This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK).

Simple things make big impressions on kids in New York City. Steaming manholes in the roads; hot dog stands with giant pretzels on their grills; the neon eclipse of Times Square; skyscrapers so high their roofs get lost in fog. Throw in some of the world’s greatest family museums and arguably the largest amount of raw energy on the planet, and there’s nowhere else like it. And while utterly unique, New York is also as familiar as apple pie to most kids thanks to its starring role in films such as The Secret Life of Pets , Spider-Man and Home Alone 2 .

For most families, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime splurge trip — one best appreciated by kids over seven, who can manage the thousands of steps a day you’ll rack up wa

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