It's easily one of the best children's museums, especially for toddlers and slightly older…read more They have a wide array of activities, including the fake bus of course, and a cool fake shopping area. I've never seen such a clean and well maintained children's museum. The staff is constantly putting things back - they're like waiters at a high end restaurant. Go.

So I haven't been to many children's museums yet but this one came highly recommended by some…read morefriends. I really enjoyed all the play stations here, this is definitely geared towards little ones around 3-5 years old. They have a tiny tot area where they have soft play area for babies and infants. Then they have an older area with miniature town, slide and other science stem activities. They also have a kitchens are, a music area, a play stage where they have story time. The water play area looks fun for older kids. They have a mechanical dinosaur inside. I hear in the summer they have bubble stations and outdoor fun foam play blocks. Looking forward to coming back.

We haven't been in years because the place became a huge liberal venue for events that are far from…read morefamily-friendly and are completely inappropriate for children, despite the kids-specific atmosphere with the playground and children's museum. Prior to ending our visits, the playground was beginning to really show its dire need for maintenance and revealing some significant safety concerns.

This park is pretty big. There are two playgrounds. One for the little kids 2-5 and one for the…read moreolder kids. There is also a splash pad. The nautical theme is present throughout the playground. We enjoyed our stay. While we were here, it rains a bit, but there was enough shelter to prevent us from getting wet.

I am so thankful we found this place! I'm on maternity leave and finding things to entertain my…read morealmost 2 year old while caring for a newborn has been hard. Tumble Jungle is the perfect place for us. We have a monthly membership and attend the morning "Baboons" class almost every day. It's free play followed by some structured activities. My son has really come out of his shell and is learning so much. The instructors Isabel and Andrea are also fantastic and so good with the kids. Truly recommend this place. I'm going to miss it when I have to go back to work but I know our nanny will continue to bring my son and eventually my daughter as well!

We had our 5 year old's birthday party at Tumble Jungle in Norwalk and had a wonderful experience!…read more I booked the party with Nicolette and from the first call she was extremely helpful and patient with all of my questions. They were expecting us and helped all of our guests with a SMILE! Jackie was one of our party hosts, I felt like she knew my daughter from the past. Request Jackie for your parties. All of the parents loved the place and the kids, oh they did not want to leave. I would absolutely have another party here again. I would also like to bring her in to use their facilities at another time. Clean, reasonable, pizza was good, we were not rushed. Overall great experience!

This was our second visit to The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, and we really enjoy coming back…read more It's on the smaller side, but there's still plenty to see and do. For its size, they have a great variety of touch tanks -- from jellyfish to sturgeon to stingrays -- and my son felt brave enough to touch almost everything this time and loved it. I also appreciate that there are hand-washing stations everywhere. We love the jellyfish exhibits, and the shark tank is very cool -- this visit we even got to see a diver inside answering questions. They offer short 4D movies for $8, though it may be better for older kids (my 2-year-old got a little scared). Paid parking is across the street, and overall it's an easy, fun outing for families. We've heard they offer overnight experiences too and might try that next time!

Norwalk, CT - this is a nice daytrip from NY/NJ. The aquarium is of a manageable size, just two…read morefloors and not too big, with many interesting exhibits, animal encounters, and a kids play area on the upper level. We especially loved the shark demo in front of the dramatic shark tanks where you can watch these majestic creatures glide by, the touch tanks (sting ray and Atlantic sturgeon), and the reservoir near the entrance where a large turtle would playfully swim up and seemingly interact with the humans staring up in awe. It makes quite a first impression! Also very cool is the interactive digital display on the ground floor, where you can paint a sea animal on a computer screen and transfer it to the large screen as a 3D rendering swimming in the Long Island Sound. There's a snack bar right by the entrance which is perfect for a quick break or a pre-game feed as in the case of my child who cried hunger as soon as we stepped in. There's also a proper café upstairs - really nice, with an open and airy layout and exposed red brick, à la an industrial Brooklyn loft. We only ate fries & ice cream (ha!) so I can't tell you how the food is. Parking: there are a couple of options. The Maritime Aquarium parking garage is $2/hour with a maximum of $8 + tax. Or street parking via ParkMobile which costs $4.85 but is limited to 3 hours. The Stepping Stone Children's Museum is very close if you have bandwidth to make a full day of it (we didn't!).

Lovely park along the Norwalk River with some great walking/jogging trails. A few steps and lots of…read morehills for those looking for a bit of a challenge. The park's paths are long enough to get in a decent workout. Childrens playground in the front of park near the parking lot. Park is clean and well kept. The free parking lot accessible from North Water Street accommodates about 25 vehicles. Walking distance to/from the Maritime Aquarium...great stop before or after your visit there.

This is a fantastic little park, adjacent to the Norwalk Aquarium on Water Street…read more There's a small free parking lot and a playground, which is kind of in a difficult spot right now because unfortunately construction workers nearby are using it as their parking lot to avoid the parking fees, but there's street parking along Water Street, or you could park in the garage for the Aquarium. Anyway, like I said there's a nice little playground structure, and there were kids having a fun time when I visited. Beyond that, there are a couple of trails that lead out into the park itself, which is a large mound. This mound was, once upon a time, the town garbage dump. But as so often happens around the country, yesterday's garbage dump is today's cool park, and that's definitely the case here. There's a path that goes around the bottom, and another trail that links to that, going up the top of the mound. There's a lot of interesting art sculptures from the top, and views of the Norwalk River and surrounding area. There's another trail that links into and is cosigned as both the Norwalk River Valley Trail and the Norwalk Harbor Loop Trail. Both of those trails link this park to the Pine Island Cemetery, Matthews Park, and the Stepping Stones Children's Museum, on the other side of 95 and the RR tracks. This is definitely a great park to visit and to work off some energy if you have kids that just haven't been tired out enough by the Aquarium.

We played Knockerball with about 12 people for a friends birthday on East River Park! The guys were…read morethere early blowing up all the balls and when we all arrived we were ready to play! They brought music and items for games and helped us to have a really great time! It is EXHAUSTING running around in those balls. I took away a star because the balls kept losing air and needed to be refilled after games. The guys said they get new balls annually, so some of them were showing age I guess. We had a really good time, and it was a fun and different activity! Definitely worthwhile checking out with these guys!

What a crazy workout. Bubble Soccer was so fun! Couldn't think of a better way to spend my 25th…read morebirthday! So many fun games to choose from. My friends and I couldn't stop laughing the whole time, rofl literally. The owner, Jorge was very nice and accommodating. Would definitely do it again!

Noel the owner of the company , we spoke on the phone and he offered all the help I will ever need…read more Very friendly and willing to help with any aquarium issuesI may need one day. He is official on my Iphone. Thanks Noel

Brought my niece here while visiting. What a great experience. Very helpful staff. I am excited for…read moreher to decide on her set-up! I will post pictures then. Dont hesitate to use Anchor Aquarium.

Science Museum of Long Island on Plandome road in Manhasset is a place to visit on a nice day…read more Good for the family. Use GPS as there are some winding hilly roads to get there. Follow the signs. Thereis parking to the side of the main house. This visit had a tour of plants . There is a pond, fire pit and picnic tables throughout the area.it is a nature preserve park with many native plants along with some for sale. I suggest wearing a hat and sunscreen. While there are paths, sturdy shoes or work boots are good too along with a bottle of water. I did sera sign for bathrooms as well. They have a compost pile on the side.if you happen to have peelings from vegetables feel free to drop them off on your visit and learn how they make black gold for the soil.

We went there for a Cub Scout outing for the first time. The museum is really a small and old…read morestructure located in Manhasset. We had a group of about 15 Cub scouts there finishing the ferns and animal related topic badge. The lady who gave a lesson about how to track or discover animals around us during our daily life, but the lesson was in a small room with no AC. The boys were not interested in the discussion at all. The session was informative to the parents, but the lady seemed unable to handle younger kids. We then took a nature walk outside and the boys were very into the hike. The trail was clearly marked and easy to access by foot. Parking lot was relatively small. Overall it was an okay experience.