Plan your cultural itinerary in New York with 14 verified museums, art galleries, concert halls, and historic institutions. Base yourself in Midtown, Fifth Avenue & Bryant Park or Greenwich Village, SoHo & Chelsea for easy walking access.
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One of the oldest and largest nonprofit contemporary art institutions in the US, housed in a monumental 1892 Romanesque Revival schoolhouse in Long Island City.
25 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, Queens, NY, New York
Over 5,000 years of global human genius across two million square feet, from the ancient Egyptian Temple of Dendur to European masters and modern sculpture.
Tip: Take the elevator to the Cantor Roof Garden in summer for craft cocktails with panoramic views overlooking Central Park canopy.
5th Ave, NY, New York
France's 1886 gift of freedom designed by Bartholdi and Gustave Eiffel standing in New York Harbor, alongside the poignant historic immigration registry of Ellis Island.
Tip: Only reserve ferries from the official Statue City Cruises at Battery Park; avoid street scalpers selling harbor tours.
Liberty Island, NY, New York
100 Old Slip - New York City Police Museum is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 100 Old Slip Financial District, New York.
100 Old Slip Financial District, New York
New York Transit Museum is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 99 Schermerhorn Street Downtown Brooklyn, New York.
99 Schermerhorn Street Downtown Brooklyn, New York
American Museum of Natural History is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 200 Central Park West Upper West Side, New York.
200 Central Park West Upper West Side, New York
Museum of the City of New York is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 5th Avenue Manhattan, New York.
5th Avenue Manhattan, New York
Whitney Museum of American Art is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 99 Gansevoort Street Meatpacking District, New York.
99 Gansevoort Street Meatpacking District, New York
Guggenheim Museum is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 5th Avenue Carnegie Hill, New York.
5th Avenue Carnegie Hill, New York
New York City Fire Museum is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 278 Spring Street Hudson Square, New York.
278 Spring Street Hudson Square, New York
The Morgan Library & Museum is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 225 Madison Avenue Midtown South, New York.
225 Madison Avenue Midtown South, New York
Brooklyn Museum is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, New York.
200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, New York
MoMA is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 11 West 53rd Street Midtown East, New York.
11 West 53rd Street Midtown East, New York
Smithsonian museum housed inside the landmark 1907 Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House at 1 Bowling Green in Lower Manhattan, showcasing Native American art, history, and culture.
1 Bowling Green Whitehall, New York