Night at the Museum in NYC

If Mr. Popper’s Penguins is a love letter to Tavern on the Green, Night at the Museum is a full-on magnum opus devoted to the American Museum of Natural History, doing for that museum what From the Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973) did for the Met. All other places shown—notably parts of Central Park, like Wollman Rink—seem beside the point. But like Larry the night watchman, you can see the museum come to life, if not in an actual animated sense. Start by making friends with Teddy Roosevelt, or “TR,” the night watchman's helpful aide in the movie. There's one sculpture of the former president outside and one seated figure in the atrium's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall. Next, take care around the Akeley Hall of African Mammals. (You know, because if you don't lock up the lions, they will eat you). And keep your hands on your keys in the event any monkeys might be lurking. Make sure to visit the two dinosaur halls—though the crowds, and general propriety, will surely impede you from playing fetch with the specimens. Tiptoe past the giant Easter Island moai in the Pacific Peoples exhibition. Keep in mind that Lewis and Clark only exist as statues on the outside of the buildings, and that Sacagawea is nowhere to be found. Consider your shift a successful one if the kids are worn out, they've learned at least one thing and everything is in the same place as it was when you entered.
Fun fact: In addition to Night at the Museum tours of the museum, there are Night at the Museum sleepovers for kids and even adults!