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Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden

Address: 421 E. 61st St., between York and 1st Aves., Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10065 | Map It
Phone: 212/838-6878
www.mvhm.org

Category: Museums/Galleries
Location: Upper East Side

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Fodor's Review:

Built in 1799, this former carriage house became a day hotel (a sort of country club) in 1826. Now restored and owned by the Colonial Dames of America, it provides a glimpse of the days when the city ended at 14th Street and this area was a country escape for New Yorkers. The 45-minute tour passes through the eight rooms that display furniture and artifacts of the Federal and Empire periods. Many rooms have real artifacts like clothes, hats, and fans that children can handle. The adjoining garden, designed in an 18th-century style, hosts classic music concerts Tuesday in June and July at 6 PM (extra charge).

Cost: $8
Open: Sept.-July, Tues.-Sun. 11-4
Subway: 4, 5, 6, F, N, R, W to 59th St./Lexington Ave.

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