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Alexis Azria on the Best Museums to Visit With Your Children Around the United States
Children’s museums are known for their interactive exhibits, which encourage kids to explore and learn. If you’re looking for great educational opportunities for your children, consider putting one of these institutions on your next travel itinerary.
Liberty Science Center
The Liberty Science Center is located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City near the Statue of Liberty. One of my favorite science museums for children, it houses 12 museum exhibition halls, a live animal collection with 110 species, giant aquariums, a 3D theater, live simulcast surgeries, hurricane- and tornado-force wind simulators, K-12 classrooms and labs, teacher-development programs, and the Western Hemisphere’s biggest planetarium-the Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium and LSC Giant Dome Theater. More than 750,000 students, teachers, and parents visit Liberty Science Center each year. There’s a revolving door of interesting traveling exhibits, so check its website to see what’s happening next. One particular favorite exhibit is Our Hudson Home , featuring underwater creatures that are native to the Hudson River. For your budding scientist, they also have 2-day fall camps and summer camps.
