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Museums & Art

Museum Mile

The Met

A historic landmark on Fifth Avenue housing a world-renowned collection that spans every era of human creativity.

Timeless, majestic, and heavy with the world’s secrets. — 1000 5th Ave, Manhattan

(Tickets Required)

Pro-Tip: Your Met ticket is valid for same-day entry to both The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters.

What To See

Portrait of Madame X

Field Armor of King Henry VIII

George IV, When Prince of Wales

Heavenly Bodies

The Temple of Dendur

Self-Portrait with a Harp

The Greek Slave

Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies

Seated Statue Amenhotep III

The Dining Room

The Charles Engelhard Court

State bed from Hampton Court in Herefordshire

Christ Blessing

Robert Lehman Wing Courtyard

Charles Engelhard Court

Petrie Court

Great Hall Stairs

Washington Crossing the Delaware

Guggenheim Museum

A modernist architectural icon on Museum Mile featuring a world-class collection of avant-garde, Theo-Non-Objective, and contemporary art.

Bold, spiraling, and flooded with a sense of infinite movement. — 1071 5th Ave, Manhattan

(Tickets Required)

Pro-Tip: On Tuesdays and Sundays from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM, you can take advantage of the museum’s permanent Pay-What-You-Wish program to enter for as little as $1.

What To See & Visit

Oculus

Sanguine

Café Rebay

Composition 8

Vasily Kandinsky’s vibrant, geometric masterpiece that brilliantly captures his pioneering approach to abstract art, treating colors and shapes like visual musical notes.

Empire of Light

René Magritte’s mesmerizing Surrealist painting that creates a quiet, paradoxical tension by placing a glowing nocturnal street scene beneath a bright, daytime sky.

Woman Ironing

A poignant and striking painting from Pablo Picasso’s Blue Period that powerfully conveys the physical toll and sheer exhaustion of working-class Parisian life.

Mountains at Saint-Rémy

Vincent van Gogh’s swirling, heavily textured landscape that vibrantly captures the rolling, rugged terrain of southern France during his time at a local asylum.

The Yellow Cow

Franz Marc’s joyous, brightly colored Expressionist painting depicting a leaping bovine, which the artist used as a personal symbol of feminine energy and spiritual purity.

Before the Mirror

Édouard Manet’s intimate, loosely brushed Impressionist portrait of a corseted woman that boldly plays with reflections and the shifting ideals of modern beauty.

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Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

A dynamic sanctuary on Museum Mile of creativity housed in the historic Carnegie Mansion, dedicated to the power and impact of design.

Sophisticated, innovative, and elegantly perched between history and the future. — 2 East 91st St, Manhattan

(Tickets Required)

Pro-Tip: Daily from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, you can access the museum through their permanent Pay-What-You-Wish program. Unlike other museums, these budget-friendly tickets are exclusively available on-site at the door.

What To See

Louis Sullivan Doorplate

An ornate cast-iron and copper hardware piece showcasing the famous architect’s masterful organic and geometric ornamentation.

Lotus-shaped Cup

A brilliantly colored ancient Egyptian ceramic cup elegantly designed to mimic a blooming sacred lotus flower.

Harlem Toile de Jouy Wallpaper

Sheila Bridges’ iconic 2006 wallcovering that playfully reimagines traditional French toile patterns with vignettes celebrating African American culture.

Royal Jewel Cabinet

An extravagant mahogany and platinum furniture piece from the French Sèvres Manufactory, heavily adorned with intricate porcelain and gold details.

The Anywhere Lamp

Greta von Nessen’s ultra-flexible mid-century modern aluminum lamp that can easily hang, sit flat, or pin to a wall.

"The Substitute" Installation

A striking, immersive digital art piece by Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg that uses AI to visually “resurrect” the extinct male Northern white rhino.

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Top Museums

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

Bold, revolutionary, and pulsing with the energy of creative reinvention. — 11 West 53rd St, Manhattan

(Tickets Required)

Pro-Tip: Most visitors start at the bottom and work their way up, so reversing this route lets you enjoy the most popular galleries in peace before they get packed.

What To See

The Starry Night

Equal

No. 10

Bell-47D1 Helicopter

No. 10

Bell-47D1 Helicopter

The Met Cloisters

Serene, spiritual, and echoing with the whispers of a medieval past. — 99 Margaret Corbin Dr, Manhattan

(Tickets Required)

Pro-Tip: To get a double-value experience out of your museum admission, use your general admission ticket to visit both The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters on the exact same day.

What To See

The Cuxa Cloister

The Fuentidueña Chapel

The Gothic Chapel

The Gothic Chapel (window views)

The Gothic Chapel

The Gothic Chapel (window views)

Intrepid Museum

Powerful legendary aircraft carrier, metallic, and reaching for the stars. — Pier 86, W 46th St & 12th Ave, Manhattan

(Tickets Required)

Pro-Tip: U.S. Military & Veterans: Free admission for active-duty U.S. military and veterans with valid ID.

What To See

IAI Kfir C.1 (F-21A Lion)

Aircraft Cockpit (A-6 Intruder)

USS Intrepid (CV-11)

USS Growler (SSG-557) Submarine

USS Intrepid (CV-11)

USS Growler (SSG-557) Submarine

Morgan Library

Opulent, scholarly, and glowing with the golden light of the Gilded Age. — 225 Madison Ave, Manhattan

(Tickets Required)

Pro-Tip: Free Friday Evenings: Admission is free every Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Reserve Online).

What To See

Ceiling of the East Room

Lindau Gospels

East Room

Hours of Catherine of Cleves

East Room

Hours of Catherine of Cleves

American Museum of Natural History

Grand, prehistoric, and filled with the wonder of the natural world. — 200 Central Park West, Manhattan

(Tickets Required)

Pro-Tip: To entirely skip the notoriously long main admission lines, enter the museum through the lower-level Rose Center for Earth and Space entrance.

What To See

African Elephant Herd

Gemsbok Group

Rapa Nui

Barosaurs

Rapa Nui

Barosaurs

Also Inside

The Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation

Organic, cavernous, and flowing with the raw sculptural power of a wind-swept canyon. — 415 Columbus Ave, Manhattan

(Tickets Required)

What To See

Kenneth C. Griffin Atrium

Gottesman Research Library

Pollinator Pathway

Gottesman Research Library

Pollinator Pathway

Others Museums...

9/11 Memorial & Museum

Somber, reflective, and standing as a powerful testament to resilience and remembrance. — 180 Greenwich St, Manhattan

New York Transit Museum

Nostalgic, subterranean, and uniquely housed inside an authentic decommissioned 1936 subway station. — 99 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn

National Museum of the American Indian

Cultural, vibrant, and celebrating the rich, diverse heritage and arts of Native peoples across the Americas. — 1 Bowling Green, Manhattan

Museum of the Moving Image

Interactive, cinematic, and fully dedicated to the fascinating art, history, and technology of screen culture. — 36-01 35th Ave, Queens

Brooklyn Museum

Expansive, diverse, and brilliantly bridging global historical artifacts with bold, modern Brooklyn energy. — 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn

Art Museums & Galleries

Mercer Labs

Immersive, hallucinatory, and blurring the lines between the physical and digital realms. — 21 Dey St, Manhattan

Archetype

(Tickets Required)

The Dragon

Whitney Museum

Industrial-chic, daring, and showcasing a bold, panoramic perspective on the soul of American creativity. — 99 Gansevoort St, Manhattan

5th Floor

(Tickets Required)

Renzo Piano’s "Asymmetric" Exterior

The Frick Collection

Elegant, intimate, and housed in a breathtaking Gilded Age mansion filled with Old Master masterpieces. — 1 East 70th St, Manhattan

West Vestibule

(Tickets Required)

Garden Court Fountain

Others Galleries...

Starskedt Gallery

Precise, conceptual, and dedicated to the rigorous beauty of world-class contemporary photography. — 20 E 79th St, Manhattan

Eden Gallery

High-octane, electric, and bursting with the neon-soaked energy of global pop-culture and luxury. — 470 Broome St, Manhattan

David Zwirner

Expansive, museum-quality, and showcasing monumental exhibitions from today’s most highly acclaimed contemporary artists. — 533 W 19th St, Manhattan

Ruttkowski;68

Edgy, avant-garde, and tucked away in a classic NYC alley while spotlighting global contemporary and street art. — 46 Cortlandt Alley, Manhattan

International Center of Photography (ICP) Museum

Illuminating, deeply visual, and fully dedicated to exploring the evolving power and history of the photographic image. — 84 Ludlow St, Manhattan