4 kid-friendly spots in Paterson
Paterson · Parks & Playgrounds
Eastside Park is a kid-friendly nature & outdoors spot in Paterson.
Free · Paterson · Museums & History · Outdoor
This National Park Service site preserves Paterson's industrial revolution history and 77-foot Great Falls waterfall in Paterson. Ranger-led walking tours explore how the natural falls, immigrant communities, and entrepreneurs built America's first planned industrial city.
Kids ages 4-17 can become official Junior Rangers by completing activities at the park.
Free · Paterson · Museums & History · Indoor
Paterson Museum in Paterson occupies a restored 1873 locomotive factory at the edge of the Great Falls National Historic Landmark District and features collections on local archaeology, mineralogy, and the city's role in American industrial innovation, including submarines and the silk industry.
Admission is free for children under 18; adults are asked for a suggested donation.
Free · Paterson · Museums & History · Outdoor
Veterans Memorial Park in Paterson honors the city's first park commissioner and labor activist William Hayden, a WWI cavalry veteran, with monuments, plaques recognizing multiple wars and conflicts, and a static tank display.