Children's Museums, Zoos and Gardens with Free Times:

The Bronx Zoo– Pay what you wish Wednesdays for general admission.

‘Total Experience’ activities cost extra.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden–Free all day on Tuesdays, and Saturdays from 10am-noon.

Free on winter weekdays November 8-March 11.

Brooklyn Children's Museum–Free the third Thursday of every month 4-7pm and the first full weekend of every month 2-5pm (except holidays).

Children's Museum of the Arts– Pay what you wish Thursdays 4-6pm

Children's Museum of Manhattan–Free the first Friday of every month 5-8pm

New York Aquarium– Pay what you wish on Fridays 3pm-closing

New York Botanical Garden–Free grounds admission all day on Wednesdays, and Saturdays 10-11am. Special exhibits cost extra.

New York Hall of Science–Free September through June on Fridays 2-5pm

& Sundays 10-11am.

New York Historical Society– Pay what you wish Fridays 6-8pm, which includes

the DiMenna Children's History Museum

Queens Botanical Garden–Free Wednesdays 3-6pm and Sundays 4-6pm.

Free during the winter November 1-March 31.

The Staten Island Children's Museum – Although this museum doesn't have regularly scheduled free times, when public schools are closed, it often hosts "Cool School Holiday"free admission days, like Columbus Day and Martin Luther King Day. Check the calendar for info.

Staten Island Zoo–Free Wednesdays 2-4:45pm

Wave Hill–Free all day on Tuesdays & Saturdays 9am-noon. The garden also hosts special free arts events throughout the year. Check the calendar for more info.

 

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Grown-up Museums with Free Hours

Asia Society Museum–Free on Fridays 6-9pm Labor Day through June

Guggenheim Museum– Pay what you wish Saturdays 5:45-7:45pm

Historic Richmond Town–Free Fridays 1-5pm

International Center of Photography – Pay what you wish Fridays 5-8pm

The Jewish Museum–Free on Saturdays 11am-5:45pm

The Morgan Library & Museum–Free on Fridays 7-9pm

Museum of Arts and Design– Pay what you wish Thursdays 6-9pm

Museum of Chinese in America–Free on Thursdays 11am-9pm

Museum of Jewish Heritage–Free on Wednesdays 4-8pm

Museum of Modern Art–Free on Fridays 4-8pm

Museum of the Moving Image–Free on Fridays 4-8pm

The Noguchi Museum– Pay what you wish first Friday of every month 10am-5pm

Rubin Museum of Art–Free on Fridays 6-10 pm

Whitney Museum– Pay what you wish Fridays 6-9pm

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Museums That Are Always Free

American Folk Art Museum

Forbes Galleries

The Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology

National Museum of the American Indian

Sony Wonder Technology Lab– certain workshops cost extra

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