Learn about the connections between arts, sciences, and history on a family-friendly museum situated on the banks of the Hudson River.

✨ Choose from three shows in the immersive Planetarium on weekends at 12:30 pm, 2 pm & 3:30 pm (+$5-$7). Learn about the moon, Big Bird and Elmo and their friends in China, get a live tour of the sky as seen Westchester, and experience the twisted tale of our planet’s origins.

📕 Go inside Red Grooms’ The Bookstore, a sculpto-pictorama with amusing details, riotous color, and exploding perspectives.

🏠 Experience what life was like in 1877 on a 45-minute tour of the six fully restored period rooms of Glenview Historic Home (used as a set in HBO series The Gilded Age), including a large luxurious dollhouse.  See new paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts on view (Thursdays & Fridays, 1pm; Saturdays & Sundays, 1 & 3pm, +$5-$7).

🎨  Join weekend family art & science projects as well as other special events for all ages.

📕  Families with children up to age 5 can visit Early Explorers to rest, refresh, and recharge with a selection of books and other activities (Saturday & Sunday 1-4 pm).

🎟️ Enjoy free admission and activities  the first Friday of each month, 5–8pm

🍽 A limited selection of beverages and snacks are available  in the Museum Shop. Picnic on the lawn with a view (BYO blanket).  Grab authentic Middle Eastern food to go — baba ganoush, shwarma, stuffed grape leaves and more — or have a relaxing meal at casual nearby Yara’s Middle Eastern. Pick up try tasty tacos at The Taco Project or dine on a delicious brunch on a patio overlooking the Hudson River at X20 Xaviers on the Hudson (reserve in advance), both about a 5-minute drive away.

🌳 Relax in the outdoor courtyard (bring your own mat or blanket if you’d like to lounge) and play on a large lawn overlooking the Hudson River.

🌳 Explore gorgeous walled gardens and scenic trails at nearby Untermyer Gardens.

🚂 By train, either take the Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson Line local train to Glenwood Station, a short walk to the museum, or take an express train to Yonkers, a $5 cab ride away from the museum

🚙 About a 30 min drive from mid-Manhattan; ample free parking