Location
1514 Broadway,
(Between 44th and 45th Streets),
Manhattan, New York, NY 10036
Phone: (646)366-8800
Toys R Us At Times Square
If you are visiting New York City with children, the “Toys R Us” store at Times Square is a must-see attraction for you. Its a heaven for kids!
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In fact, it is so great that it might make you feel like a child again – so do try to visit it even if you are in NYC without kids. And visit it even if you don’t want to buy anything from there – it is worth the visit.
Toys R Us Times Square is the world’s largest Toys R Us – it is 110,000 square feet! With so many attractions within the store, it feels more like a tourist spot than a toy store!
Attractions at the store
- Ferris Wheel: It is a 60-foot indoor Ferris wheel, and has 14 individually themed cabs
- Jurassic Park: It has a life-sized T-Rex dinosaur that weighs five tons, and is 20 foot high & 34 foot long. It would be fun to be standing next to it when it roars – you would be literally shaken!
- Barbie Dollhouse: 4,000 square-foot, two-story dollhouse filled with dolls, clothes, accessories, collectibles and more
- LEGO Shop: Contains a display of New York City’s skyline constructed entirely from LEGO bricks. You can see 25-foot replicas of the Statue of Liberty, Chrysler Building and Empire State Building (complete with a climbing King-Kong)
- Candy Land: Shop within the store offering treats and candies
- WONKA: A one-of-a-kind candy shop selling fruity and chocolaty confections
- Scoops ‘R’ Us: Ice cream shop serving delectable desserts, ice creams, cookies and coffee
- Costumed characters & other appearances like Spider Man, Geoffrey, The Wiggles, Barney, Miranda Cosgrove, Vanessa Hudgens, the cast of Hairspray and more
- Dedicated areas for interactive play
- Boutiques displaying the toys and electronics
Nearby Tourist Attractions
Here are other places of tourist interest that are close to Toys R Us Times Square store:
- Ripley’s Believe It Or Not
- Times Square
- Intrepid Air and Space Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met)
- Madison Square Garden
- The American Museum of Natural History
- Briant Park
- Empire State Building
- Grand Central Station
Photos of the Toys R Us Times Square Attractions
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