Need to escape your daily routine? Getting out of town for a day (or 2) may not be a vacation, but might put you in vacation mode for a few hours or a few days. So load the kids into the car for a family adventure! Need longer than a day trip? We even included some places that are better suited for a weekend getaway. Here are over 100 Family-Friendly Day Trips and Weekend Getaways in NJ, NY and PA. With hectic schedules and limited vacation days, taking a road trip may be just what your family needs!

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100+ Family-Friendly Day Trips and Weekend Getaways in NJ, NY and PA

Indoor Day Trips in NJ, NY & PA

Adventure Aquarium (Camden, NJ)
American Dream (East Rutherford, NJ)
American Girl Place (New York, NY)
American Museum of Natural History (New York, NY)
Atlantic City Aquarium (Atlantic City, NJ)
Big Kahuna’s Indoor & Outdoor Waterpark (West Berlin, NJ)
Carnegie Science Center (Pittsburg, PA)
Children’s Museum of Manhattan (New York, NY)
Crayola Experience (Easton, PA) Get a discount.
Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, PA)
Franklin Mineral Museum (Franklin, NJ)
Garden State Discovery Center (Cherry Hill, NJ)
Giggleberry Fair (Lahaska, PA)
Guggenheim Museum (New York, NY)
Herr’s Snack Factory Tour (Nottingham, PA)
Hershey Story Museum (Hershey, PA)
Hunterdon Art Museum (Clinton, NJ)
Imagine That (Florham Park, NJ)
iFLY King of Prussia (Philadelphia, PA)
iPlay America (Freehold, NJ)
Insectropolis (Toms River, NJ)
Jenkinson’s Boardwalk (Point Pleasant Beach, NJ)
Liberty Science Center (Jersey City, NJ)
Legoland Discovery Center (East Rutherford, NJ)
Legoland Discovery Center (Philadelphia, PA)
Legoland Discovery Center (Westchester, NY)
M&M World (New York, NY)
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum (Morristown, NJ)
Madame Tussauds New York Celebrity Wax Museum (New York, NY)
Medieval Times (Lyndhurst, NJ)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY)
Montclair Art Museum (Montclair, NJ)
Monmouth Museum (Middletown, NJ)
Morris Museum (Morris, NJ)
Museum of Early Trades and Crafts (Madison, NJ)
Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY)
Newark Museum (Newark, NJ)
New Jersey State Museum (Trenton, NJ)
New York Aquarium (Bronx, NY)
Northlandz  (Flemington, NJ)
Please Touch Museum (Philadelphia, PA)
Ripley’s Believe It or Not!  (Atlantic City, NJ)
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (New York, NY)
Sahara Sam’s Oasis Indoor & Outdoor Waterpark (West Berlin, NJ)
Turkey Hill Experience (Columbia, PA)

Outdoor Day Trips in NJ, NY & PA

Adventureland (Farmingdale, NY)
Battleship New Jersey (Camden, NJ)
Bergen County Zoological Park (Paramus, NJ)
Big Kahuna’s Indoor & Outdoor Waterpark (West Berlin, NJ)
Bronx Zoo (Bronx, NY)
Bushkill Falls (Bushkill, PA)
Camden Children’s Garden (Camden, NJ)
Cape May County Park & Zoo (Cape May, NJ)
Cape May Whale Watcher (Cape May, NJ)
Casino Pier & Breakwater Beach Waterpark (Seaside Heights, NJ)
Central Park Zoo (New York, NY)
Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises (New York, NY)
Claws ‘N’ Paws Wild Animal Park (Lake Ariel, PA)
Cohanzick Zoo (Bridgeton, NJ)
Delaware River Railroad Excursions (Phillipsburg, NJ)
Diggerland (West Berlin, NJ)
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Allentown, PA) Get a FREE Pre-K Pass
Dutch Wonderland Family Amusement Park (Lancaster, PA)
Eagleswood Amusement Park (Staffordville, NJ)
Elmwood Park Zoo (Norristown, PA)
Enchanted Forest Water Safari (Old Forge, NY)
Fantasy Island Park (Beach Haven, NJ)
Grounds for Sculpture (Hamilton, NJ)
Hershey Park (Hershey, PA)
High Point State Park (Sussex, NJ)
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum (New York, NY)
Jenkinson’s Aquarium (Point Pleasant Beach, NJ)
Keansburg Amusement Park and Runaway Rapids Waterpark (Keansburg, NJ)
Kids Castle at Doylestown’s Central Park (Doylestown, PA)
Knoebels Amusement Park Resort (Elysburg, PA)
Lakota Wolf Preserve (Columbia, NJ)
Land of Make Believe (Hope, NJ)
Legoland New York (Goshen, NY)
Morey’s Piers & Beachfront Water Parks (Wildwood, NJ)
Mountain Creek (Vernon, NJ)
Ocean City Waterpark (Ocean City, NJ)
Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, PA)
Pocono Raceway (Long Pond, PA)
Popcorn Park Zoo (Forked River, NJ)
Prospect Park Zoo (Brooklyn, NY)
Queens Zoo (Corona, NY)
Sahara Sam’s Oasis Indoor & Outdoor Waterpark (West Berlin, NJ)
Sesame Place (Langhorne, PA)
Six Flags Great Adventure and Safari (Jackson, NJ)
Skylands Stadium (Augusta, NJ)
Space Farms Zoo & Museum (Sussex, NJ)
SplashDown Beach Water Park (Fishkill, NY)
Somerset Patriots (Bridgewater, NJ)
Statue of Liberty (New York, NY)
Storybook Land (Egg Harbor Township, NJ)
Strasburg Rail Road (Ronks, PA)
Tomahawk Lake Waterpark (Sparta Township, NJ)
Turtleback Zoo (West Orange, NJ)
Valley Forge National Park (King of Prussia, PA)

Weekend Getaways in NJ, NY & PA

Asbury Hotel (Asbury Park, NJ)
Camelback Resort (Tannersville, PA)
Canopy by Hilton (Multiple Locations)
Cartoon Network Hotel (Lancaster, PA)
Congress Hall (Cape May, NJ)
Conrad Hotels & Resorts by Hilton (New York, NY)
Crystal Springs Resort (Sussex, NJ)
Doubletree by Hilton (Multiple Locations)
Eden Resorts & Suites (Lancaster, PA)
Embassy Suites by Hilton (Multiple Locations)
Fulton Steamboat Inn (Lancaster, PA)
Grand Hotel (Cape May, NJ)
Great Wolf Lodge (Pocono Mountains, PA)
Hampton by Hilton (Multiple Locations)
Hershey Lodge (Hershey, PA)
Hershey Park Camping Resort (Hershey, PA)
Hilton Garden Inn (Multiple Locations)
Hilton Hotels & Resorts (Multiple Locations)
Homewood Suites by Hilton (Multiple Locations)
Home2 Suites by Hilton (Multiple Locations)
Hotel Hershey (Hershey, PA)
Kalahari Resorts (Pocono Mountains, PA)
Kartrite Resort & Indoor Waterpark (Monticello, NY)
Legoland New York (Goshen, NY)
Motto by Hilton (New York, NY)
Nemacolin (Farmington, PA)
Ocean Place Resort & Spa (Long Branch, NJ)
Red Caboose Motel (Ronks, PA)
Rocking Horse Ranch Resort (Highland, NY)
Shawnee Inn (Shawnee on Delaware, PA)
Silver Birches Resort (Hawley, PA)
Skytop Lodge (Skytop, PA)
Split Rock Resort (Lake Harmony, PA)
Tapestry Collection by Hilton (Multiple Locations)
Tru by Hilton (Multiple Locations)
Villa Roma (Callicoon, NY)
Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts by Hilton (New York, NY)
Woodloch Pine Resort (Hawley, PA)