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Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House/National Museum of the American Indian The Beaux-Arts Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House (1907) is... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries, Native American Sites	New York City View on a map

American Folk Art Museum: Eva and Morris Feld Gallery Across from Lincoln Center, this branch of the American Folk... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Appellate Division Courthouse Sculpted by Frederick Ruckstuhl, figures representing "Wisdom"... Be the first to write a review	Government Buildings	Union Square View on a map

Asia Society and Museum The Asian art collection of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.8/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Asian American Arts Centre This space holds impressive contemporary works by Asian-American... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

B. Altman Building/New York Public Library-Science, Industry, and Business Library (SIBL) In 1906 department-store magnate Benjamin Altman gambled that... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	Union Square View on a map

Battery Park Jutting out at the southernmost point of Manhattan, leafy Battery... Be the first to write a review	Parks	Lower Manhattan View on a map

Bowling Green This oval greensward at the foot of Broadway became New York's... Be the first to write a review	Parks	Lower Manhattan View on a map

Charlton Street The city's longest stretch of Federal-style redbrick row houses... Be the first to write a review	Neighborhoods / Streets	SoHo and Little Italy View on a map

Chelsea Art Museum In a former Christmas ornament factory, this contemporary art... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Children's Museum of Manhattan In this five-story exploratorium, children ages 1 to 10 are invited... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Children's Museum of the Arts In this bi-level space a few blocks from Broadway, children ages... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

China Institute Gallery A pair of stone lions guards the doorway of this pleasant redbrick... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Christopher Park You might have to share a bench in this tiny park with George... Be the first to write a review	Squares	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

Chrysler Building A monument to modern times and the mighty automotive industry... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 5.0/5	Architectural Sites	Midtown View on a map

Chumley's A speakeasy during the Prohibition era, this still-secret tavern... Be the first to write a review	Historic Districts / Sites	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

City Hall You just might spot news crews jockeying on the front steps as... Be the first to write a review	Government Buildings	Lower Manhattan View on a map

Dahesh Museum of Art On view from the street is the chic, bazaarlike gift store, but... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Daily News Building One of the city's most unusual lobbies resides in Raymond Hood's... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	Midtown View on a map

Edgar Allan Poe Cottage In hopes that the country air would help his sickly wife Virginia... Be the first to write a review	Historic Districts / Sites	The Bronx View on a map

El Museo del Barrio El barrio is Spanish for "the neighborhood" and the nickname... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Federal Reserve Bank of New York With its imposing mix of sandstone, limestone, and ironwork... Be the first to write a review	Financial Institutions	Lower Manhattan View on a map

First Corinthian Baptist Church One of the most ornate structures in Harlem, this church kicked... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Harlem View on a map

Forbes Galleries Marvel at the idiosyncratic personal collection of the late publisher... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Fraunces Tavern In his pre-presidential days as a general, George Washington... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Lower Manhattan View on a map

Goethe Institut In a 1907 Beaux-Arts town house across from the Met, this German... Be the first to write a review	Educational Institutions, Libraries	New York City View on a map

Haughwout Building Perhaps best known for what's no longer inside—the world's... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	SoHo and Little Italy View on a map

Hispanic Society of America This is the best collection of Spanish art outside the Prado... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

International Center of Photography Founded in 1974 by photojournalist Cornell Capa (photographer... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.2/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Japan Society The stylish and serene lobby of the Japan Society has interior... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Jefferson Market Library After Frederick Clarke Withers and Calvert Vaux's towered Third... Be the first to write a review	Libraries	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

Jewish Museum Within a Gothic-style 1908 mansion, the museum draws on a large... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.0/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Little Singer Building Ernest Flagg's 1904 masterpiece reveals the final flower of the... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	SoHo and Little Italy View on a map

Louis Armstrong House Museum For the last 28 years of his life the famed jazz musician lived... Be the first to write a review	Houses / Mansions	Queens View on a map

Lower East Side Tenement Museum Step back in time and into the partially restored 1863 tenement... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Madison Square Park The benches of this elegant tree-filled park afford great views... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.6/5	Parks	Union Square View on a map

Mahayana Buddhist Temple You'll be able to say you saw New York's largest Buddha here... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Lower Manhattan View on a map

Marcus Garvey Park At the center of this historic, tree-filled public square, atop... Be the first to write a review	Parks	Harlem View on a map

Masjid Malcolm Shabazz Talk about religious conversions. In the mid-'60s the Lenox Casino... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Harlem View on a map

Merchant's House Museum Built in 1832, this redbrick house, combining Federal and Greek... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.6/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Metropolitan Club The grandest of the überexclusive clubs abutting Central... Be the first to write a review	Houses / Mansions	Upper East Side View on a map

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower When it was added in 1909, the 700-foot tower resembling the... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	Union Square View on a map

Morgan Library The treasures inside this museum, gathered by John Pierpont Morgan... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.6/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Museum of American Finance This Smithsonian Institution affiliate has made it big on Wall... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Museum of American Illustration Founded in 1901, the museum of the Society of Illustrators presents... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Museum of Arts and Design In a whimsical building right next door to the Time-Warner center... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA) The only East Coast museum dedicated to the history of the Chinese... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art Don't be put off by the uninspiring and small space, the Museum... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Museum of Sex Ponder the profound history and cultural significance of sex... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.2/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

National Academy Since its founding in 1825, the academy has required each member... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Neue Galerie New York Early-20th-century German and Austrian art and design are the... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.2/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

The New Museum Focused on contemporary art, the New Museum moved to 235 Bowery... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.1/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

New York City Fire Museum In the former headquarters of Engine 30, a handsome Beaux-Arts... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.6/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

New York City Police Headquarters Seen in Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York, this magnificent... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	SoHo and Little Italy View on a map

New York City Police Museum Why are police called cops? Why does a police badge have eight... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

New York Public Library (NYPL) Humanities and Social Sciences Library The "Library with the Lions" is a1911 masterpiece of Beaux-Arts... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 5.0/5	Architectural Sites	Midtown View on a map

New-York Historical Society Manhattan's oldest museum, founded in 1804, has one of the city's... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Nicholas Roerich Museum An 1898 Upper West Side town house contains this small, eccentric... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Northern Dispensary Edgar Allan Poe was a frequent patient at the triangular dispensary... Be the first to write a review	Hospitals	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

The Plaza With two sides of Central Park and 5th Avenue at its doorstep... Be the first to write a review	Hotels	Midtown View on a map

Queens Botanical Garden Adjacent to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, these 39 acres include... Be the first to write a review	Gardens / Arboretums	Queens View on a map

Roosevelt Island Although Roosevelt Island (the 2-mi-long East River slice of... Be the first to write a review	Neighborhoods / Streets	Upper East Side View on a map

The Row Built from 1833 through 1837, this series of beautifully preserved... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

Rubin Museum of Art Opened in 2004, this sleek and serene museum is the first in... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

SculptureCenter Founded by artists in 1928 to exhibit innovative contemporary... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Queens View on a map

Seagram Building Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, a pioneer of modern architecture, built... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.4/5	Architectural Sites	Midtown View on a map

Skyscraper Museum This small museum will either delight or disappoint skyscraper... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 1.0/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Snug Harbor Cultural Center Once part of a sprawling farm, this 83-acre community is now... Be the first to write a review	Historic Districts / Sites	Staten Island View on a map

Socrates Sculpture Park In 1985 local artist Mark di Suvero and other residents rallied... Be the first to write a review	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Queens View on a map

Sony Building Designed by Philip Johnson in 1984, the Sony Building's rose-granite... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.4/5	Architectural Sites	Midtown View on a map

Sony Wonder Technology Lab Have kids in tow? The free Sony Wonder Technology Lab in the... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Midtown View on a map

St. Bartholomew's Church Known to locals as St. Bart's, this handsome 1919 limestone-and-salmon-color... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Midtown View on a map

St. Luke's Place Steeped in New York City history and shaded by graceful gingko... Be the first to write a review	Neighborhoods / Streets	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

St. Patrick's Cathedral The country's largest Catholic cathedral (seating approximately... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Midtown View on a map

St. Paul's Chapel For more than a year after the World Trade Center attacks, the... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Lower Manhattan View on a map

Studio Museum in Harlem Contemporary art by African-American, Caribbean, and African... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Sugar Hill Standing on the bluff of Sugar Hill overlooking Jackie Robinson... Be the first to write a review	Neighborhoods / Streets	Harlem View on a map

Trinity Church Alexander Hamilton is buried under a white-stone pyramid in the... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Lower Manhattan View on a map

Twin Peaks In 1925 financier Otto Kahn gave money to a Village eccentric... Be the first to write a review	Houses / Mansions	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

Ukrainian Museum Folk art, fine art, and documentary materials addressing the... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

United Nations Headquarters Officially an "international zone" and not part of the United... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.6/5	Government Buildings	Midtown View on a map

University Club Among the best surviving works of McKim, Mead & White, New... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	Midtown View on a map

Vietnam Veterans Memorial At the center of a triangular plaza sits this 14-foot-high, 70-foot-long... Be the first to write a review	Memorials / Monuments	Lower Manhattan View on a map

Washington Mews A rarity in Manhattan, this private gated street is lined on... Be the first to write a review	Neighborhoods / Streets	Greenwich Village and Chelsea View on a map

Wave Hill Drawn by stunning views of the Hudson River and New Jersey's... Be the first to write a review	Gardens / Arboretums	The Bronx View on a map

Woolworth Building Until 40 Wall Street stole the title in 1930, the 792-foot Woolworth... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 1.8/5	Architectural Sites	Lower Manhattan View on a map

World Financial Center (WFC) The four towers of this complex, 34-51 stories high and topped... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.2/5	Architectural Sites	Lower Manhattan View on a map
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