Travel Reference
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum heavyweight of the Americas, the Met comes
with its own Egyptian temple and the country's most famous canvas of George Washing-
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Guggenheim Museum
The exhibits can be uneven, but the architecture is the real star at
this Frank Lloyd Wright creation. (
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Frick Collection
A Gilded Age mansion sparkling with Vermeers, El Grecos, Goyas, and
a courtyard fountain. (
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New Museum
A cutting-edge, world-class temple to contemporary art in all its forms. (
Best New York Museums
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
An evocative insight into life as an immigrant dur-
ing the 19th and early 20th centuries. (
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Merchant's House Museum
Step back in time at this perfectly preserved Federal home
from well over a century ago; a revealing glimpse into a long-gone New York. (
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Museum of the City of New York
Details of the city's past abound in this refurbished
Georgian mansion. (
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New York City Fire Museum
Situated in an old firehouse, this museum recounts the
story of New York's firemen and includes a haunting tribute to those who perished in
9/11. (
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Best Lesser-Known Treasures
Morgan Library & Museum
Rare manuscripts, books, drawings and paintings in a lav-
ish steel magnate's mansion. (
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Neue Galerie
Fans of Klimt and Schiele should not miss this intimate treasure, housed in
a former Rockefeller mansion. (
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