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Brooklyn Children’s Museum – Pay-what-you-wish on Thursdays, 2-6pm, and Sundays, 4-7pm.
New York Aquarium – Pay-what-you-wish on Wednesdays from 3pm to last entry.
The Staten Island Children’s Museum – Free admission on Wednesdays, 5-7pm July and August, 3-5pm September-June.
Staten Island Zoo – Free Wednesdays, 2-4:45pm.
Museums in Queens
New York Hall of Science – Free admission on Fridays, 2-5pm and Sundays, 10-11am.
Queens Botanical Garden – Free admission daily November through March. Free admission Wednesdays, 3-6pm, and Sundays, 9-11am the rest of the year.
Museums in The Bronx
Wave Hill – Free Tuesdays and Saturdays, 9am-12pm. The garden also hosts special free arts events throughout the year.
The Bronx Zoo – General admission is free on Wednesdays. Visitors are asked to donate what they wish to support the zoo’s mission. Total Experience activities cost extra.
New York Botanical Garden – Free grounds admission all day on Wednesdays, and Saturdays from 9-10am. Special exhibits cost extra.
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