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ted admission. Try not to miss the Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio, the Monteleone Chariot, and the
Temple of Dendur.
Fifth Ave., at 82nd St.
212/535-7710.
www.metmuseum.org
.
Suggested admission $25. Tues-Thurs and Sun 9:30am-5:30pm; Fri-Sat
9:30am-9pm; Mon 9:30am-5:30pm on select holidays only. Subway: 4/5/6 to 86th St.
MoMA PS1
School is out, replaced by art that's in, inside this 19th-century former public school. A gorgeous
Renaissance Revival building hosts avant-garde shows rotating through the former classrooms. Formerly the P.S.
1 Contemporary Art Center, this MoMA offshoot does a terrific job of bringing fresh, intriguing art to Queens.
Don't miss James Turrell's
Meeting
on the top floor, which frames the dusk sky in an extraordinary way.
22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City, Queens.
718/784-2084.
www.ps1.org
. Suggested admission $10. Thurs-Mon noon-6pm. Subway: E/G/
M/7 to Court Sq.
This Old House: New York City Version
I find it amazing that anything lasts for long in NYC, especially old houses that don't do anything except clog up prime real
estate. The
HistoricHouseTrust
(
212/360-8282;
www.historichousetrust.org
)
has information on 23 miraculously
surviving dwellings, spread across all five boroughs. Admissions are usually under $5, which is not bad for the opportunity
to travel back in time a century or two.
DyckmanFarmhouseMuseum
The Dyckman family farmed upper Broadway for 2 centuries. Three generations called
this original Dutch farmhouse home, and their descendents outfitted its museum incarnation with period pieces. In the
garden you'll find an original smokehouse and a Revolutionary War-era Hessian hut. 4881 Broadway, at 204th St.
212/304-9422.
www.dyckmanfarmhouse.org
.
Admission $1. Fri-Sun 11am-5pm. Subway: A/1 to 207th St.
EdgarAllanPoeCottage
That happy-go-lucky Virginian, Mr. Poe, moved to the Bronx in 1846, hoping that the country
air would be good for his tubercular wife. She died just a few months later, and Poe himself checked out in 1849. Their
final residence is now an anomaly among brick high-rises, with period furnishings and Poe exhibits inside. 2460 Grand
Concourse, at E. Kingsbridge Rd.
718/881-8900.
www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org
.
Admission $5. Sat 10am-4pm; Sun
1-5pm. Subway: D/4 to Kingsbridge Rd.
TheMorris-JumelMansion
One of Manhattan's coolest surprises is coming upon the grounds of the Morris-Jumel Man-
sion in the midst of monolithic Harlem apartment buildings. This genteel Palladian wonder is the oldest house in Man-
hattan, built in 1765 as a summer getaway. There isn't much land left on the plot, but what remains is pleasant to stroll
around. You have to pay to enter the house, which provides a fascinating snapshot of its era (and of history: this was Gen-
eral Washington's headquarters for 2 months in 1776).
Tip:
Don't miss picturesque Sylvan Terrace across the street (just
west of the mansion), one of the city's last blocks of wooden workers' row houses. 65 Jumel Terrace at 160th St., east of
St. Nicholas Ave.
212/923-8008.
www.morrisjumel.org
. Admission $5. Wed-Sun 10am-4pm. Subway: C to 163rd St.
Museum of the City of New York
A gracious 1932 neo-Georgian mansion houses exhibits tracing NYC from the
windmills of its Dutch colonial days up to its present status as the undisputed capital of the world. Lovely period
rooms and a collection of theatrical memorabilia are highlights of the collection.
Fifth Ave., at 103rd St.
212/534-1672.
www.mcny.org
. Suggested admission $10. Free if you work or live in East Harlem (tell the desk you're a
neighbor). Daily 10am-6pm; select Sat extended to 8:30pm. Subway: 6 to 103rd St.
Queens Museum of Art
This museum has reproductions of Greek marbles and some nice Tiffany glass, but the
real draw is
The Panorama of the City of New York,
the world's largest scale model. Every single building in the
five boroughs is represented, in addition to every street and bridge, plus airplanes that take off and land at a
tiny LaGuardia. The array was last updated in 1992, leaving the World Trade Center poignantly still standing at
the tip of Manhattan. (Borrow binoculars from the gift shop to enjoy closer looks.) The Museum is in Corona
Park, on the site of the 1964 World's Fair. Don't miss the nearby
Unisphere,
a highlight of the fair and the largest
