Going to town: Think outside the box for fall activities that will entertain and educate

Yes, you love your local playground.But it’s time to mix up your fall activities agenda.

Ahead, hands-on experiences to scope out this fall with anyone from toddlers through teens.Looking for a great, practical game to get everyone out and about? Escapely’s Escape the City experience ($60) is an outdoor escape room using a web-based app to guide the experience.(You don’t need to download anything.)With Brooklyn (Prospect Heights) and Central Park versions on offer, each is suitable for two to six players and designed for all ages — at least all who can walk about 1.5 miles.Participants will spend two to three hours searching for clues, solving puzzles and discovering the neighborhood as they visit landmarks, public art installations and other attractions.

Spy glasses, magic 8 balls and more tools are included.Part scavenger hunt, part escape room, you’ll experience NYC like never before.Check out the Sky Deck at the Edge — the highest such perch in the Western Hemisphere — where guests marvel at 360-degree views of Manhattan.

The new city-inspired immersive installations include responsive lighting features and custom soundscapes.The best of the bunch, in our opinion, are Crystal Cave, complete with a 23-foot canopy of oversized crystals, and Infinity City, which shows 18 illuminated columns modeled after NYC skyscrapers shifting colors and making sounds based on movement.Families with kiddos 6 to 10 can check out the complimentary Explorer Challenge for quite the scavenger hunt.Lighting themes mimic each season.

Tickets start at $34 per person.Swing by Hudson Yards on Halloween from 11 a.m.through 2 p.m.

for a free event for all ages.Show up in costume (yes, just do it, parents) and expect pumpkin-themed activations, interactive surprises and live performances by Mozart for Munchkins.The celebration culminates with a Kidz Bop DJ with a “monster bash” dance party power hour.Mosey on over to Midtown West on select weekends at 2 p.m.

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