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NYC Museums Worth a Visit

NYC Museums Worth a Visit

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Created by Romancing Manhattan Tours • Updated On: September 16, 2012

If you've toured MOMA, The Guggenheim, The Intrepid, etc. and still haven't filled your museum cravings, these off the beaten path museums are definitely worth a visit. www.RomancingManhattanTours.com

The Skyscraper Museum is one of NYC Museums Worth a Visit.

1. The Skyscraper Museum

6.1
39 Battery Pl (near 1st Pl), New York, NY
Museum · Battery Park City · 16 tips and reviews
Museum of Sex is one of NYC Museums Worth a Visit.

2. Museum of Sex

7.4
233 5th Ave (at E 27th St), New York, NY
Erotic Museum · NoMad · 196 tips and reviews
Museum of the City of New York is one of NYC Museums Worth a Visit.

3. Museum of the City of New York

8.8
1220 5th Ave (at E 103rd St), New York, NY
History Museum · East Harlem · 148 tips and reviews
New York City Police Museum is one of NYC Museums Worth a Visit.

4. New York City Police Museum

45 Wall St (bt. Broad and William), New York, NY
Museum · Financial District · 11 tips and reviews
New York City Fire Museum is one of NYC Museums Worth a Visit.

5. New York City Fire Museum

6.5
278 Spring St (btw Hudson and Varick), New York, NY
Museum · Hudson Square · 22 tips and reviews
Tenement Museum is one of NYC Museums Worth a Visit.

6. Tenement Museum

9.1
103 Orchard St (at Delancey St), New York, NY
History Museum · Lower East Side · 153 tips and reviews
The New York Historical is one of NYC Museums Worth a Visit.

7. The New York Historical

8.9
170 Central Park W (at W 77th St), New York, NY
History Museum · Upper West Side · 93 tips and reviews
Museum of the American Gangster is one of NYC Museums Worth a Visit.

8. Museum of the American Gangster

6.8
80 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Museum · East Village · 12 tips and reviews
The Paley Center for Media is one of NYC Museums Worth a Visit.

9. The Paley Center for Media

8.5
25 W 52nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Museum · Midtown East · 31 tips and reviews
New York Transit Museum is one of NYC Museums Worth a Visit.

10. New York Transit Museum

9.1
99 Schermerhorn St (Boerum Pl), Brooklyn, NY
History Museum · Downtown Brooklyn · 133 tips and reviews