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Imagine yourself as child in 1885 in the "attic" with original architecture. You can play with replica wooden toys, pretend to cook food in the fireplace, have a tea party and so much more!
Ever wonder what it looks like inside the walls of your house? Check out this exhibit and see for yourself! While you're here, practice your own building skills using blocks, legos, and tools.
This history of New York City and its environs is traced as the natural harbor transforms into a bustling port, open spaces into canyons of skyscrapers and a wilderness into a world city.
See New York when dinosaurs were in their heyday.
Come and visit many examples of fire apparatus of all times from the 18th, 19th and 20th century all with a history of service in New York.
Climb into our tree house and find the habitats of various local animals, surround yourself in a life sized bubble, or create music of your own in our child sized replica of Congress Park.
Pretend to be a bank teller, create and answer your own math problems, and use the abacus to count your money.
See over 170 species of New York birds displayed in their environmental settings.
This full-sized carousel was made between 1912 and 1916 by the Herschell-Spillman Company of North Tonawanda, New York, one of the leading manufacturers of carousels in America.
'Windows' highlights all regions of New York State from Niagara Falls to Coney Island and reveals many of the fascinating stories that make New York unique.
A trip to the grocery store was never so much fun! This child sized grocery store features many of the items you would find in a real grocery store. You can weigh produce, follow sample shopping lists
Scientists and historians are working behind the scenes at the State Museum making new discoveries in New York's natural and human history.
This celebrated American community is portrayed in this exhibition regarding the rich and diverse culture of Harlem in the 1920s.
This exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary of the publication of 'Birds of New York', one of the most popular books issued in the State Museum's history. The exhibition features
This majestic and pristine region has and continues to be transformed by the interaction of nature and people.
Finally a school house where learning always involves fun! Create your own moving sculpture, brush up on the colors of the rainbow, and put together magnetic masterpieces.
Excavated in 1866, the conserved and reassembled Cohoes mastodont is a magnificent specimen.
Jump aboard the trolley and let your imagination run wild. The trolley route is mapped from Saratoga to Albany, but we've met travelers going to places such as Vermont, Miami or even Africa. With
Slide down the pole in the fire house, put on a real firefighters coat, jump onto the fire truck and you're off. It's your turn to save the day!
Curated and designed by staff at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York, this traveling exhibition features more than 150 images of America taken between 1935