9 year old boy-- trip with mom to new york city

Any one with special ideas of things to do, places to go, theater? We are going mid August 2008

we were thinking coney island (staying with friend in brooklyn) and m of natural history ofcourse and central park. anything specific appreciated..

Taking Bus in from boston (??)-- arriving Chinatown. Any ideas regarding that area?

Thanks!

9 year old boy-- trip with mom to new york city

Instead of the Chinatown bus, look at

megabus.com

boltbus.com

both of which are newer buses and I think safer.

If you%26#39;re staying in Brooklyn, don%26#39;t forget the Brooklyn Museum and Prospect Park. Walk the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan for the skyline views.

If he%26#39;s into sports, there%26#39;s free kayaking on the Hudson. The hop on/off ticket of the

nywatertaxi.com

would be fun for a day. They have a stop at Fulton st. in Brooklyn.

9 year old boy-- trip with mom to new york city

The Central Park Zoo (and adjacent Children%26#39;s Zoo) is small but very nice. There is a playground with a fun slide just north of the zoo. There is also a small amusement park, Victorian Gardens in Wollman Park in Central Park.

The Sony Wonder Lab is free although some floors may be closed for renovation(Wondertechlab.son.com)

Theme restaurant, Mars 2112 (mars2112.com)is fun.

The Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum within a retired aircraft carrier is unfortunately under renovation.

Another way for him to spend an hour or so (for free), is at Nintendo World in the Rockefeller Centre. Plenty of games to try out on the DS and Wii. You, however, might find it a bit boring unless you fancy a go on the WiiFit!

Go anywhere else but don%26#39;t go to Mars 2112. It is a rip off. Food is not that good and it is overpriced. If you do a search you will find others that agree with me.

Ann

See the family travel section tripadvisor.com/Travel-g60763-s401/New-York-鈥?/a> for tips -- note esp the Arms %26amp; Armour exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum, which may interest your son.

This could be pretty fun to bring a 9 yr old to.

Ripley鈥檚 Believe It or Not!庐 Times Square

www.ripleysnewyork.com

Best of luck on your trip!