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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 Weather vanes, quilts, pottery, scrimshaw, sculpture, and paintings... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.2/5	Museums / Galleries	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

American Museum of Natural History The largest natural history museum in the world is also one of... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.2/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City 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

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

The Cloisters Perched on a wooded hill in Fort Tryon Park, near Manhattan's... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.8/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum More than 2,000 years of international design is on display inside... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 1.8/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City 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

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

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

Frick Collection Henry Clay Frick made his fortune amid the soot and smoke of... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 5.0/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City 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

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

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum Formerly the USS Intrepid, this 900-foot aircraft carrier is... Be the first to write a review	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

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

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

Madame Tussaud's New York Join Captain Jack Sparrow's pirate crew, sing along with an American... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City 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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art If the city held no other museum than the colossal Metropolitan... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.2/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City 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 Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust In a granite 85-foot hexagon at the southern end of Battery Park... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.0/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map

Museum of Modern Art Novices and reluctant art enthusiasts are often awestruck by... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.9/5	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

Museum of the City of New York Within a Colonial Revival building designed for the museum in... 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 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 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

The Paley Center for Media Three galleries of photographs and artifacts document the history... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 2.8/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City 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

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

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark museum building is visited as much... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.2/5	Museums / Galleries	New York City 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

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

Whitney Museum of American Art With its bold collection of 20th-centuy and contemporary American... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	New York City View on a map
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