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Museum of the City of New York

Museums / Galleries, Upper East Side

Fodor's Review:

Within a colonial revival building designed for the museum in the 1930s, the city's history and many quirks are revealed through engaging exhibits. Permanent collections detail firefighting, theater, and New York's role as a port. Period rooms include several that John D. Rockefeller Sr. acquired when he bought a fully furnished New York mansion in the 1880s. The historic toys on view include the beloved Stettheimer Dollhouse, a miniature mansion outfitted down to postage-stamp-size artworks imitating 20th-century masters. Don't miss Timescapes, a 25-minute media projection that innovatively illustrates New York's physical expansion and population changes. The museum hosts New York-centric lectures, films, and walking tours. When you're finished touring the museum cross the street and stroll through the Vanderbilt Gates to enter the Conservatory Garden, one of Central Park's hidden gems.

INFO

Address: 1220 5th Ave., at E. 103rd St., Upper East Side, New York, NY
Phone: 212/534-1672
Web site
Cost: $9 suggested donation
Open: Tues.-Sun. 10-5
Subway: 6 to 103rd St.

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