The United States may only be a toddler in terms of the vast expanse of human existence, but the museums of New York City hold treasures from every conceivable era and epoch of mankind's history and beyond!
This world-famous museum is comprised of several different Halls, each dedicated to a particular theme. The museum's exhibition-halls house a stunning array of artifacts and specimens from all corners of the world and all historical periods. These illuminate the natural history o...
Central Park West at 79th StreetThis unique home for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s vast medieval holdings, built in the mid-1930s atop one of Washington Heights’ many hills, seems more a sanctuary on the mountaintop than a museum. For the Cloisters indeed recreate the experience of a Gothic monastery, incorp...
W. 193rd Street at Washington Ave. (Fort Tryon Park)While you don’t need a ticket to enter the Statue of Liberty Museum or Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, tickets are required to board ferries to Liberty and Ellis Islands. All ferry ticketing is run through Statue Cruises, which is the only vendor authorized to provid...
Ellis IslandThe Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) is without a doubt one of the least recognized jewels of New York's cultural scene. Dedicated to providing innovative learning opportunities which interpret New York City's rich political, social, intellectual, artistic, and cultural heri...
1220 5th Avenue (at 103rd Street)The Intrepid—docked at Manhattan’s recently rebuilt Pier 86—is a military ship turned turned military and space museum, offering exhibits and facilities on the enclosed hangar deck, as well as visitor access to crew quarters and other spaces previously off limits to the public. ...
Pier 86 12th Ave. & 46th StreetBecause of the challenges in predicting the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and in consultation with public health experts, city and state officials, the institution is closed until further notice. Click here for latest information form the NYC Dept of health...
103 Orchard Street (Delancey Street)Aside from ongoing special exhibitions, the New-York Historical Society houses the acclaimed Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture. The Center offers an innovative display of 40,000 museum objects, ranging from George Washington's camp bed at Valley Forge to the...
2 West 77th Street (Central Park West)More than a dozen forts were built to defend New York Harbor at the time of the War of 1812. The Southwest Battery was constructed on the rocks off the tip of Manhattan Island between 1808 and 1811. Although fully armed and staffed, the fort never had occasion to fire upon an ene...
Battery Park