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The Met Cloisters
5,091 reviews
"Once there, a quietly serene transportation back to the Middle Ages - like walking through an exquisite monastery - the whole 9 yards, what with winding staircases, tiny chapels, gardens, crypts, and galleries loa...""A cloistered outdoor gardens nested in Washington Heights in Fort Tryon Park is a museum and garden devoted to medieval Europe of Romanesque period filled with paintings, period arches, Gothic arch doors, arch win..."
Museums
Gulliver's Gate
2,817 reviews
"The museum is amazing, it was the best museum in New York and all our seniors were happy to see such exhibitions, I will be recommended to everybody at all ages.""Besides the cities and towns, the meticulous models include dozens of UNESCO World Heritage sites such as Angkor Wat, the Taj Mahal, Mecca, the Kremlin, and the Panama Canal (featuring the locks system with freigh..."
Transportation
The Roosevelt Island Tramway
3,662 reviews
"Hey, for 6 bucks round-trip, this has got to be one of the bargain rides in NYC! Get eye-level with the Queensboro Bridge - and see awesome views both upriver and downriver of the East River - and stunning vistas...""Really easy to access and only the price of your usual subway trip - $2.75 gets you in the cable car and transports you over the East river, alongside Queensboro bridge."
Museums
Frick Collection
8,653 reviews
"You can sit in peace in Henry Clay Frick's magnificent mansion, contemplating his extraordinary collection of old masters, all living serenely in a setting filled with Rococo and Renaissance furniture, and accumul...""There is so much to take in from the amazing details of the building and furnishings, (the mansion was originally a home to the Frick family) to the art collection Henry Frick amassed and which the museum has cont..."
Museums
The Morgan Library & Museum
2,025 reviews
"We are all very fortunate that J.P. Morgan created such an extensive art and rare book collection is such a fabulous home - and it has been preserved for all of us to enjoy it.""There is a Gutenberg Bible on display as many great classics by any famous author you can think of; Lord Byron, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, John Ruskin, Mark Twain, and many more."
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Tenement Museum
6,553 reviews
"Our tour guide for the Hard Times tour was an excellent storyteller and was able to make history come alive as well as make the links to current social issues in a thought provoking and respectful way.""I attended the Sweatshop tour with Anna as a guide and she did a fine job teaching us about the evolution of immigrant life over a 75-80 year period as seen through the lives of immigrants from different generations."
Museums
Ground Zero Museum Workshop
2,907 reviews
"Being able to touch some of the recovered artifacts from the tragic 9/11 incident, to seeing in detail the fantastic photography work by Gary Marlon Suson is a very emotionally humbling experience.""Gary Suson was the only photographer allowed at Ground Zero during the recovery period, and his photographs and the artifacts he gathered create amazing testimony for the hard work and fortitude of those who labor..."
Sights & Landmarks
Woolworth Building
1,054 reviews
"It was 90 min well spent to see the somewhat fading glory of what once was the tallest building in the world and understand both its importance in the development of skyscraper technology and the impact of Frank W...""My family and I (all adults) took the 90 minute tour of the Woolworth lobby with guide Barbara Christen and were absolutely blown away by the prodigious size and remarkable beauty of the Woolworth Building."
Food & Drink
Kings County Distillery
319 reviews
"Visiting the barrel room was essentially seeing what Heaven would look like, and John's demonstration of how the wood affects the color of the bourbon was really illuminating.""Our tour guide John, if I recall correctly, had the most amazing stories about the origins of moonshine, bourbon and the distillery, and the quirky rules and laws on distilling."
Museums
Museum at Eldridge Street
457 reviews
"The Museum’s most distinctive feature is an incredibly beautiful stained-glass window designed by artist Kiki Smith and architect Deborah Gans.""We spent an hour learning of the history of the synagogue and Jewish immigrants to the Eldridge Street area with our docent Lucy, who knew so much and was so interesting."
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Upper West Side
868 reviews
"The neigbourhood is bounded by Central Park in the East, the Hudson River in the West, W 59th St in the South and W 110th St in the North..""Beautiful Brownstones all over, close to Central Park, Museum of Natural History, Beacon Theatre, Lincoln Center, Julliard, great restaurants, stores, Fairway Market, Citarella, and Zabars."
Sights & Landmarks
Times Square Church
260 reviews
"I was happy to finally visit this church, which is known to have more nationalities in their congregation than perhaps any other church in the world.""This church looks like an old theatre that has been converted to Church The interior is absolutely stunning, well worth a look inside I went to see the Gospel Choir here as I was staying in the area and couldn’t g..."
Museums
Merchant's House Museum
300 reviews
"True to the spirit of the season in every way from the carolers to the Victorian ordeuves to the night before Christmas and the Christmas Carol all so reminiscent of history past.""If you are curious;about New York History this is a genuine look into the long, long ago when polite society lived in Brownstone houses such as this one, the only one remaining with its original furnishings intact."
Nature & Parks
Riverside Park
469 reviews
"This ribbon of riverfront land embraces a major highway, the underground NYC - Albany Amtrak Rail Line, clay tennis courts, a dozen play grounds, soccer fields, baseball fields, a skate board park, basketball cour...""Going down to the riverfront showed happy bikers, runners and boaters as well as nice views of the New Jersey shoreline and the George Washington Bridge."
Museums
New York City Fire Museum
260 reviews
"This museum provides an excellent overview of both the NYC Fire Department and its history within the city.""Tucked away in deep in Lower Manhattan, the New York City Fire Museum is the hidden gem that holds historical and modern apparatus, uniforms, art and memorials to firefighting and the men and women that dedicate t..."
Sights & Landmarks
Irish Hunger Memorial
231 reviews
"Located in batttery park near the Conrad Hotel amd overlooking the Hudson River.""Almost tucked away in a quiet pocket of Manhattan, right on the Hudson River and in view of the New Jersey shore, this memorial is elegant and touching, informative and even just a lovely spot to pause whether you..."
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Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
221 reviews
"The Park Ranger who led the tour was very informative and clearly passionate about the history of TR and could relate him to other historic sites in New York City as well as National Park sites throughout the coun...""You get to see Teddy Roosevelt's early life with a tour of several rooms, as well as artifacts from his entire life, including the folded speech and glasses case that saved his life from an assassin's bullet."