Museums and galleries in New York
9 best museum & galleries in New York
Lookout, Museum
You simply cannot miss Rockefeller Centre; it’s literally a must-see on every visit. After all, it’s not just one tourist attraction, but several. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.en-gb.html?aid=2380460;label=p-nyc-rock] Rockefeller Centre is the beating cultural heart of New York and also an architecturally exceptional complex covering an area of almost 25 acres, with all the buildings sharing a…
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Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, or The MET for short, as you may often hear among New Yorkers, has been located on the eastern edge of Central Park since 1870. It exhibits world-renowned works by the greatest artists, and 7 million tourists pass through the gates of the Metropolitan Museum of Art each year. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.en-gb.html?aid=2380460;label=p-nyc-met] With over 190…
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Museum, For kids
The sprawling grounds of the American Museum of Natural History, located off the east side of Central Park, is definitely one of the must-see attractions in New York City. The 25-building complex houses gems such as complete mammoth and Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, a life-size model of a whale, a 31-ton meteorite and projections of American nature. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid…
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Library
The New York Public Library (NYPL) is one of the world's most important public libraries, holding 55 million books and scholarly works. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York City" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-library] It is also one of the largest library systems in the world and has the most scholarly publications in its collections of any library in the world. However, it's the building and…
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Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is the most famous gallery of modern art, predominantly of the abstract school. It is the first in a series of museums run by the Guggenheim Foundation, which are now located all over the world. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-ggmuzeum] The museum’s striking, unusual and provocative building is situated on the corner of 5th…
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Museum
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is a famous military, naval and, to a lesser extent, space museum that is one of the best and largest in its category in the world. In good conscience, we can recommend a visit even to those who have no interest in military and technology. [btn "The 10 best hotels in New York" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-intrepid] In fact, the museum itself is for the most…
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Street, Theatre
Broadway is one of the oldest and longest streets in New York. It dates back to the days of New Amsterdam and stretches from the very southern tip of Manhattan all the way to the Bronx and on into Westchester County. Its total length is an impressive 53 km, andit is one of the few streets in New York that breaks away from the city’s precise grid pattern, running diagonally across the city in an irregular pattern. [btn "The 10 best hotels in…
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Museum
Ellis Island, situated not far from Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty, is one of New York’s most important historical sites and is definitely not to be missed. [btn "Find the cheapest hotel in New York" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-new-york-ellis] It was here that the main immigration station was located, through which all foreign travellers arriving in New York to live their American dream passed…
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Island, Skanzen
Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City and can be found on the island of the same name just south of Manhattan. Visitors to the city know Staten Island primarily for the ferries that run from downtown New York, which offer the best views of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline. [btn "Top hotels with views of Manhattan" https://www.booking.com/city/us/new-york.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-nyc-staten] After…
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