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New York Museums

New York Museums

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Created by Allie Janvey • Updated On: May 27, 2014
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of New York Museums.

1. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1960 tips and reviews
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of New York Museums.

2. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Midtown East · 1869 tips and reviews
The Jewish Museum is one of New York Museums.

3. The Jewish Museum

9.4
1109 5th Ave (at E 92nd St), New York, NY
Museum · Carnegie Hill · 73 tips and reviews
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is one of New York Museums.

4. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

8.6
1071 5th Ave (at E 89th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 567 tips and reviews
The Frick Collection is one of New York Museums.

5. The Frick Collection

8.9
1 E 70th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Upper East Side · 212 tips and reviews

6. Vanderbilt Museum

8.5
180 Little Neck Rd, Centerport, NY
Science Museum · 21 tips and reviews

NASANASA: The Vanderbilt Planetarium opened in 1971 & is the largest on Long Island with its 60 foot dome. The observatory is open on Friday nights, & the local Astronomical Society holds monthly viewings too. Read more.

Museum of Jewish Heritage is one of New York Museums.

7. Museum of Jewish Heritage

8.1
36 Battery Pl (just NW of Battery Park), New York, NY
History Museum · Battery Park City · 60 tips and reviews
Oyster Bay Railroad Museum is one of New York Museums.

8. Oyster Bay Railroad Museum

1 Railroad Avenue (Shore Ave), Oyster Bay, NY
History Museum · 2 tips and reviews
The Heckscher Museum of Art is one of New York Museums.

9. The Heckscher Museum of Art

8.4
2 Prime Ave (Main Street), Huntington, NY
Art Museum · 3 tips and reviews
Cradle of Aviation Museum is one of New York Museums.

10. Cradle of Aviation Museum

8.6
Charles Lindbergh Blvd. (btwn Earle Ovington Blvd. and Railroad Ave.), Garden City, NY
History Museum · 21 tips and reviews
National Museum of the American Indian is one of New York Museums.

11. National Museum of the American Indian

7.8
1 Bowling Grn (btwn Broadway & State St), New York, NY
Museum · Financial District · 108 tips and reviews

IWalked Audio ToursIWalked Audio Tours: 7-story Beaux-Art structure by Cass Gilbert. Current resident is Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Outside are 4 continent sculptures by Daniel Chester French. More info via our blog Read more.

Huntington Historical Society is one of New York Museums.

12. Huntington Historical Society

209 Main St, Huntington, NY
Historic and Protected Site · No tips or reviews
New York Transit Museum is one of New York Museums.

13. New York Transit Museum

9.2
99 Schermerhorn St (Boerum Pl), Brooklyn, NY
History Museum · Downtown Brooklyn · 133 tips and reviews
Neue Galerie is one of New York Museums.

14. Neue Galerie

8.8
1048 5th Ave (at E 86th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Upper East Side · 124 tips and reviews
Northport Historical Society is one of New York Museums.

15. Northport Historical Society

215 Main St, Northport, NY
Museum · 3 tips and reviews
Walt Whitman Birthplace is one of New York Museums.

16. Walt Whitman Birthplace

7.4
246 Old Walt Whitman Rd, Huntington Station, NY
Historic and Protected Site · 2 tips and reviews
American Museum of Natural History is one of New York Museums.

17. American Museum of Natural History

9.2
200 Central Park W (btwn W 77th & W 81st St), New York, NY
Science Museum · Upper West Side · 1398 tips and reviews
New York City Police Museum is one of New York Museums.

18. New York City Police Museum

45 Wall St (bt. Broad and William), New York, NY
Museum · Financial District · 11 tips and reviews
The New York Historical is one of New York Museums.

19. 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
The Cloisters is one of New York Museums.

20. The Cloisters

9.2
99 Margaret Corbin Dr (at Fort Tryon Pl), New York, NY
Museum · Hudson Heights · 250 tips and reviews
The Morgan Library & Museum is one of New York Museums.

21. The Morgan Library & Museum

9.2
225 Madison Ave (btwn E 36th & E 37th St), New York, NY
Museum · Murray Hill · 179 tips and reviews
Tenement Museum is one of New York Museums.

22. Tenement Museum

9.1
103 Orchard St (at Delancey St), New York, NY
History Museum · Lower East Side · 153 tips and reviews
Discovery Times Square is one of New York Museums.

23. Discovery Times Square

226 W 44th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Museum · Theater District · 104 tips and reviews
Queens Museum is one of New York Museums.

24. Queens Museum

8.4
Great Lakes Court (Kennedy Circle), Queens, NY
Art Museum · Flushing Meadows-Corona Park · 55 tips and reviews
New Museum is one of New York Museums.

25. New Museum

7.9
235 Bowery (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Lower East Side · 204 tips and reviews
Hillwood Art Museum is one of New York Museums.

26. Hillwood Art Museum

720 Northern Blvd, Brookville, NY
Art Museum · 4 tips and reviews
Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center is one of New York Museums.

27. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center

100 Crescent Beach Rd (Welwyn Preserve), Glen Cove, NY
History Museum · 2 tips and reviews