “Gross!” I yelped.

“Well, I actually see that he had a pretty hard time poking through the plastic,” my father said as he examined the meat. “But in some places he got through and managed to pick off a piece.”

“Tatty,” I begged, covering my eyes and ears, “could you please throw it out?”

“Why, don’t you think all the kids will want to have a look at the meat that the bird ate?” my father said teasingly. “Okay, no problem.” He dropped the meat roast into the garbage can with a plunk.

“But now what should I do?” I wailed as I removed my hands from my eyes and ears. “The kids’ busses are coming already and we don’t even have a raw meat roast in the house, forget about cooked meat for Yom Tov!”

“It’s okay,” my father soothed. “I’ll go buy new meat right now.”

He picked up his car keys and turned to go. “In any case, I was thinking of buying a nicer cut of meat, for such a big simcha and l’kavod Yom Tov.”

“But then Mommy will know!” I protested, scandalized. “Please don’t tell Mommy what I did! I’ll be mortified!”

My father paused. “Don’t worry, I’ll handle it,” he said. “I’ll tell Mommy that I decided to surprise her and buy short ribs for Yom Tov instead, and we’ll put the brisket away for another time. Meanwhile, I’ll buy short ribs and also brisket, to keep in the freezer.”

“Okay,” I said. Short ribs sounded even more daunting to prepare than brisket, but I figured that meat was meat. Surely my mother’s instructions would be fine for short ribs too. Anyway, there was no way I was going to admit to my father how nervous I was to prepare the meat for Yom Tov.

But when my father arrived home with the packages of short ribs, I faltered. It didn’t look anything like the briskets my mother made. It probably wouldn’t make sense to follow the same recipe.

Instead, I swallowed my pride and called Babby.

“Oooh, hello, Devorala,” my grandmother said. “We can’t wait to come for Yom Tov! Shia’s already shlepping the suitcases.”

I felt a pang. Yom Tov was coming in just two days.

“Babby,” I said hesitantly, “my father bought short ribs for Yom Tov, and I’m not sure how to make it.”

“And you don’t want to disturb your mother, right?” Babby asked approvingly. “I’ll tell you exactly what to do, mammele.”

I dutifully wrote down yet another set of instructions, looking doubtfully at the bones sticking out of the short rib pieces as I listened to Babby’s detailed directions.

I hoped I could handle this after all. ***

The first day of Yom Tov dawned cool and crisp, the most perfectly idyllic kind of weather for sitting in the sukkah and feeling like fall.

Mommy brought the newborn down dressed in her cutest outfit, adorned with a bracelet on each hand and soft pink booties to match.

“Mommy, can I hold her? Can I hold her?” All my siblings vied for a chance to hold the baby, who spent the majority of the time locked in my parents’ bedroom.

Babby kvelled as she watched Mommy holding the new baby, sitting on her armchair in the sukkah like a queen.

“I hope it’s not too cold for the baby,” she fussed, adding an extra blanket to the wrap that baby was snuggled in.

“What a beautifully set table!” Mommy exclaimed. “Thanks, Devora. I knew I could count on you.”

I smiled. I hoped my mother hadn’t noticed the slightly grayish collars on my little brother’s white shirt, which somehow hadn’t come out sparkling white the way it did when my mother washed it. And I hoped she didn’t notice the slight mismatch of the paper goods I had bought. Mommy was usually a perfectionist.

I didn’t see any trace of concern on Mommy’s

face as she cooed to the baby, so I relaxed. The men arrived home in a flurry of arbaah minim and we were ready to start the seudah.

“Rivky, you sure are lucky that you have Devora,” Babby said as I helped her serve the fish. “She even put up the short ribs for Yom Tov! I’m sure all the boys are going to really enjoy it.”

I hoped so. My two youngest uncles, aged 19 and 17, had the formidable appetite yeshivah bachurim were known for. And my younger brothers, 13 and 15 each, were following in their footsteps. There was a table full of people to feed, and I could only hope that I’d followed Babby’s directions accurately.

Babby put the short ribs on a platter, oohing and aahing over its gorgeous presentation. I swallowed. It looked pretty, but would it taste good?

My first inkling that something was wrong came pretty fast.

“Umm, Devora, can you bring a real knife? This plastic thing won’t work on short ribs.”

I dutifully brought the silverware, holding my breath while everyone cut into their meat portions. I couldn’t figure out what their expressions were all about as they cut their first pieces.

“Um, mine is a little pink,” my little brother Kalman said, very graciously. “Is there a better piece on the platter?”

“Sha,” Shia hissed, as he tried to unsuccessfully chew his meat, which was somewhat pink in the middle as well.

One by one, the plates of short rib got pushed away as everyone realized that it wasn’t fully cooked.

I was mortified. Couldn’t I handle cooking a little meat? I thought I’d cooked it long enough, although Babby had told me it cooked for far less time than brisket.

“There’s plenty of deli roll,” my mother said as the boys looked morosely at the table.

That was too much for me. I fled to my bedroom, humiliated, while Babby quietly took the short ribs to the kitchen to throw them in the garbage. I didn’t actually dissolve in tears, even though I felt like doing it. Instead, I just curled up in a ball and let a few tears run down my cheeks.

My mother was so perfect. All the food she cooked tasted delicious, even after being frozen, and when she did laundry or cleaned up,

everything sparkled. Whatever I did, I managed to flop.

After a few minutes, I pulled myself together, set my jaw, and went to help finish serving.

“Hey, come on, Devora.”

My mother was standing in the kitchen, waiting for me.

“There’s plenty to eat besides the meat, don’t worry,” she soothed in a soft voice. “No one’s going to go hungry.”

“I know, but why do I always have to mess up so badly?” I asked in misery, and suddenly I was telling my mother all about the story behind the short ribs and the bird on the porch. I could tell she was trying very hard not to giggle as I described it to her, although she let herself smirk.

“It’s totally normal,” she said. “Do you think I was always such a great cook?”

I looked at my mother in incomprehension. Was she saying that she hadn’t always been so perfect?

“When I first got married, I hosted Bubby and Zeidy Feder for Shabbos Hagadol. It was the first time I was making a whole Shabbos, and my in-laws were coming too. You can imagine the pressure I had.”

Well, normally, I wouldn’t have been able to imagine it. But just right then, I could really understand it.

“Well, guess what? The cholent burned so badly that Shabbos that there was not a bean left to serve,” my mother said, and she was still smiling.

“I made apple kugel, but it came out raw, and my dessert looked pretty, but didn’t taste very good. I’m pretty sure everyone went home hungry.”

“You weren’t embarrassed?”

“Of course, I was,” my mother said easily. “But nobody’s perfect, and life isn’t perfect. Burned cholent and raw meat is the least of the imperfection.” She paused.

“Really, that’s what Sukkos is all about. A sukkah’s not supposed to be perfect. It’s allowed to have just three walls, and it has to have a leaky roof. That’s the mitzvah, and it’s a Yom Tov, because Hashem loves us even when we aren’t perfect.”

I smiled. Really, what was raw meat in the scheme of things? Just a good reminder of everything my mother had just said.

I could handle that. •

בוט םוי םירמוש הרבח

ןעגנוזייוונא טייהרעכיז

טכאמ ,בוט םוי קלח א ראפ ראנ זיא׳ס ביוא וליפא - קעווא טראפ׳מ ראפ

.טראפשראפ טוג ןענעז זיוה רעייא ןופ ןעריט ןוא סרעטסנעפ עלא רעכיז

טכאמ ןוא ,ראק רעייא ןיא םיצפח רעלופטרעוו ןייק רעביא טשינ טזאל .טראפשראפ ןענעז ןריט עלא רעכיז

רענייק ןעוו הכוס יד ןיא םיצפח רעלופטרעוו ןייק רעביא טשינ טזאל .טראד טשינ זיא

ןטכאלאב גידנעטש זיא זיוה רעייא םורא זא רעכיז טכאמ

סיפא טסאפ יד טפור ןאד ,ט"וי ףיוא םייהרעדניא טשינ ריא טנעז ביוא

סע לאז ןכש א טעב רעדא ,זיוה רעייא וצ טסאפ ןייק ןקיש טשינ לאז ןעמענניירא

רעדא סאג ןפיוא 'וכו סקייב ,סעשזירעק ןייק רעביא טשינ טזאל

סע רעכיז ךאמ רעדא בוטש ןיא ןיירא סע םענ ,ףיוה םענעפא םעניא טלעטייקעגוצ טוג זיא

עלופטרעוו ערעדנא רעדא ,קוב-טעקאפ ,ןואפלעס רעייא טשינ טגייל

."עדנוקעס א ראפ וליפא" ,סאג ןפיוא םיצפח

א ןוטוצנא טונימ א םענ ,דעומה לוח ןעראפסיורא ן׳ראפ

יד ןוא ןעמאנ א ,רעדניק רעניילק עלא ףיוא לטראק עיצאקיפיטנעדיא רעבמונ-ןואפ טקעטנאק עטסעב

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Riverside Dr. -Hudson River, W. 72 -W 153 50 min

212-870-3070

Storied multilevel park with elms & rocky outcrops, plus a long boulevard & multiple Playgrounds. Sponsered By:

Parks & Nature

Central Park

14 East 60th St

New York, NY 10022

50 min

Hours: 6am-1pm

212-310-6600

Park with pedestrian paths & ballfields, plus a zoo, carousel, boat rentals & a reservoir.

Untermyer Gardens Conservancy

945 N Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701

50 min

914-613-4502

Untermyer Park & Gardens is a historic 43-acre city public park.

Crotona Park

Charlotte St Bronx, NY 10457

53 min

212-639-9675

Tree-filled park with a lake, large pool, tennis courts, playgrounds, baseball diamonds & more.

Union Tpke

Oakland Gardens, NY 11364

54 min

212-639-9675

Spacious park featuring playgrounds & biking trails plus basketball & handball courts.

Wave Hill Public Garden

4900 Independance Ave

Bronx, NY 10471

55 min

718-549-3200

Expansive, manicured public garden with wooded paths, benches & Hudson River views.

Givans Creek

1000 Baychester Ave Bronx, NY 10475

55 min

212-639-9675

This area is a natural woodland, it is not a park, it is beautiful & contains alot of wildlife.

Harriman State Park

7 Lakes Dr Ramapo, NY 10974

1 hr 28 min

845-947-2444

This expansive park features 31 lakes & 2 beaches, plus 2 campgrounds & over 200 miles of trails.

Jenkinsons Aquarium

300 Ocean Ave N Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742

1 hr 28 min

732-899-1212

Intimate aquarium with exhibits of fish, coral reefs, penguins, sharks & other marine life.

Nyack Beach State Park

698 N Broadway Nyack, NY 10960

1 hr 29 min

845-358-1316

Scenic 61-acre riverside park attracting hikers, bikers, kayakers & cross country skiers in winter.

Bear Mountain State Park

Route 9W North Bear Mountain, NY 10911

1 hr 36 min

845-786-2701

Lush, mountainous park featuring picnic sites, fishing areas, a swimming pool, trails & more playgrounds.

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Alley Pond Park

Parks & Nature

Old Westbury Gardens

71 Old Westbury Rd Old Westbury, NY 11568

1 hr 36 min

Hours: 10am-6pm

516-333-0048

200-Acre property offers an historic mansion amid formal botanical gardens, with daily guided tours

Core Creek Park

901 East Bridgetown Pike

Langhorne, PA 19047

1 hr 45 min

Hours: 10am-4pm

215-757-0225

Community area providing sports fields & courts, a playground, boating, fishing, & lawns.

Adventure Aquarium

1 Riverside Dr Camden, NJ 08103

1 hr 55 min

844-474-3474

Massive aquarium with a 4-d experience theater plus hippos, stingrays & an underwater shark tunnel.

The Meritime Aquarium

10 N. Water St

Norwalk, CT 06854

1 hr 58 min

Hours: 10am-5pm

203-852-0700

Sizable aquarium with 30+ fresh- & saltwater exhibits, including a touch tank, theater & cafe.

Sweetbriar Nature Center

Walkway Over The Hudson State

87 Haviland Rd Highland, NY 12528

2 hr 17 min

Hours: 7am-6pm

845-834-2867

Stunning walk over the Hudson River with gorgeous views.

Bushkill Falls

138 Bushkill Falls Trail Bushkill, PA 18324

2 hr 28 min

Hours: 9am-5pm 570-588-6682

Park with a 100-ft waterfall plus trails, fishing, boating & other family-friendly activities.

N.J. Motorsports Park

8000 Dividing Creek Rd Millville, NJ 08332

2 hr 35 min

856-327-8000

New Jersey motorsports park is a road course motorsports entertainment complex.

Qougue Wildlife Refuge

3 Old Country Rd Quogue, NY 11959

2 hr 35 min

631-653-4771

Sprawling nature preserve & educational center featuring a variety of habitats & native animals.

62 Eckerkamp Dr Smithtown, NY 11787

2 hr 12 min

Hours: 9am-4pm

631-979-6344

Hosts 54 acres of beautiful hiking trails through habitats which include fields & forests.

Long Island Aquarium

431 East Main St

Riverhead, NY 11901

2 hr 40 min

Hours: 10am-4pm

631-208-9200

Interactive exhibits include boat rides, shark dives, feeding stingrays & frolicking with sea lions.

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Parks & Nature

Longwood Gardens

1001 Longwood Rd

Kennett Square, PA 19348

2 hr 44 min

610-388-1000

Vast collection of vibrant flower gardens, a greenhouse & fountain shows plus student courses.

Indian Echo Caverns

368 Middletown Rd

Hummelstown, PA 17036

3 hr 21 min

Hours: 10am-4pm

717-566-8131

Caverns with impressive limestone formations & underground lakes, plus a gem mill on the property.

Hershey Gardens & Butterfly

170 Hotel Rd

Hershey, PA 17033

3 hr 26 min

Hours: 9am-5pm

717-534-3492

Garden park offers 23 acres of flowers, rare trees, a butterfly house & a children’s garden.

Mount Utsayantha Fire Tower

Stamford, NY 12167

5 hr 15 min

Hours: 24hrs

contact@cnyhiking.com

The mountain has a fire tower which gives great views of the surrounding mountains, hills & valleys.

Tree Sisters Island

10 Rainbow Blvd, Niagara Falls, NY 14303

6 hr 30 min

Hours: 24hrs

716-278-1796

You

Niagra Falls- American Side

332 Prospect St Niagara Falls, NY 14303 6 hr 38 min

716-278-1794

Contains the American Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls, & a portion of the Horseshoe Falls.

Niagra Falls-

Canadian Side

6650 Niagara Pkwy

Niagara Falls, ON L2E 3E8, Canada 6 hr 45 min

Hours: 10am-6pm 877-642-7275

The Canadian side is where you get gorgeous panoramas of the American Falls & the mighty Horseshoe Falls.

Dufferin Island Niagara PKWY

6345 Dufferin Island Rd

Allanburg, ON L0S 1A0, Canada 7 hr 29 min

Hours: 7am-7pm 610-759-9663

Dufferin Islands are a group of scenic man-made islands located in Niagara Falls.

Botanical Gardens

2565 Niagara Pkwy

Niagara Falls, ON L2E 2S7, Canada 7 hr 31 min

905-356-8119

Garden dedicated to the collection, cultivation, preservation & display of an especially wide range of plants.

Butterfly Conservatory

2565 Niagara Pkwy

Niagara Falls, ON L2E 2S7,Canada 7 hr 33 min

Hours: 10am-5pm 877-642-7275

Conservatory with thousands of butterflies, plus an on-site food court, gift shop & outdoor gardens.

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Farms & Zoos

Demarest Farms

244 Werimus Rd, Hillsdale, NJ 07642

1 hr

Hours: Call for hours

201-666-0472

Demarest Farms was founded in 1886 & is offering a variety of activities.

Prospect Park

450 Flatbush Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11238 18 min

Hours: 10am-5pm

718-399-7339

The Prospect Park Zoo is a 12-acre zoo.

Central Park

64th St & 5th Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11220 min

Hours: 10am-4:30pm

212-439-6500

Central Park, this small zoo features penguins, sea lions, monkeys & a petting zoo.

7000 Shore Pkwy East

Brooklyn, NY 11234

29 min

Hours: 10am-4:30pm

718-531-8949

Green space behind the NY public library’s main branch, with 4 acres, a cafe & other food kiosks.

614 Broadway

Staten Island, NY 10310

30 min

Hours: 10am-4:45pm

718-442-3100

8-acre zoo with more than 400 animals, including many reptiles, & an African savannah exhibit.

Green Meadows Farm Park

3159 Flatbush Ave Brooklyn, NY 11234

31 min

718-470-0278

Pony rides, Petting zoo at the Aviator.

Queens Zoo

53-51 111th St Queens, NY 11368 44 min

718-271-1500

The queens zoo is an 18-acre zoo located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park.

Bronx Zoo

2300 Southern Blvd

Bronx, NY 10460

52 min

Hours: 10am-5pm

718-220-5100

Metropolitan zoo with 265 acres that harbors 4,000 animals in replicas of their native habitats.

3006 Seven Lakes Dr Bear Mountain, NY 10911 1 hr 35 min

845-429-2960

Exhibits exploring local geology & ecology, plus rescued & rehabilitated wild animals. 163 Berea Rd

My Saddle Brook Farm & Horseback Riding

Walden, NY 12586 1 hr 56 min

914-804-0958

An animal rescue farm with horses, alpaca, llamas, goats, chickens, & other rescues.

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Zoo

Jamaica Bay Riding Academy

Staten Island Zoo

Trailside Museum & Zoo

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FILMS & SLIDES

MALI 4 - AND OFF SHE GOES

Anshei Sfard 4502 14th Ave

BRAIN WAVES

Ateres Golda 1370 50th St

רעטכאט-ןזלעפ

BORO PARK:

Ateres Chana Malka 1319 50th St

WILLIAMSBURG:

Pardes Faiga 243 Keap St

ךאלמ יכדרמ

STRONGWATER

Reiger Hall 1362 50th St

טלסיירטוצ

BORO PARK:

Ateres Chana Malka 1319 50th S

WILLIAMSBURG: Pardes Tzvi 241 Keap St

THE YOUNGEST PARTISAN

Belz Hall 1240 37th St

PLAYS & SHOWS

טאמכאש Epic Shpiel NJPAC 1 Center St, Newark NJ

CHOL HAMOED SPECTACULAR

Yeshiva Boys Choir & Uncle Moishy Coney Island Amphitheater 3052 W 21st St

A RIVERSIDE EXPERIENCE

WOMEN’S SHOW Newark Symphony Hall 1020 Broad St, Newark NJ

YIDDISH PLAYS

www.yiddishplays.com

םירועישו םיריש Oceana Auditorium 1029 Brighton Beach Ave

SHAINDY PLOTZKER hashkifa.com

ENTERTAINMENT

BAIS HAMIKDASH SLIDES

BORO PARK:

Hilman Plaza 5301 14th Ave

WILLIAMSBURG:

Bedford Paradise 620 Bedford Ave

TRIUMPH OF THE SPIRIT

Brooklyn Square 1425 37th St (ent from 37th)

TIFERES YONA

Ateres Chaya 14th Ave cor 54th St

Farms & Zoos

Family Fun Farm

65 Friedman Rd

Monicello, NY 12701

2 hr 22 min

347-480-farm

We offer huge outdoor play areas & activities for the fair weather days plus extensive indoor play areas.

Kelders Farm

5755 Us Rt. 209, Kerhonkson, NY 12446 2 hr 27 min

Hours: 10am-6pm

845-626-7137

Kelders farm is a family friendly farm with pick-your-own fruits & vegetables.

Museums

The Living Torah Museum

1601 41st St

Brooklyn, NY 11218

877-752-6286

Appointment-only museum displaying period artifacts mentioned in the Torah & other ancient objects.

Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum

Pier 86, W 46th St New York, NY 10036 10 min

Hours: 10am-5pm

212-245-0072

Long Island Game Farm

489 Chapman Blvd

Manorville, NY 11949

2 hr 29 min

Hours: 10am-5pm

631-878-6644

Exotic & native animals on display in kid-friendly petting zoos, shows & exhibits, plus pony rides.

The Amish Farm & House

2395 Covered Bridge Dr, Lancaster, PA 17602 3 hr 1 min

Hours: 10am-6pm 717-394-6185

Historic Amish Farm with picnic areas & childrens activities including a playground & board games.

180 Greenwich St New York, 10007 21 min

Hours: 9am-5pm 212-312-8800

Museum Of Jewish Heritage

Plaza, pools & exhibits honoring victims of 1993 & 2001 WTC terrorist attacks. 36 Battery Place New York, NY 10280 21 min

Hours: 11am-7pm 646-437-4202

Public programs on Jewish history, life & culture in the 20th & 21st centuries.

Sponsered By:

9/11 Memorial & Museum

A maritime history museum with a collection of museum ships in New York City.

Museums

Skyscraper Museum

39 Battery Place New York, NY 10280

22 min

212-968-1961

Gallery hosts exhibits & programs exploring history of tall buildings in New York & beyond.

12 Fulton St New York, NY 10038

23 min

212-748-8600

Institution housing paintings, ship models, scrimshaw & more with vintage ships docked. outside.

Childrens Museum Of The Arts

103 Charlton St New York, NY 10014

26 min

212-274-0986

H&S-on arts exp for kids & families, including classes, performances & exhibits.

225 Madison Ave New York, NY 10016

26 min

Hours: 10:30am-5pm

212-685-0008

Celebrated museum & librarys gift shop featuring books, accessories & collection related wares.

99 Schermerhorn St Brooklyn, NY 11201

27 min

Hours: Fri-Sun 10am-4pm

718-694-1600

Museum at Eldridge St

12 Eldridge St New York, NY 10002

27 min

Hours: 10am-5pm

212-219-0302

Historic restored synagogue holds orthodox services & hosts tours, community classes & events.

47-01 111th St Queens, NY 11368 27 min

718-699-0005

Science & technology center features more than 400 exhibits.

Brooklyn Children’s Museum

145 Brooklyn Ave Brooklyn, NY 11213

27 min

718-735-4400

Circa-1899 museum, billed as the world’s first for kids, with 30,000+ objects & hands-on exhibits.

792 Eastern Pkwy Brooklyn, NY 11213 27 min

718-467-0600

Featuring interactive exhibits & mini-golf, this museum explores Jewish history & heritage.

NYC Fire Museum

278 Spring St New York, NY 10013

27 min

Hours: 10am-5pm

212-691-1303

This 1904 ex-firehouse include firefighting tools, uniforms, vehicles & a 9/11 memorial.

Sponsered By:

South St Seaport Museum

The Morgan Library & Museum

N.Y. Transit Museum

The New York Hall Of Sience

The Jewish Children’s Museum

Housed in a 1936 subway station, this museum features interactive exhibits like vintage trains.

Museums

Museum Of The Moving Image

36-01 35th Ave

Queens, NY 11106

40 min

718-777-6800

The history of film, digital media told via interactive displays, plus screenings.

Staten Island Children’s Museum

1000 Richmond Terrace

Tysen St, 10301

40 min

718-273-2060

Interactive exhibits cover a range of subjects from fire fighting to insects, classes offered too outside.

Museum Of Mathematics

11 East 26th St

New York, NY 10010

40 min

Hours: 10am-5pm

212-542-0566

Museum emphasizing exhibits on patterns & structures aimed at fourth through eighth grade kids.

103 Orchard St New York, NY 10002

40 min

Hours: 10am-6pm

877-975-3786

Preserved tenement building brings Lower East Side immigrant stories to life with guided tours.

Historic Richmond Town

441 Clarke Ave

Staten Island, NY 10306

42 min

Hours: 12am-5pm

718-351-1611

100-Acre site exploring the diversity of the American experience, from colonial days to the present.

Museum Of The City Of NY

1220 5th Ave New York, NY 10029

44 min

Hours: 10am-6pm

212-534-1672

Maps & other artifacts trace NYC history from its 16thcentury birth to the present day.

Manattan Chidrens Museum

212 W 83rd St New York, NY 10024

45 min

Hours: 10am-5pm

212-721-1223

Museum featuring a range of hands-on, educational & entertaining exhibits & activities.

Queens Museum

Flushing Meadows

Queens, NY 11368

45 min

Hours: 12am-5pm

718-592-9700

Visual arts on display along with the panorama, a building-for-building model of New York City.

Ellis Island Museum/Statue Of Liberty

Ellis Island New York, NY 10004

45 min

212-561-4588

Dedicated to preserving & sharing the history & legacy of a remarkable American treasure.

American Museum Of Natural History

200 Central Park West, NY 10024

47 min

Hours: 10am-5:30pm

212-769-5100

From dinosaurs to outer space & everything in between, this huge museum showcases natural wonders.

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Tenement Museum

Museums

Van Cortlandt House Museum

6036 Broadway Bronx, NY 10471

57 min

Hours: 11am-4pm

718-543-3344

This historic, 18th-century house on a 1,000-acre urban park has many heirlooms on display.

Cradle Of Aviation Museum

Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum

295 W Ave Norwalk, CT 06850

1 hr 58 min

203-838-9799

Guided tours are offered of this grand 1860s country house with rotating exhibits & events.

National

Charles Lindbergh Blvd, Garden City, NY 115301

1 hr

516-527-4111

Former airplane hanger now offers hands-on exhibits & activities for kids from toddlers to teens.

Long Island Childrens Museum

11 Davis Ave Garden City, NY 11530

1 hr 37 min

516-224-5800

14 interactive exhibits plus live theater, art spaces, & many

1230 New Hwy Farmingdale, NY 11735

1 hr 52 min

Hours: 10:30am-4pm

631-293-6398

Meseum of WWII planes set on a historic airfield offering fly-alongs & a flight simulator.

Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center

100 Crescent Beach Rd Glen Cove, NY 11542

1 hr 53 min

516-571-8040

321 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19106

2 hr 5 min

Hours: 10am-5pm

215-925-2800

Museum promoting freedom & honoring global heroes, with a big collection of modern glass .

Long Island Maritime Museum

88 West Ave West Sayville, NY 11796

2 hr 12 min

Hours: 10am-4pm

631-854-4974

Museum is committed to the research, preservation & interpretation of our regions rich nautical heritage & sculptures.

4231 Ave of the Republic Philadelphia, PA 19131 2 hr 15 min

Hours: 9am-4:30pm

215-581-3181

A spacious environment with a focus on ages 3-12 contains hands-on attractions plus an on-site cafe.

Vanderbilt Museum & Planetarium

180 Little Neck Rd Centerport, NY 11721

2 hr 15 min

Hours: 11am-5pm

631-854-5579

Estate & Spanish revival mansion (built from 1910-1936) with worldwide displays & newer planetarium.

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American Airpower Museum

Liberty Museum

Please Touch Museum

The Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County is a holocaust memorial, & museum.

Museums

Rail Rd Museum Of Pennsylvania

300 Gap Rd. Rt 741 E Strasburg, PA 17579

2 hr 53 min

Hours: 10am-4pm

717-687-8628

Museum of railroad artifacts from 19th-century locomotives to antique clocks, plus exhibits & more.

National

300 Paradise Ln Strasburg, PA 17579

2 hr 54 min

Hours: 10am-5pm

717-687-8976

Headquarters of the Train Collectors Association, with a world-class collection of historic & contemporary toy trains.

Kidcity Children’s Museum

119 Washington St Middletown, CT 06457

3 hr 13 min

860-347-0495

Indoor play & themed exploration areas (pirate ship, farm, underwater cave) for children (ages 1-8).

63 West Chocolate Ave Hershey, PA 17033

3 hr 19 min

Hours: 9am-5pm

717-534-8939

Museum for all-things Hershey, including exhibits of miltons, Hershey & a chocolate lab for kids.

Touro Synagogue

85 Touro St Newport, RI 02840

3 hr 20 min

401-847-4794

Lutz Children’s Museum

247 S Main St Manchester, CT 06040

3 hr 24 min

860-643-0949

Small kids museum with live animals, historical objects & changing exhibitions, plus classes.

Newport Rhode Island Mansions

424 Bellevue Ave Newport, RI 02840

3 hr 30 min

Hours: 10am-4pm

401-847-1000

Newport county preserves & protects the best of the areas architectural, decorative arts, landscape & social history.

1 Lincoln Cir Harrisburg, PA 17103

3 hr 30 min

Hours: 9am-8pm

717-260-1861

Offers civil war artifacts, lectures, reinactment events & more.

36 Perimeter Rd

Windsor Locks, CT 06096

3 hr 35 min

Hours: 9am-4pm

860-623-3305

Museum housing vintage planes & helicopters, plus simulators & hands-on educational exhibits.

75 Greenmanville Ave

Mystic, CT 06355

3 hr 35 min

Hours: 10am-5pm

860-572-0711

Reimagined waterfront settlement featuring a 19th-century village, historic ships, a museum & more.

Sponsered By:

Toy Train Museum

The Hershey Museum

National Civil War Museum

New England Air Museum

Mystic Seaport

Touro Synagogue in Newport, RI is the oldest synagogue in the United States & symbol of religious freedom for all Americans!

Art's N Crafts

Plaster Play Image

122 Ave J Brooklyn, NY 11230 10 min

Hours: 11am-6pm

718-951-1444

Plaster paint.

Plaster Spot

1037 53rd St

Brooklyn, NY 11219 11 min

718-436-1899

Great place to enjoy painting plaster with lots of choices of what to make.

Plaster Master

1624 E 4th (Bet O&P) Brooklyn, NY 11218

13 min

917-806-5585

Painting studio.

The Painted Pot Park Slope

200 7th Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11215 16 min

Hours: 11am-9pm

718-768-8379

Paint-your-own pottery & mosaics studio also offering party packages & classes for kids & adults.

Plaster Galaxy

2208 Ave U Brooklyn, NY 11229

17 min

718-769-8500

Colorful drop-in studio offering hundreds of plaster figures & shapes to paint .

Pottery & Glass

1562 Coney Island Ave Brooklyn, NY 11230 17 min

917-744-1887

Art gallery.

Zelda’s Art World

2291 Nostrand Ave Brooklyn, NY 11210 18 min

Hours: 10am-5pm 718-377-7779

Arts & crafts supplies plus framing services & art classes for all ages offered in a no-frills spot.

Color Me Mine

123 Baxter St New York, NY 10013 31 min

Hours: 11am-6pm 212-374-1710

Paint-your-own ceramics chain, with a studio available for walkins, workshops & parties.

Hobby House

3915 14th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11218 3 min

Hours: 12am-7:00pm 845-290-1919

531 Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 41 min

Hours: 11am-8pm

Make It Glass

40 Chestnut St Lakewood, NJ 08701 56 min 732-994-5000

An art glass studio specializing in the field of glass fusion.

Paint studio.

Shell Lanes

1 Bouck Ct Brooklyn, NY 11223

21 min

718-336-6700

Old-school alley offering 32 lanes, cosmic bowling & many more.

Montvale Lanes

14 W Grand Ave Montvale, NJ 07645

1 hr

201-391-3400

Nice place for bowling in Montvale area, not too crowded & reasonably priced, a nice place for family fun.

1600 Hylan Blvd

Staten Island, NY 10305

31 min

718-979-1600

Bowling alley

Maple Lanes RVC

100 Maple Ave Rockville Centre, NY 11570

1 hr 17 min

516-678-3010

Family fun bowling alley.

Bowlmor Lanes Times Square

222 West 44th St New York, NY 10036

32 min

212-680-0012

Bowling, games, pool, & more. Grab a lane, enjoy the arcade, & bring on the fun!

Frames Bowling

550 9th Ave

New York, NY 10018

40 min

212-268-6909

Bowling alley along with 28 lanes of bowling

Jib Lanes-Bowling

67-19 Parsons Blvd

Queens, NY 11365

50 min

718-591-0600

Late-night basement venue featuring traditional, cosmic & league bowling, casual fare & party space.

Woodmere Lanes

948 Broadway Woodmere, NY 11598

1 hr 18 min

514-374-9870

Unlimited games for our 2 hour time slot.

2085 Lanes Mill Rd Lakewood, NJ 08701

1 hr 23 min

732-363-3421

Classic bowling alley with 42 lanes for open play, leagues & parties.

New City Bowling & Batting Cages

90 N Main St New City, NY 10956

1 hr 40 min

845-634-4977

We heve 24 lanes for bowling & 5 batting cages, great party packages for both children & adults.

Sponsered By:

Rab’s Country Lanes

featuring 48 lanes, plus a snack bar with pizza & a laser maze.

Ocean Lanes

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Kids Ages 5 & Up

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Indoor Fun

Chuck A Cheese’s

Chuck e. Cheese’s is a chain of American family entertainment

Hoopla

1428 36th

Brooklyn, NY 11218 3 min

718-480-0444

Private

EvRest

347-563-0964

461-37th St Brooklyn, NY 11232 11 min

718-832-2695

26 Lanes, arcade games, league play, & a variety of different weekly specials. But it doesnt stop there.

171 East Dr Brooklyn, NY 11225

18 min

Hours: 12am-7pm

718-462-0010

Activity center hosting seasonal & year-round activities from skating to boating, classes & events.

Cocoon Happy Kids

1222-49th St

Brooklyn, NY 11219 10 min

718-925-2177

Indoor playground.

Kids N Action

Urban

718-605-6600

Modern skating rink catering to both young & old with a bar, adult dj nights, inflatables & arcade.

and Adventure Park

Urban

park has been voted best gym in America for Kids by shape magazine.

Sponsered By:

eVRest VR Amusment Park offer the most exciting virtual Reality experience in NYC.

5604 New Utrecht Ave Brooklyn, NY 11219 10 min

St #105

arcase party room.

Melody Lanes

Roller Skating

Roller Jam USA

1149 McDonald Ave

A haunting saga with a shocking twist

Shvartzeh Plener

Runtime: 02:19:17

Boys Ages 6 & Up

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Indoor Fun

Federal Reserve Bank of NY

33 Liberty St, New York, NY 10045

22 min

212-720-5000

Iconic institution offering tours on the history, role & responsibilities of the federal reserve.

Bialystoker Synagogue

7 Willett St New York, NY 10002 27 min

212-475-0165

SYNAGOGUE.

Grand Central Terminal-Tours

89 East 42nd St New York, NY 10017

34 min

Hours: 5:15am-2pm

212-340-2583

Train station known for its grand facade & main concourse, also offering shops & dining.

Twinkle Playspace

144 Frost St Brooklyn, NY 11211 34 min

718 349-1300

Children s (ages 6 & under) amusement center in Brooklyn, New York.

The Cliffs At Lic

53 Bridge St Brooklyn, NY 11201 30 min

347-305-7448

Indoor activity center for games like paintball & laser tag, plus party rooms & climbing walls.

Aviator Sports & Events Center

3159 Flatbush Ave Brooklyn, NY 11234

31 min

Hours: 6am–12pm

718-758-7500

We offer Ice skating, rock climbing, sky jumping, arcades, & much more.

Sloomoo Institute

475 Broadway New York, NY 10013

34 min

sloomoo@sloomoo institute.com

The sloomoo institute is filled with activities were you will have a great time.

Steep Rock Bouldering

11-11 44th Dr Queens, NY 11101 36 min

718-729-7625

Large, colorful rock-climbing gym.

1506 Lexington Ave New York, NY 10029 37 min

212-410-7070

Neighborhood rock climbing gym offering classes, gear & children’s party packages.

FDNY

61 W 48th St New York, NY 10020

38 min

Hours: 9am-4pm

212-698-4520

At the Fire Zone you can climb on a realistic fire truck, try on bunker gear, meet a firefighter & many more.

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Indoor Fun

Funtopia USA

6626 Metropolitan Ave

Queens, NY 11379

46 min

Hours: 10am-8pm

718-381-4300

Indoor entertainment center with bumper cars, arcade games, a 3-level playground & kiddie rides.

80-28 Cooper Ave

Queens, NY 11385

47 min

Hours: 11am-9pm 347-599-1919

A hidden gem of an indoor amusement gala, laser bounce fuses your vintage arcade with trail blazing.

New-York Historical Society

170 Central Park West, NY 10024

48 min

Hours: Sun 11am-5pm

212-873-3400

This museum encourages families to explore history together through permanent installations.

American Dream Theme Park

1 American Dream Wy East Rutherford, NJ 07073

51 min

833-263-7326

DreamWorks water park.

RPM Raceway | Race Play More

99 Caven Point Rd Jersey City, NJ 07305

52 min

201-333-7223

The ultimate all-electric indoor go-kart & entertainment destination, providing an authentic, exhilarating & memorable racing exp.

Liberty Science Center

222 Jersy City Blvd

Jersey City, NJ 07305

53 min

Hours: 10am-5pm 201-200-1000

4 Floors & 12 galleries with hands-on science exhibits plus an imax dome theater.

Bowlero Wallington

299 Paterson Ave Wallington, NJ 07057

Hours: 4am-11pm 973-773-9100

Long-standing chain of bowling alleys featuring casual grub & pitchers, leagues & party events.

Thrillz High Flying Adventure Park

5 Prindle Ln Danbury, CT 06811 1 hr 203-942-2585

VR rides & pinball machines at an indoor activity center with airbags, zip lines & obstacle courses.

Rack N Roll Family Fun Center

212 Washington Pl Passaic, NJ 07055 1 hr 2 min 973-365-0020

Play center & party venue with pool tables, pinball machines, rides & a food kiosk.

Pump It Up

158 E Westfield Ave, Roselle Park, NJ 072041 1 hr 10 min

908-245-5867

225 Community Dr, #250 Great Neck, NY 11021 1 hr 26 min

516-466-7867

Childrens entertainment center.

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Indoor Fun

Jumpz Trampoline Sports

21 Prindle Ln, Danbury, CT 06811

1 hr 15 min

203-942-2449

Indoor Trampoline Park, Birthday Parties, Laser Tag, Jump N Glow, Arcade, Virtual Reality Arena & more..

Legoland Discovery Center

39 Fitzgerald St Yonkers, NY 10710

1 hr 14 min

Hours: 10am-5:30pm

917-775-6015

Family entertainment center featuring toy displays, rides & 4d films plus gift shop.

Fun Time Juction

400 Fairfield Rd Fairfield, NJ 07004

1 hr 15 min

973-882-9777

Roomy venue popular for kids parties, with lots of things to climb & ride, plus arcade games.

175 NY 59 Spring Valley, 10977

1 hr 19 min

Hours: 10am-9pm

845-746-2100

Nonstop fun is the name of the game at Turtleboo, an indoor facility that’s jampacked for

IPlay America

110 Schanck Rd

Freehold, NJ 07728

1 hr 22 min

732-577-8200

iFLY Indoor Skydiving - Westchester

849 Ridge Hill Boulevard, Yonkers, NY 10710

1 hr 10 min

Hours: Call for hours

914-449-4359

Empowered over 10 million people to experience the freedom & thrill of flying.

Bounce! Trampoline Sports

612 Corporate Way Valley Cottage, NY 10989

1 hr 23 min

845-268-4000

Indoor amusement center with multiple trampoline areas as well as dodgeball & basketball events.

High Exposure

266 Union St Northvale NJ 07647

1 hr 24 min

Hours: 12am-10pm 201-768-8600

Offers the best rock climbing.

1002 U.S. 9 Howell, NJ 07731

1 hr 25 min

732-462-6767

Bowling alley.

Finnigans Lanes

101 Locust St Lakewood, NJ 08701

1 hr 28 min

Hours: 1am-10pm

732-364-8080

Bowling alley chain featuring billiards, arcade games & snacks, some locations offer laser tag.

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Turtle Boo

Howell Lanes

Huge indoor fun center with bumper cars, go-karts, laser tag & games.

Indoor Fun

Billy Beez

1282 Palisades Center Dr

West Nyack, NY 10994

1 hr 29 min

845-535-9277

Indoor play, parties & family fun.

Crayola Experience

30 Centre Sq Cir

Easton, PA 18042

1 hr 35 min

Hours: 10am-6pm

610-515-8000

Roomy, crayon-centric warehouse with colorful kid-friendly activities, events, a cafe & a store.

Build-A-Bear Workshop

3771 Palisades Center Dr

West Nyack, NY 10994

1 hr 29 min

Hours: 10am-9:30pm

845-353-1895

Create your own stuffed animals at this specialty chain, also stocking toy apparel & accessories.

4661 Palisades Center Dr

West Nyack, NY 10994

1 hr 29 min

Hours: 11am-10pm

845-353-1555

Family-friendly chain offering a sports-bar-style setting for American food & arcade games.

United Skates Of America

1276 Hicksville Rd

Seaford, NY 11783

1 hr 33 min

516-795-5474

This classic facility for roller skating also offers an arcade.

Bounce

330 Michael Dr

Syosset, NY 11791

1 hr 35 min

516-762-1300

Indoor amusement center with multiple trampoline areas as well as dodgeball & basketball events.

Active Kids

200 Robbins Ln Jericho, NY 11753

1 hr 37 min

516-621-6600

Indoor amusement center with laser tag, a climbing wall, inflatable rides, arcade games & snacks.

Jackson Skating Center

2270 West County Line Rd Jackson Township, NJ 08527 1 hr 38 min

732-363-2222

Jackson skating center-offers top roller magic, skating center & many more.

600 West Ave Stamford CT, 06902 1 hr 42 min

Hours: 10am-5pm

200-323-7223

Offers indoor electric karting & entertainment, providing an authentic, exhilarating & memorable exp.

Long Islands Laser Bounce

2710 Hempstead Turnpike

Levittown, NY 11756

1 hr 42 min

516-342-1330

Family funplex featuring bounce, laser tag & foam ball arenas, plus an arcade & party rooms.

Dave & Buster’s

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Indoor Fun

Adventureland

2245 BRdhollow Rd

Farmingdale, NY 11735

1 hr 46 min

631-694-6868

Outdoor fun park features a mini coaster, waterslide & kiddie rides, with arcade, & food court.

Sky Zone Trampoline Park

111 Rodeo Dr Deer Park, NY 11717

1 hr 49 min

631-402-5430

Chain of indoor trampoline parks featuring freestyle bouncing, dodgeball, fitness programs & more.

Castle Family Fun Center

109 Brookside Ave Chester, NY 10918

1 hr 51 min

845-469-2116

Amusement center featuring skating, rock climbing, laser tag, an arcade, seasonal go-karts & more.

Sky Zone

29 Lecount Place New Rochelle, NY 10801

1 hr 8 min

914-740-8407

360 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr Norwalk, CT 068541

1 hr 55 min

203-902-5437

Quinnz Pinz

13 Rail Rd Ave

Middletown, NY 10940

2 hr 3 min

845-343-8121

Amusement center with arcade games, pool tables, laser tag, a climbing wall, bumper cars & more.

Xplore

200 Wilson St, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776

2 hr 19 min

631-743-9955

Indoor playground.

Connecticut Science Center

250 Columbus Blvd Hartford, CT 06103 3 hr 19 min

Hours: 10am-5pm 860-724-3623

Science center aimed at kids & teens with more than 100 exhibits, a 3d theater & educational labs.

Howe Caverns

255 Discovery Dr Howes Cave, NY 12092 3 hr 39 min

518 296-8900

Underground cavern featuring unique limestone formations & a lake, with tours & a motel.

Chabad Niagara

6417 Main St Niagara Falls, ON L2G 5Y3, Canada 7 hr 27 min

905-356-7200

Jewish welcome center.

Cave Of The Winds

Goat Island Rd, Niagara Falls, NY 143037

7 hr 33 min

Hours: 9am-4:15pm 716-285-0705

Offering wooden walkways & ponchos for an up-close & wet view of the Bridal Veil Falls.

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Outdoor Fun

Empire State Building Observatory

20 W 34th St

New York, NY 10001

39 min

Hours: Opens 12

212-736-3100

WWW.ESBNYC.COM

Skyscraper outlook.

Bike Rental Central Park

1391 6th Ave

New York, NY 10019

43 min

Hours: 9am-9pm

212-664-9600

Bike rental central park offers the largest fleet of high-quality, professionally maintained trek bikes for bike rental.

CitySights NY

Port Authority Bus Terminal 42nd St, NY 10036

43 min

Hours: 8am-8pm

212-812-2700

Bus tour agency.

United Nations Headquarters

405 W 45th St, New York, NY 10017

45 min

Hours: 9:30am-4:45pm

212-963-4476

On the East River where 193 member-nations participate in international diplomacy.

Pelham Bay Park

Bruckner Blvd, Bronx, NY 10461

45 min

Hours: Call

718-430-1891

New York City’s largest park with riding trails, golf courses & orchard beach on Long Island.

Bike & Roll NYC

46 W 55th St New York, NY 10019

45 min

Hours: 9am-6pm 212-767-1717

Bicycle rental service starts at $15.

Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Grand Central Parkway Van Wyck Expy, Queens 11354, 46 min 718-760-6565

Enormous greenspace housing worlds fair monuments plus museums, sports facilities, a zoo & more.

The High-Line-Chelsea Piers

62 Chelsea Piers New York, NY 10011

50 min

Hours: 5:30am-10pm 212-336-6666

Park 30 feet above st level on an old rail line, with river & city views.

The Greenbelt Conservancy

30 Cross St Bogota, NJ 07603

59 min

201-489-2400

This center has mini golf, batting cages & basketball as well as the driving range.

Keansburg Amusement Park

275 Beachway Ave

Keansburg, NJ 07734

1 hr 9 min 732-495-1400

Classic boardwalk amusement park w/dozens of rides like bumper cars, arcade games.

Outdoor Fun

Bike Rentals/Boating

171 East Dr

Brooklyn, NY 11225

18 min

Hours: 11am-7pm

718-462-0010

Bicycle/boat rental service.

Liberty Helicopter Tours

6 East River Piers, New York, NY 10004

22 min

Hours: 9am-6:30pm

212-786-5751

Downtown heliport. Reservation must be made in advance.

Adventurers

1824 Shore Pkwy

Brooklyn, NY 11214

25 min

718-975-2748

Staten Island Fun Park

215 Schmidts Lane Staten Island, NY 10314

28 min

718-982-5576

We are the island’s premiere outdoor attractions venue, offering popular entertainment favored across all skill levels!

Chelsea Piers Batting Cages

62 Chelsea Piers New York, NY 10011

33 min

Hours: Call 212-336-6500

An 80,000-sf, sports complex with a gymnastics center offering classes for adults & kids.

Classic Harbor Line

62 Chelsea Piers New York, NY 10011 37 min

212-627-1825

Boat tour agency.

The Greenbelt Conservancy

3059 W. 12th St Brooklyn, NY 11224

26 min

718-372-2592

200 Nevada Ave Staten Island, NY 10306 37 min

Hours: 9am-1pm

718-667-2165

Luna Park

1000 Surf Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11224

27 min

718-373-5862

Top Of The Rock Observation Deck

The Greenbelt includes New York Citys largest remaining forest ... 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 39 min

Hours: 10am-10pm 212 698-2000

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This amusement park with kiddie rides, a water slide, bumper cars & arcade games also hosts parties.

Denos Wonder Wheel

Observatory on top of Rockefeller Center, with an ocean-liner style design, offering city views.

Luna park is an amusement park in coney island.

It features five adult rides & 16 kiddie rides, incl a dozen family rides that parents & children can ride together.

Outdoor Fun

Extreme Motorsports ATV Tours

99 Holiday Mountain Rd

Monticello, NY 12701

2 h 14 min

845-796-3161

We offer ATV Adventures for all ages, & we have an exlusive youth track for kids 6 & older.

Tiki Action Park

1878 Middle Country Rd

Centereach, NY 11720

2 hr 23 min

631-471-1267

Tropical-themed fun center with a party room offering mini-golf, go-karts, a laser maze & an arcade.

Falls Incline Railway

7001 Portage Rd

Niagara Falls, ON, Canada

7 hr 26 min

Hours: 9am-10pm

877-642-7275

Was originally known as the horseshoe Falls Incline is a fun railway in the city of Niagara Falls.

Boats

Staten Island Ferry

4 Whitehall St

Staten Island, NY 10004

21 min

212-639-9675

The ferrys single route runs 5.2 miles through NY harbor between the New York City boroughs of Manhattan & Staten Island.

Floral Showhouse

7145 Niagara Pkwy

Niagara Falls, N L2E 6X8, Canada 7 hr 27 min

905-354-1721

Orchids & tropical plants are in bloom at these picturesque gardens with seasonal floral displays.

Journey Behind The Falls

6650 Niagara Pkwy

Niagara Falls, ON L2E 3E8, Canada 7 hr 27 min

877-642-7275

Year-round site where visitors see the falls from below & behind via tunnels & observation decks.

Floral Clock

14004 Niagara Pkwy

Queenston, ON L0S 1L0, Canada

7 hr 28 min

905-357-2411

This popular, time-tested destination features a large clock face made of colorful flowerbeds.

New York Water Taxi

FDR Dr, New York, NY 10038 23 min

212-742-1969

A water taxi service based in NYC, offering sightseeing, charter & commuter services mainly to points along the East River & Hudson River.

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Outdoor Fun

Tappan Golf Center

116 NY-303

Tappan, NY 10983

1 hr 15 min

845-359-0642

One of the largest outdoor golf ranges in the country. With 100 fully covered & weather proof hitting bays with 49 Top Tracer bays.

Funplex

182 Rt 10 W, E Hanover, NJ 07936

1 hr 18 min

973-428-1166

Family amusement center features go-karts, laser tag, bumper cars, arcade, 4d theater & more.

Rockland Bee Tours

220 South Little Tor Rd, NY 10956

1 hr 20 min

845-202-2575

We operate nearly 20 hives for our farming business, where we harvest the honey for sale at our weekly farm stands.

Shipwreck Island Mini Golf

800 Ocean Ave, Bradley Beach, NJ 07720

1 hr 27 min

Hours: 10am-11pm

732-774-2937

Experience 18 world class fun & exciting holes the whole family will enjoy!

Palisades Climb

4590 Palisades Center Dr West Nyack, NY 10994

Hours: 11am-6pm

845-727-3500

Our ropes course stands 85 feet tall & contains 5 levels of ropes!

Six Flags Great Adventure

1 Six Flags Blvd Jackson, NJ 08527

1 hr 30 min

732-928-2000

Large, vibrant amusement park featuring fast, high-tech roller-coasters, wildlife areas & more.

Grandprix NY Go Karts & Bowling

333 North Bedford Rd Mt Kisco, NY 10549

1 hr 43 min

914-241-3131

Its a fun family place.. games, great food, go carts & bowling.

Diggerland

100 Pinedge Dr, West Berling, NJ 08091

1 hr 56 min

856-768-1110

Construction-themed attraction where children can dr, ride & operate heavy machinery.

Ring Homestead Camp

257 Lybolt Rd Middletown, NY 10941

2 hr 2 min

845-361-3842

Outdoor adventure camp with paintball, ropes course, hiking, fishing..& more.

Liberty Bell

526 Market St

Philadelphia, PA 19106

2 hr 5 min

Hours: 9am-5pm

215-965-2305

2,080-pound icon of freedom features a biblical inscription & a famed crack.

Boats

Roosevelt Island Aerial Tramway

East 59th St & 2nd Ave

New York, NY 10022

36 min

Hours: 6am-1pm

212-756-8739

The tram offers great aerial views of the New York skyline.

Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises

Pier 83 At West 42nd St New York, NY 10036

36 min

212-563-3200

Up-close perspective of Manhattan skyline, Statue of Liberty & Brooklyn Bridge with sea breezes.

New York waterway

459 - 12th Ave, Pier 79 New York, NY 10018

38 min

Hours: Call 800-533-3779

NY Waterway is a private trans company running ferry & bus service in the port of NY, New Jersey & in the Hudson Valley.

Cape

May Lewes Ferry

Cape May Whale Watcher

71 Old Westbury Rd Old Westbury , NY 11568

1 hr 30 min

800-643-3779

The Cape May–Lewes ferry is a ferry system in the United States that traverses a 17-mile crossing of the Delaware Bay to Connect.

1218 Wilson Dr Cape May, NJ 08204 2 hr 39 min

609-884-5445

Cape May Whale Watcher has a variety of available activities on our fleet.

Swinging Bridge Marina Boat Rentals

371 Starlight Rd Monticello, NY 12701

2 hr 28 min

845-794-6530

Swinging bridge marina is a family owned & operated full service marina. located on beautiful 9 mile swinging bridge reservoir.

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