Museums in Rochester

The Strong National Museum of Play is the only collections-based museum in the world devoted solely to play, & one of the largest history museums in the US!

Spark your kids' creativity, curiosity, and imagination at the region's only museum designed just for children!

Kids can explore the history of the carrousel production industry and try out the vintage rides! Super fun!

Fun interactive stations with play themes focusing on a variety of science-based concepts, including energy, space, weather, light, and the environment!

One of the world’s most extraordinary art collections with changing exhibitions and permanent masterpieces. An inspiring and educational trip for those cultural kids!

A collection of amazing artifacts from a rich aerospace and military history - including helicopters and rockets. A fascinating museum for kids in Niagara Falls, New York.

A great cultural resource for those kids interested in the art world. Works from contemporary artists and traditional folk arts are featured - as well as greats from Dali, Picasso, Warhol...and many others!

Explore Earth and its prehistoric past—from the tiniest trilobite to the mighty mastodon—through displays, hands-on fun, fossils, & science-inspired art.

A fascinating Syracuse museum where science is learnt through imaginative, experimental and physical play. Plus flight simulators, planetarium & IMAX theater!

A journey into the world of art in this Syracuse art museum, with American sculptures, paintings, drawing and ceramics.

250 hands-on exhibits inside and plenty more outside at Sciencenter, with science based play and learning, plus mini golf too!

Explore every facet of glass with more than 35 centuries of glass artistry, hands-on science areas, and watch live glass demos! Free admission for kids!

Learn all about the boat-building and repair of Erie Canal boats, and the social history of the canal era. Award winning family attraction with plenty of learning to be had!

A fascinating and fun look at the life of L. Frank Baum, as well as fun artifacts from all things "The Wizard of Oz" related!

A creative, unique and interactive way for kids to enjoy and learn about art around New York City.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum honors and celebrates the history of baseball & iconic players, with exhibits to inspire and educate

Offering a wide range of multi-media and interactive exhibits coupled with interpretive programs, vividly illustrating Niagara's history and the region's rich maritime heritage.

The expERIEnce Children’s Museum is designed for kids under 8 years & caregivers, with a host of hands-on and interactive exhibits offering something for everyone in the family to enjoy in Erie!

Tom Ridge Environmental Center features a huge array of interactive exhibits, Big Screen theatre, & more!

One of the really fun activities for kids in Scranton is the Houdini Museum - devoted entirely to the world's greatest magician, Harry Houdini. It also hosts a magic show AND tour too!

Lewisburg Children's Museum is a fun 9000 sq ft museum JUST for kids with 15 exhibits and 9 rooms for kids under 12 years

Kids can learn about natural history, science and art in this fascinating and educational museum.

A fun children's museum in Bloomsburg where kids can enjoy hands-on learning across nature, science, the world, plus dedicated preschoolers areas too!

Explore 121 acres and 40,000sq ft of exhibitions near the Blue Mountain, with indoor and outdoor learning and activities for kids!

Kids can go back in time with exhibits and artifacts of railroad history, particularly that of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Castle Halloween Museum— where it is Halloween every day of the year! Halloween eye candy and social history for the entire family as you tour 250 years of memorabilia

The Marion County Museum was dedicated and opened to the public during the Old Settlers Celebration in August, 1961. Leslie A. Powell, society president and Al Riffel, Vice President were in Charge of the ceremony. The Centennial Time Capsule was sea....

Be warned the House of Frankenstein is not just another Wax Museum. It features your favorite "monsters" and creatures - and there is no turning back!

A cultural family day out in New York State with exhibits and collections covering all forms of art, photography and artifacts that reflect the wonderful history of New York.

Seneca Park Zoo is a family fun experience, with exhibits including the penguin pool, the cougar viewing tunnel and the rare white rhinos.

Kids can bounce, climb, explore, slide and most importantly JUMP on larger than life inflatables in this fun and colorful New York State indoor play center!

A family fun amusement and watermark overlooking Lake Ontario filled with roller coasters, thrill rides, live shows and a whole waterpark for every one to enjoy.

Sports Center, Fun Center, Batting Cages and turf field. Sports Academy has an amazing after school program for the Victor School District, offers great Cheer and Gymnastics lessons and teams, has a 3,000 sq foot turf field, batting cages and a foam....

3 fantastic and very different slides, a giant varying wave pool, whole family white water rafting, and a smaller kids' section with 6 smaller waterslides, a dozen water cannons and a 1,000 gallon dumping bucket!

Not only a huge theme park for all ages, but a water park too! Great family fun in New York State for the whole family, with some rides that break records!

Tours, safaris and sleigh rides to take you over 2 miles of trails with new animals and unexpected sights at every turn. Unpredictable and exciting for children in New York State!

Cozy, lakefront camping on Lake Ontario, with RV sites, camping sites and a marina to enjoy the lake from!

A fascinating and historic cave and boat tour in New York State, with mining history and geology as you explore the historic Erie Canal.

A fun, bright, and safe Indoor Playground for kids up to 5 years old, with weekday unlimited play time!

Casual, tournament and event racing reaching up to 45mph for adults and approximately 20mph for kids. Rev those engines in Buffalo!

ComedySportz is improvisational comedy played as a sport! Two teams of professional comedians compete for laughs and points, using suggestions from you!

Indoor fun in Buffalo with Bounce Magic, where kids can jump, slide & bounce all day for one admission fee!

Family fun in New York State with water park attractions, as well as go-karts, mini golf, zip lines, game room, and lots of things to do with kids!

Mini golf and an arcade at the fun family entertainment center in Buffalo! Teddy bears too!

Step out of the modern visitor center into the recreated world of 1804, where you can stop at the Ojibwe encampment and learn how the seasonal living of the Ojibwe changed when Europeans arrived.

Fascinating animal exhibits, naturalistic wildlife habitats, beautiful garden areas and year round fun, adventure and history in Buffalo!

A huge national historic site full of nature's treasures, with a special section for kids to get hands-on, including a colourful sensory garden!

Indoor inflatable fun in Hamburg with Bounce Magic, with one admission for all day play!

Experience live theatre in a place that gives a voice to the wonders of childhood, where kids can be entertained, enlightened, and amazed!

264 acres of nature refuge waiting to be explored in Buffalo, New York State. Nature trails, snow shoe adventures, and lots of wildlife!

Explore vast halls of military heritage and history at the largest inland naval park in the USA!

Thrill rides including the Silver Comet rated one of the top 45 wooden coasters and loads of family rides, plus water park featuring a wave pool, lazy river and the cannon bowl and shows.

Combat fun with lasers at this great Laser Tag center for those active kids in Syracuse!

Fun, safe and entertaining indoor inflatable playground for kids up to 11 years of age. With open bounce and birthday parties!

FREE self guided tours with loads of hands on educational fun learning about power, exciting demonstrations and workshops, plus visit the observation deck 350 feet above the Niagara River!

Once just 4 acres, this Syracuse zoo is now home to 700 animals across 43 acres! Great animal fun for the whole family in New York State!

High standard indoor karting, for over 48". Arrive and Drive available.

40,000 feet of amusement park for the mind in Syracuse, with educational entertainment with over 100 hands-on exhibits that spark the imagination!

Explore all things ocean at the Aquarium of Niagara, with feedings, shows, and wonderful creatures of the ocean ready to be explored!

Super fun helicopter tours of Niagara and Horseshoe Falls with amazing views!

One of the seven natural wonders of the world? Yes please! Experience the spray and magic of Niagara Falls, which also form the border of USA and Canada. Great family fun!

Bouncing inflatable fun in this colorful and playful indoor bounce fun zone in Cicero, New York!

New York's own Surf City Family Fun Center has a ton of fun activities for kids to spend the day with, including Go Karts and batting cages, as well as a large indoor play center.

14 acres of animal fun at Wild Animal Park wth domestic & exotic animals, plus feedings, birthday parties & more in New York State!

Over 1,000 animals to enjoy at this New York farm, with hay rides, pony rides, mini golf and two inflatable playgrounds...just to name a few!

The history of the park's building provides visitors with a look into the past. The building represents a transition between Sonoran and Anglo-American architecture with its wood-shingled pitched roof surmounting traditional adobe brick walls. Like m....

Fun midway rides, with mini golf, bumper boats, slides and more fun on the shores of Sylvan Beach! Great family fun for the kids - with ghost tours too!

Skiing and snowboarding with lessons from 4 years, offering 9 green runs, plus tubing and 2 terrain training parks.

Experience Pennsylvania's most scenic excursion railroad, spot wildlife from the open car and enjoy dinner tours on diesel electric locomotives!

Home to over 200 exotic, wild, and domestic animals in Pennsylvania! Enjoy 12 acres of exhibits such as exotic cats, monkeys, kangaroos, and many others.

32 acres of beautiful, threatened or endangered animals, as well as the only zoo in the world to exhibit species native to New York State. A great day out for those animal loving families!

More than just an observational zoo, this fun New York State discovery zoo is aimed at giving kids an engaging and interactive animal experience!

A 1302 acre state park in Pennsylvania, with a 75 acre lake for fishing, skating and boating. Outdoor adventure for the whole family!

Recreated mid-1800s village focused on the Erie Canal, which offers packet boat and narrow gauge train rides. Among the buildings such as a church, one room school, tavern and other buildings are a Museum of Cheese in a former cheese factory, a carr....

Offers a selection of varying inflatables from obstacle courses, slides and mazes to classic bounce houses and character specials.

A historical (and FREE!) family day out experience in New York at the Fort Stanwix National Monument that played a vital role in US history.

Features include mini golf featuring the world's longest hole; bungee jumpster ride; climbing wall; water combat game; aeroball and batting cages.

Rollerskating, miniature golf, waterpark with slides, laser tag and arcade.

Camping adventure in Potter County, with activities ranging from hayrides, archery, paintball and ice-cream making! Serving all camping preferences.

At the turn-of-the-century, George C. Boldt, millionaire proprietor of the world famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, set out to build a full size rhineland castle in Alexandria Bay, on picturesque Heart Island. Loads of great boat tours a....

KIds can take a nostalgic ride on the vintage carousel, play mini golf, ride the tilt-a whirl, enjoy the go-karts & bumper boats or watch kids have fun on the many kiddie rides.

Skiing and snowboarding with lessons from around 6 years, with 3 green runs and 4 blue, plus terrain training park and weekend tubing.

Binghamton Zoo in Ross Park offers a conservationist zoological experience with naturalistic enclosures home to animals from all over the world!

Over 22 thousand feet of playspace featuring 30 play and learn interactive exhibits from painting and performing to dentist's surgery, ambulance and emergency room, giant bubble and story garden.

Utica Zoo is an AZA accredited zoo in New York, yet with over 200 animals from all around the world! From the cuddly to the fierce, complete with petting zoo, playground and more!

Beautiful riverfront camping in upstate New York farm country, with an old fashioned atmosphere and the perfect place for kids to enjoy nature!

Family fun adventures on the Unadilla & Susquehanna Rivers for you perfect outdoor adventure! Canoes, kayaks, nature, fun, even camping - what a great New York State family day out!

Incredible nature in Pennsylvania, with amazing views, swimming dam, and fishing!

All things baseball at America's first and only kids' baseball training camp that was designed with the entire family in mind!

Treasure Castle is an Indoor Children's Playground with many activities for children ages 1-12! Fun themed parties too!

Enjoy New York's Largest Water Theme Park with a day of fun for the entire family! From splash-tacular water rides, to classic amusement rides, storybook characters, to even a circus!

Mini-Bowling, Arcade, Food, Indoor Playground, Miniature Golf: they've got something here for everyone at this Pennsylvania center of FUN for families!

Take the Falls Trail and explore the Glens, with wild, free-flowing waterfalls in the ancient hillside. A classic family hike with a fairytale edge in Pennsylvania!

Skiing and snowboarding with lessons from 3 years, offering 6 green runs, 10 blue and 2 terrain parks.

It's all about the reptiles at this specialized zoo, with pythons, cobras, mambas, and lots of gentle giants!

Erie Zoo offers 11 beautifully themed gardens, plus nearly 400 animals with self guided or ranger led tours. Carousel and train ride also available!

Explore over 100,000 sq ft of fun at Pennsylvania's LARGEST indoor water park, with slides, ropes courses, wave pools, lazer tag, and much more - ALL YEAR ROUND!

Opportunities here for kayaking and fishing, biking, hiking, nature trails and twitching, plus winter activities include ice boating, ice and wind skating or cross country skiing.

A family friendly RV park in New York State farm country, with boat rentals, nature trails, fishing, and day camping!

A family friendly theme and water park with roller coasters too! Best bit? It's FREE to enter! Just pay and ride.

Raymond B Winter State Park is 695 acres of Pennsylvania adventure, with swimming, fishing, adventure play plus hiking trails. Winter activities too!

Fun activities for the whole family in Pennsylvania, with go-karts, batting cages, mini golf and bumper boats!

Skiing and snowboarding with lessons available, best suited to intermediate level and improvers with only 1 green run but 7 blues. Lift serviced snow tubing hill plus terrain training park.

STRIKE! Bowling fun at this Pennsylvania family bowling center, with bumper bowling, birthday parties and leagues!

Montage is back! This Northeast PA family friendly ski resort features 26 trails, 7 lifts, and 10 lanes of snowtubing! Check out the newly remodeled lodge and bar and grille in December 2013.

Montage Mountain has something for the whole family to enjoy, featuring a giant wave pool, lazy river, rides and slides!

A family amusement park in Pennsylvania offering water slides, bumper boats, go-karts, mini-golf, batting cages, kiddie karts, a game room and lots more!

Discover the wonder and mystery deep underground, with Howe Caverns - and amazing natural wonder in New York State. Tours, zip lines, ropes course, and lots of adventure!

Skiing and snowboarding with lessons from 3 years, offering 30% green runs, plus tubing, terrain park and a fantastic range of summer activities.

A fascinating journey into a prehistoric passageway that used to host American roadside travellers and explorers way back in 1928 and beyond! Tours available which finish at an 100ft waterfall!

Costa's Family Fun Park offers something for everyone. From Go Karts to Water slides, Miniature Golf , Bumper Boats, Batting Cages and Laser Tag, families can play for hours together. Don't forget to save room kid favorites at the snack bar and han....

The Delaware and Ulster is an excursion train that combines railroad nostalgia with scenic rides through New York's legendary Catskill Mountains.

Classic wooden coasters, water rides and adrenaline pumping rides in this free-admission Pennsylvania theme park in the heart of a forest. Kiddie rides too!

Get close to exotic animals from around the world at this fun animal experience in the Pocono Mountains, from lions to cougars, sloths, foxes and more!

Visit the LARGEST zoo in upstate New York, with over 500 animals across 80 acres! Amazing animal fun for the whole family.

Take a charming trip through the factory and see the transition from ice block to centrepiece, often sculpted with chainsaws! Plus Natural Ice Harvest Museum.

Take time to explore our Discovery Rooms, tour the Raptor Center, walk the network of trails and boardwalk over the wetlands at the inflow of Lake Perez, and visit our gardens and bird feeder areas.

Skiing and snowboarding for beginners and experts, with lift serviced snow tubing hill and two terrain training parks.

Traditional fairground in with a wonderful family vibe, boasting roller coasters through pony rides, located on the largest natural glacier lake in Pennsylvania!

Skiing and snowboarding with lessons from 4 years, offering 3 green runs and another 5 blue, plus lift serviced tubing and an expert terrain park.

Incredible nature adventures in New York State with 81 acres of great outdoors to explore, a museum, elevated tree top walk, canoeing and animals!

About the Sullivan County Visitors Association: The SCVA is a membership organization established in 1997 to promote the Sullivan County Catskills as a tourism destination.

Kids can take a step back in time with this immersive historical experience understanding a life as a coal miner.

Trains galore at this sweet model train display in Pennsylvania, with six different settings - great for kids of all ages!

An indoor family water park at Split Rock Resort - H20ooooohh! has a host of water attractions to enjoy, including slides, wave pools and play structures!

Family theme park AND water park fun with over 30 rides, as well as a mini golf course and amazing food!

A fun and colorful indoor play and party centre for kids up to 10 years. Climb and play in the tree house, navigate the tunnels and tubes, bounce in the bounce area, and slide the four big slides!

A family friendly camping experience on the beautiful Juniata River Valley in Central Pennsylvania. Some sites with direct river access! Great activities for kids, including carnivals!

Kids can learn how to find their own Garnet gemstones, as well as learn all about the history and geology of the mine. Are you ready to hunt for treasures in New York State on your family day out!?

Pocono Whitewater offers mild to wild rafting and kayaking trips, family trips, scenic relaxed rail– trail biking, and hiking excursions to suit everyone’s needs!

A fun and family friendly day out in a natural setting, with rivers, slides and thrills all in the one fun New York water park - including the worlds longest water park zip line!

The largest state park in the lower 48, this amazing 6 million acre park in Northern New York gives families an amazing outdoor adventure!

Scenic train tours and experiences in New York with this passenger railway with occasional special tours for the family!

Over 30 Waterslides along the natural terrain of the Camelback Mountain!

Skiing and snowboarding with play lessons from 3 and proper ones from 6. 39% green runs, terrain park, snow tubing and air bag.

Boating & fishing on the lake within Pymatuning State Park, plus beaches for swimming in summer & activities for winter!

Skiing and snowboarding with lessons from 4 and 17% green runs, plus terrain park with half pipe and weekend tubing hill.

Amazing wildlife encounters in Halifax, with a safari tour and zoo, across 150 acres of Pennsylvania countryside!

We offer many opportunities to learn about energy in a fun setting. You can hop on a bicycle generator and turn pedal power into electricity or have a hair-raising experience with static electricity using our Van de Graaff generator.

Lakemont Park has over 30 rides & attractions, as well as go-karts, golf course water park, & the WORLD's oldest roller coaster!

A creative and inspirational pottery painting experience for the kids!

Multi level state of the art play structure with ball cannons and fountains, trampolines, rock wall, laser tag, arcade and more. Plus a Discovery High Ropes course running above the lot!

Kids can spend the day with a great range of Pay and Play options under one roof, from Bumper Cars and indoor play to laser tag, bounce house and an arcade!

Explore the LARGEST cave entrance in the East, waterfalls, gorge, lighted caves, guided adventure tours with a cave float, gemstone mining, Frisbee golf, climbing walls, dino digs, crystal quest & gold rush mines, Adirondack memories museum, PBS vide....

Skiing and snowboarding with lessons from 4 and 35% green runs, plus tubing, terrain park and air bag.

Skiing and snowboarding across several peaks with lessons from age 4, snow tubing with vertical drop. Additional snow sports include snowshoeing, tobogganing, dogsledding and horseback riding.

Skiing and snowboarding with lessons from 4 years and 25% green runs, plus lift serviced snow tubing and 2 terrain training parks.

Cool down in New York at this fun water park, with over 35 water slides and attractions at Water Slide World!

We offer numerous cruises on our 3 cruise ships that range from 1 hour to 4.5 hour trips and take you around the different parts of Lake George. Visit our website for more information.

Create family memories with an old-fashioned twist at this throwback to the Wild West in New York State!

Magical fun just for those little ones, with kiddie rides, trains and forest adventure!

Over 30 rides and attractions which will give the entire family those theme park thrills! Great New York family fun!