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New York City. Travel Guide
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Museums.
Add some education and culture to your vacation with trips to local museums, and let yourself be amazed by what you see!
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Choice areas of interest (View All Museum Venues)
Skyscraper Museum
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Wednesday through Sunday from 12:00 noon until 6:00pm
Closed Sunday through Tuesday
Founded in 1996, The Skyscraper Museum celebrates and illustrates the grand structures that have made New York City the first and fore...[more]
Metropolitan Museum of Art
One of the most well-known and greatest museums of the world, the Met (as it is known) holds various collections of Greek, Egyptian, Roman, Near Eastern, European, and Oriental art works, paintings, and ant...[more]
National Museum of the American Indian
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Daily from 10:00am until 5:00pm
Additionally, Thursdays are open until 8:00pm
Closed on Christmas Day
This museum opened in October of 1994 at the historic Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House in lower Manhatt...[more]
Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Hol
This museum takes visitors through the 20th century Jewish experience with artifacts, photographs, and videotaped narratives. It's divided into three sections - Jewish Life a Century Ago, which introduces Jewish culture; The War A...[more]
Chelsea Art Museum
Significant works by Jean Miotte anchor exhibits and post war abstract paintings by American and European artists. Temporary exhibits are present at the museum on a regular basis. Call or check the museum's website for details.
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T...[more]
American Folk Art Museum
Hours:
Tuesday - Sunday from 10:30am - 5:30pm
Additionally Friday is open from 10:30am - 7:30pm
Closed Mondays, New Year's Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day
This museum celebrate...[more]
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
This museum recognizes the struggles of the working class in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, by highlighting the lives of families that lived at 97 Orchard Street in New York. It is estimated that some 7,000 people from 20 countries l...[more]
Merchant's House Museum
Built in 1832, this Greek Revival town house was occupied by Seabury Tredwell's family from 1835-1933. It features historical pieces such as marble mantelpieces, mahogany pocket doors, furniture by local craftsmen, decorative...[more]
Museum of American Finance
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Tuesday - Saturday from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Closed Sundays, Mondays, federal and stock market holidays.
In the heart of the financial district, the Museum of American Finance explains the history of American...[more]
Ellis Island Immigration Museum
This small island was the entry point for over 12 million immigrants crossing the Atlantic and starting their new lives in America. It bears some 30 galleries and exhibits that chronicle the history of immigration into the United States. It is only a...[more]
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