Sight Carnegie Hill, Museum Mile
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
A sight in Carnegie Hill, Museum Mile, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Weekday.
Why go
Design museum in the Carnegie Mansion with interactive galleries and a quiet garden.
It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Museum Mile, alongside 4 sights, 2 bars & cafés and 2 outdoor spots. 6 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Café Sabarsky.
- Type
- Sight · Culture
- Neighborhood
- Carnegie Hill
- Price
- $$
- Time needed
- 1.5 hr
- Best time
- Weekday
Nearby
Our closest curated picks, including 1 beyond Museum Mile. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.
- 1Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright's spiral ramp is the main exhibit; shows rotate along it.
Sight · 0.1 mi straight-line - 2Café Sabarsky
Vienna-style cafe inside the Neue Galerie with strudel, sachertorte and Wiener schnitzel.
Food · 0.3 mi straight-line - 3Neue Galerie New York
Small museum of German and Austrian art, home to Klimt's gold portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer.
Sight · 0.3 mi straight-line - 4Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
1.58-mile running track around the reservoir with skyline views across the water.
Outdoors · 0.3 mi straight-line - 5The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Five thousand years of art; the Temple of Dendur and the Roof Garden are standout stops.
Sight · 0.4 mi straight-line - 6The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vast art museum on Central Park; the rooftop garden opens in summer.
Sight · New York City · 0.4 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is a stop on our NYC Cultural Weekend route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More sights to see in Museum Mile
Another curated sight in Museum Mile. See the full Museum Mile guide.
When to go: weather by month, based on Manhattan
Our climate figures for Museum Mile come from nearby Manhattan. Average daily highs in Manhattan run from 36°F in January to 85°F in July; October is usually the wettest month. For Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum itself, we suggest: Weekday.
Modelled monthly averages for Manhattan from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Manhattan weather by month (covers Museum Mile).
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- 2 E 91st St, New York, NY 10128, USA
- Coordinates
- 40.78440, -73.95787
- Destination
- Museum Mile, New York
- Website
- cooperhewitt.org
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum: quick answers
How much time do you need at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum?
Plan on about 1.5 hours at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum?
Our pick: Weekday. Insider tip: Use the digital pen at entry to save objects you like.
Where is Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum?
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is at 2 E 91st St, New York, NY 10128, USA, in Carnegie Hill. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum?
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum appears on NYC Cultural Weekend, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add it to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Museum Mile.
Plan Museum Mile
- Museum Mile travel guide 10 places
- Manhattan weather (covers Museum Mile) weather by month
- Museum Mile to Brooklyn 7.1 mi straight-line
Lists & regions
Also in Museum Mile
- Bemelmans Bar Drinks
- Conservatory Garden Outdoors
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.