Sure, it's a bit outside New England, but the Big Apple offers a surprisingly hefty slice of kid-friendly fun. A stop at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is in order. Check out the arms and armor on the first floor, the mummies in the Egyptian Room, or the courtyard of the American Wing with plants and statues galore.

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