Whether you're an art lover, history buff, culture vulture or just plain curious, the museums of New York City are not to be missed. The brightest and best artifacts are waiting to reveal New York City's soul. See what all the fuss is about, and learn a thing or two along the way. Travel never felt so enlightening.
Central Park West
at 79th Street
Dinosaurs galore, plus other earth and space-themed exhibits...
1220 Fifth Ave
At 103rd St
Explore New York's past and present...
225 Madison Ave
Between 36th and 37th Sts
Elegant museum packed full of historic treasures...
26 Wall Street
Governmental birthplace in historic downtown Manhattan...
29 East 36th Street
At 36th Street
Manuscripts, books and prints...
Malverne
PO Box 38
Cocktail museum...
90 Orchard Street
(at Delancey Street)
Unique museum explores immigrant life in New York City...
29 East 4th St
(at Fifth Avenue)
Historic townhouse...
515 Malcolm X Blvd
Lenox Ave., btwn. 135th and 136th Sts
Black History Explored...
550 Madison Ave
(Between Madison and Fifth Avenue)
Hi-tech playground...
25 West 52 Street
(between Fifth and Sixth avenues)
Television and radio history...
100 Old Slip
(between Water Street and South Street)
NYPD Blue...
278 Spring St
(between Hudson and Varick streets)
Museum in a firehouse...
36 Battery Place
At 1st Place, Battery Park City
Memorial to the Holocaust...
62 Fifth Avenue
At 12th Street
Forbes family collection...
2 E. 91st St
(at Fifth Avenue)
Design museum...
Fifth Avenue
(between 40th and 42nd streets)
Guarded by lions...
212 West 83rd St
(btwn Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue)
Children's heaven...
47-01 111th Street
(at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park)
Experimenting and exploring for kids...
12th Ave & 46th St
(at USS Intrepid, Pier 86)
Walk the deck of the Intrepid...