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Museum of Broadway
The Museum of Broadway is an interactive and experiential museum that celebrates Broadway's rich history, the behind-the-scenes and its game changers. See hundreds of rare costumes, props and artifacts up close and experience Broadway like never before.
145 W 45th St
James Dean Apartment
Find the former home of James Dean, 19 W. 68th Street.
Temple of Dendur at the MET
Lose yourself in the Temple of Dendur at the Met, 1000 5th Ave., the largest museum in the western hemisphere.
Library Way
Take a stroll on 41st Street between Park and Fifth Avenues and ponder Library Way, 96 bronze plaques that quote 45 writers embedded in the sidewalk.
Hotel des Artistes
Visit the Hotel des Artistes at One W. 67th St., and daydream of its previous tenants – Isadora Duncan, Rudolph Valentino, Noel Coward.
Grant's Tomb
Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb? Find out at W. 122nd St. & Riverside Dr.
Schomburg Center for Research into Black Culture
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, one of The New York Public Library’s renowned research libraries, is a world-leading cultural institution devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences.
515 Malcolm X Blvd
Villard Houses
Live the Age of Innocence by visiting the Villard Houses at 471-457 Madison Ave.
Museum of the City of New York
...or the period rooms at the Museum of the City of New York (103rd St. & 5th Ave.)
Museum of Modern Art
Visit Picasso’s Goat, Monet’s Water Lilies and Van Gogh’s Starry Night at the Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St.
Guggenheim Museum
Visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s only building in New York, the Guggenheim Museum.
1071 5th Ave (between 88th and 89th)
Costume Institute
Behold Madame Grès' designs for Chanel in the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave.
Waldorf Astoria
Walk through the Waldorf Astoria, a classic example of art deco at 301 Park Ave.
Galleries in SoHo
Stroll through the galleries in SoHo.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Experience the final study of Georges Seurat’s “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave.
Let There Be Neon
Find TriBeCa and stop in Let There Be Neon gallery at 38 White Street.
Pierpont Morgan Library
Visit John Tenniel’s classic illustrations for Alice at the Pierpont Morgan Library at 225 Madison Ave.
Whitney Museum of American Art
Visit O’Keefe, Warhol, Calder and Hopper in the Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort St.
Mmuseumm
Visit Mmuseumm, 4 Cortlandt Alley, a museum dedicated to collecting artifacts of the modern age.
TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Frick Collection
Visit Whistler and Vermeer in the Frick Collection, 1 E. 70th St.
TEMPORARILY CLOSED, Pop-up location 945 Madison Ave.
Ethical Culture
Take a look at Ethical Culture at 2 W 64th St. and try to remember what playwright mentioned this society and its school.
Tenement Museum
More people lived in tenements in New York than lived on the great plains in the early 19th century. Visit the Lower East Side Tenement Museum and learn more about New York’s early citizens.
Museum of Sex
One of Manhattan’s newest museums is the Museum of Sex at 233 Fifth Avenue (@ 27th Street) dedicating to preserving and presenting the history of human sexuality and its impact on society. Always graphic, sometimes titillating, and oddly academic; a sign at the entrance implores, “Please do not touch, lick, stroke or mount the exhibits.”
Museum of Arts and Design
Refine your craft at the Museum of Arts and Design (2 Columbus Circle).
American Museum of Natural History
Go see the dinosaurs or catch a glimpse of the universe at the American Museum of Natural History (200 Central Park W).
9/11 Memorial & Museum
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is the country’s principal institution concerned with exploring 9/11, documenting its impact, and examining its continuing significance. 180 Greenwich St.
New Museum
See the future of art by visiting the New Museum at 235 Bowery.
Museum of the Moving Image
Venture into Queens and learn more about moviemaking at the Museum of the Moving Image. While you’re there, stop next store at the Kaufman Astoria Studios to see if anything is being filmed.
36-01 35th Ave
Brooklyn Museum
Hang out with the hipsters and the Brooklyn art crowd at the Brooklyn Museum.
200 Eastern Pkwy
Dream House
Visit the Dream House, 275 Church St, a light and sound art installation that occupies an entire house.
Merchant's House Museum
Visit Manhattan’s most haunted house, the Merchant’s House Museum, 29 E 4th St.
American Folk Art Museum
New York City’s only museum dedicated to folk & self-taught artists. Since 1961, the Museum has celebrated the creativity of individuals whose singular talents have been refined largely through personal experience rather than formal artistic training. 2 Lincoln Sq.