Forget old-style "going shopping": these stores go way beyond being a retail space, into the zone of fun experiences. Games, crafts, live theatre, restaurants, ferris wheels... you name it.
Click to see six New York Toy stores that go all out: American Girl Place (with on-site theatre and restaurant), F.A.O.Schwarz, Build-a-Bear Workshop flagship location on 5th Ave., with Eat with Your Bear Hands Cafe, Toys R US (with ferris wheel, above), and more.
photo © Teresa Plowright