Looking for family-friendly day trips and weekend getaways around New York City? You've come to the right place!!! Check out our extensive list of the best family vacation spots near New York City (i.e. easily doable as a day trip, weekend getaway, or longer family vacation)!
Family-Friendly Day Trips from NYC:
( * denotes link is to my personal review on US Japan Fam )
( * denotes link is to my personal review on US Japan Fam )
- Adventure Park at Long Island (LI)
- Alstede Farms (NJ)
- * Bear Mountain (NY) - Guide to Oktoberfest Bear Mountain Cruise With Kids
- Crayola Experience (PA)
- Diggerland (NJ)
- Field Station Dinosaurs (NJ)
- Funplex / Splashplex (NJ)
- Harbes Family Farm (LI)
- *Hudson's House of Play (NJ)
- Land of Make Believe (NJ)
- LEGOLAND Discovery Center (Westchester)
- Medieval Times (NJ)
- Playland Park (NY)
- Sahara Sam's (NJ)
- Sesame Place (PA)
- Six Flags Great Adventure (NJ)
- Splish Splash (Long Island)
- Storybook Land (NJ)
- Turtleback Zoo (NJ)
- Van Saun County Park (NJ)
- White Post Farms (Long Island)
- Wild West City (NJ)
Family-Friendly Weekend Getaways from NYC:
Note: Some of these could technically be a day-trip, especially if you have a car, but I personally recommend then for a 2-3 day weekend, or more.
( * denotes link is to my personal review on US Japan Fam )
Note: Some of these could technically be a day-trip, especially if you have a car, but I personally recommend then for a 2-3 day weekend, or more.
( * denotes link is to my personal review on US Japan Fam )
- * Amish Country / Lancaster / Dutch Wonderland
- Atlantic City, NJ
- * Baltimore, MD: Must Do: Weekend Getaway to Baltimore
- Boston, MA
- Cape May, NJ
- The Country Place Resort (NY)
- Crystal Springs Resort (NJ)
- Hershey Park (PA)
- Mohonk Mountain House
- * Montauk, Long Island: Montauk Yacht Club Getaway Part 1 and Part 2
- Mystic, CT
- Newport, RI
- * Norwalk, CT: Family-Friendly Getaway from NYC to Norwalk, Connecticut
- Pinegrove Family Dude Ranch (NY)
- * Philadelphia, PA: Weekend Getaway to Philadelphia (With Kids)
- Poconos (Camelback / Aquatopia)
- Poconos (Great Wolf Lodge)
- Poconos (Kalahari)
- * Poconos (Pocono Manor) - Our Fall Family Getaway to The Poconos
- Poconos (Skytop Lodge)
- Poconos (Split Rock Resort)
- * Poconos: All-Inclusive Woodloch Resort (summer 2016) / Woodloch (winter 2018)
- Riverhead, Long Island
- Rocking Horse Ranch
- Six Flags Great Escape (NY)
- Washington D.C.
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