Local Attractions

Hours listed are current at press time but subject to change.

Museum Mile: Museum mile is located on 5th Avenue from 82 nd to 105 th Street, a collection of nine museums and art institutions.

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street (Subway: 4, 5, or 6 Lexington Avenue to 86 th or 96 th Street); http://www.cooperhewitt.org/; (212) 849-8400 ; Hours: Monday–Thursday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Friday: 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., Saturday: 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. & Sunday: 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution is devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design.

El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street (Subway: 6 Lexington Avenue Line to 103rd St station & 2 or 3 to 110th Street and Lenox Avenue); http://www.elmuseo.org/; (212) 831-7272; Hours: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Open Wednesday-Sunday 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. El Museo del Barrio is dedicated to Puerto Rican, Caribbean and Latin American art.

Goethe-Institut, 1014 Fifth Avenue at 83rd Street (Subway: 4, 5 or 6 to 86th street & Lexington); http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/ney/enindex.htm ; (212) 439-8700; Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. & Saturday 12:00p.m. -5:00 p.m. The Goethe-Institut and Gallery provides information on Germany's cultural, social and political life.

Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street ( Subway: 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street); http://www.jewishmuseum.org/ ; (212) 423-3200; Hours: Closed Friday. Open Saturday-Wednesday 11:00 a.m. -5:45 p.m., Thursday 11:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. The Jewish Museum is dedicated to Jewish art and culture.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street ( Subway: 6 to 86 th street); http://www.metmuseum.org/ ; (212) 535-7710; Hours: Closed Monday. Open Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday 9:30 a.m.-5:30p.m.; Friday -Saturday 9:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m. The Metropolitan museum offers a broad spectrum of world art and world famous masterpieces.

Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street ( Subway: 6 Lexington Avenue to 103rd Street or 2 or 3 to 110th Street); http://www.mcny.org/ ; ( 212) 534-1672; Hours: Closed Monday. Open Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Museum of the City of New York explores the past, present, and future of New York City and embraces the city’s cultural diversity.

National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street (Subway: Lexington 4, 5, or 6 to 86th Street); http://www.nationalacademy.org/ ; (212) 369-4880; Hours: Closed Monday - Tuesday. Open Wednesday-Thursday 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Friday-Sunday 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. The National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts maintains a museum and an art school. The museum presents permanent collections of 19 th and 20 th century American art as well as traveling exhibits.

Neue Galerie, 1048 Fifth Avenue at 86 th Street (B, C, 4, 5 or 6 to 86 th Street); http://www.neuegalerie.org/ ; (212) 628-6200; Hours: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Open Saturday-Monday & Thursday 11:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. and Friday 11:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m. The Neu Galerie is amuseum for German and Austrian Art.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street (Subway: 4, 5, or 6 to 86th Street); http://www.guggenheim.org/new_york_index.shtml ; (212) 423-3500; Hours: Closed Thursday. Open Saturday-Wednesday 10:00 a.m.- 5:45 p.m. and Friday 10:00 a.m.- 7:45 p.m. The Guggenheim displays modern and contemporary international art as well as films which rotate throughout the year.  

Other Museums and Galleries:  

American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street ( Take B (weekdays only) or C to 81st Street or the 1, 9 to West 79th Street); http://www.amnh.org/ ; (212) 769-5100; Hours: Open daily 10:00 a.m.-5:45 p.m. The American Museum is one of the largest natural history museums, which includes the Rose Center planetarium as well as regular and revolving exhibits.

Ellis Island Immigration Museum, Located in the New York Harbor accessible via the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Ferry from Battery Park in lower Manhattan (Subway: from Manhattan R train to Whitehall Station. Walk through Battery Park to Castle Clinton to purchase ferry tickets); http://www.ellisisland.com/ ; ( 212) 561-4500   ; Hours: Both Liberty Island and Ellis Island are open every day of the year 9:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. except December 25 (with extended hours in the summer). The Ellis Island Immigration Museum houses exhibits and interactive displays dedicated to America’s immigrant heritage.

Lower East Side Tenement Museum, 108 Orchard Street (Subway: B or D trains to Grand Street , F to Delancey Street or the J, M or Z to Essex Street); http://www.tenement.org/ ; (212) 431-0233; Hours: Monday 11:00 a.m. -5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. & Saturday-Sunday 10:45 a.m.-6:00 p.m . The Lower East Side Tenement Museum's provides a presentation and interpretation of the variety of immigrant and migrant experiences on Manhattan's Lower East Side.

Museum for African Art, 36-01 43rd Avenue at 36th Street (Subway: 7 to 33 rd Street); http://www.africanart.org/ ; (718) 784-7700; Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. The Museum for African Art is dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of African art and culture.

Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues (Subway: E or V to Fifth Avenue/53 Street, B, D, or F to 47-50 Streets/Rockefeller Center); http://www.moma.org/ ; (212) 708-9400; Hours: Closed Tuesdays. Open Saturday- Monday & Wednesday-Thursday 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. & Friday 10:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m. The Museum of Modern Art houses sculpture, painting drawings, photography, film and graphic design from the 1880’s to the present.

National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green (4 and 5 to Bowling Green); http://www.nmai.si.edu/; (212) 514-3700; Hours: Open Friday-Wednesday 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. & Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West between 76 th and 77 th Street ( Subway: B or C to 81st Street); https://www.nyhistory.org/web/ ; (212) 873-3400; Hours: Closed Monday. Open Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. -8:00 p.m. The New York Historical Society Library and Museum display decorative arts of New York History.

The Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Place (Subway: 4 or 5 to Bowling Green, 1 or R/W to South Ferry); http://www.skyscraper.org/; (212) 968-1961; Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 12:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. The Skyscraper Museum is devoted to the past, present, and future of skyscrapers and skylines.

Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Avenue at 75 th Street (Subway: 6 to 77 th Street); http://www.whitney.org/ ; 1 (800) Whitney; Hours: Closed Monday- Tuesday. Open Wednesday-Thursday & Saturday- Sunday 11:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m., Friday 1:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. The Whitney Museum houses a collection of 20 th century American Art.

Other Attractions:

Broadway Theatre District, Broadway and off Broadway theatreslocated in Midtown Manhattan 42 nd Street to 53 rd Street & from 6 th to 9 th Avenue. http://www.broadway.com/

Cathedral of St. John The Divine , 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (Subway: 1 or 9 to 110 th Street/Cathedral Parkway); http://www.stjohndivine.org/ ; (212) 316-7540; Hours: Monday-Saturday 7:00 a.m - 6:00 p.m. Gothic Cathedral include tapestries, Romanesque & Gothic architecture, & stained glass windows.  

Central Park Zoo & Aquarium, 830 Fifth Avenue at 64 th Street(Subway: N or R to fifth Avenue, 6 to 68 th Street;http://nyzoosandaquarium.com/; GeneralInformation: (212) 439-6500; Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

Empire State Building and Observatory , 350 Fifth Avenue between 33 rd and 34 th Street ( 1, 2, or 3 Seventh Avenue, A, C or E Eighth Avenue Subway to 34th Street/Penn Station & B, D, F, N, Q, R or Path to 34th Street/Avenue of the Americas ); http://www.esbny.com/index2.cfm ; (212) 736-3100; Hours: Open daily 365 days a year 8:00 a.m.- 2:00 a.m.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 Liberty Street between Nassau and Williams Streets; (Subway: 2, 3,4,5,A,C,J,M or Z to Fulton Street); http://www.newyorkfed.org/ ; (212) 720-6130

The Frick Collection and Library, 1 East 70th Street (6 Lexington to 68 th Street) http://www.frick.org/collection/index.htm; (212) 288-0700 ; Collection and Library hours differ visit website for further details. The collection features renaissance through 19th century paintings, sculpture and decorative arts.

Grand Central Terminal, 42nd Street and Park Avenue (4,5,6,7 and S lines) http://www.grandcentralterminal.com/pages/default.aspx;

The Tweed Courthouse , 52 Chambers Street; http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/resources/man_tweed.shtml; The Old New York County Courthouse is a city landmark.

New York City Hall , Between Broadway Park Row and Chambers Street; General Information: (212) New-York; http://www.nyc.gov/html/artcom/html/tours/city_hall.shtml; The oldest city hall in the nation that houses its original government functions.

Statue of Liberty National Monument, Departs Daily from Battery Park; http://www.statueoflibertyferry.com/index.html ; (212) 269-5755. The Statue of Liberty is a national monument and a universal symbol of freedom and democracy.

Times Square, Intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue. The blocks from 6 th to 8 th Avenue are defined by its lighted and animated advertisements.  

Top of the Rock Observation Deck, 30 Rockefeller Plaza (Subway: F, B, D, Vto Rockefeller Center 47 th-50 th Street) ; http://www.topoftherocknyc.com/ODTStatic/site.htm ; (212) 698-2000; Views of New York City from the observation decks on the 67th, 69th & 70th floors of Rockefeller Center.

United Nations, 1st Avenue between 42nd and 48 th Street; (4, 5, 6 or 7 to Grand Central); (212) 963-Tour; http://www.un.org/tours/. The United Nations Headquarters.

Performing Arts/Sports:

Carnegie Hall , 57th Street and 7th Avenue; (Subway: N, Q, R, W to 57th Street); (212) 903-9765; http://www.carnegiehall.org/ ; Famous American concert Hall, which has showcased the world’s finest artists.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts , 70 Lincoln Center Plaza; (Subway: 1 to 66 th Street); (212) 875-5000); http://www.lincolncenter.org/; America’s largest performing arts complex hosts classical ballet, opera, modern dance, film, and jazz . Cultural complex includes the Metropolitan Opera House, Avery Fisher Hall and the New York State Theater.

Madison Square Garden , 7th Avenue between 31st and 33rd; (Subway: 1, 2, 3 to 7 th Avenue. A,C or E to 34 th Street); (212) 465-6741 ; http://www.thegarden.com/ ; New York ’s landmark sports/entertainment complex. Madison Square Garden is a Host to national events such as concerts and sporting. Madison Square Garden includes the Radio City Music Hall and the Hartford Civic Center

Radio City Music Hall , 6th Avenue between 50th and 51st; (Subway: B, D, or F to Rockefeller Center); (212) 247-4777; http://www.radiocity.com/; Located in the heart of Rockefeller center where some of the most popular entertainers have performed.