Located in central Brooklyn, the second-largest art museum in New York City, and one of the largest in the United States, houses a prestigious collection of work from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art covering almost every culture an art lover could dream of.

Combination museum, library and educational center explores works of art and historical documents that represent Brooklyn's diverse cultures and society, past and present.

In this high-tech fun-filled museum you won't find any "do not touch" or "keep off" signs. Children are encouraged to make full use of the creative, hands-on exhibits such as a Sabbath dinner table big enough to walk on, a working television newsroom where they can file a report on the Chanukah story, a supermarket and kitchen where the rules of kosher come alive though role-play, and a cityscape where faith, charity, and other concepts are presented in "real-life" settings.

This sideshow has the usual sword-swallower and bed-of-nails artist, plus other unique players.

A wonderful place to spend the day with the family, this museum houses a remarkable, kid-friendly collection of 20,000 cultural artifacts and natural history specimens, plus live plants and animals, and award-winning exhibitions.

Library contains more than 2,000 volumes on Kurdish history, culture and contemporary society, and the adjoining museum features traditional dress and collections of village jewelry from Turkey, Iraq and Iran.