u/LogicalFallacyCat

I'm making my annual drive from Cleveland to Boston to visit family, which ever since I had kids the wife and I like to find places to stop on the way home because the 5yo doesn't handle the drive very well and we'll have a 4 month old who'll be on his first road trip.

We've already stopped at the Museum of Play in Rochester a couple times and the Museum of Science in Syracuse once. We've thought about the Baseball Hall of Fame but we're worried about how enjoyable it'll be for the kids. So we were wondering if there's anywhere else along the way we can stop. East-west location doesn't really matter, we're driving the whole thing either way, but preferably not too far from the NY Thruway.

For the 5yo anything with animals (one year we also stopped at Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium) or interactive exhibits she can play around with, and for the 4mo really our only hope is somewhere with enough kids to where people won't mind when he inevitably starts screaming.

Edit: I meant Thruway, not turnpike. Also thanks for the great suggestions!