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Museum of the City of New York

A sight in East Harlem, Museum Mile, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Afternoon.

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Museum of the City of New York in East Harlem, Museum Mile
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Why go

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It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Museum Mile, alongside 4 sights, 2 bars & cafés and 2 outdoor spots. The closest of our other picks is Conservatory Garden, 0.1 mi away as the crow flies.

Type
Sight · Culture
Neighborhood
East Harlem
Price
$$
Time needed
1.5 hr
Best time
Afternoon

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Museum Mile, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Conservatory Garden

    Six acres of formal gardens in Central Park's northeast corner, the park's only formal garden.

    Outdoors · 0.1 mi straight-line
  2. 2
    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Design museum in the Carnegie Mansion with interactive galleries and a quiet garden.

    Sight · 0.6 mi straight-line
  3. 3
    Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

    Frank Lloyd Wright's spiral ramp is the main exhibit; shows rotate along it.

    Sight · 0.8 mi straight-line
  4. 4
    Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir

    1.58-mile running track around the reservoir with skyline views across the water.

    Outdoors · 0.8 mi straight-line
  5. 5
    Café Sabarsky

    Vienna-style cafe inside the Neue Galerie with strudel, sachertorte and Wiener schnitzel.

    Food · 0.9 mi straight-line
  6. 6
    Neue Galerie New York

    Small museum of German and Austrian art, home to Klimt's gold portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer.

    Sight · 0.9 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Museum of the City of New York is a stop on our NYC Cultural Weekend route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

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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 Museum of the City of New York itself, we suggest: Afternoon.

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 Museum of the City of New York, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.

Address
1220 5th Ave, New York, NY 10029, USA
Coordinates
40.79249, -73.95191
Destination
Museum Mile, New York
Website
mcny.org

Museum of the City of New York: quick answers

How much time do you need at Museum of the City of New York?

Plan on about 1.5 hours at Museum of the City of New York. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Museum of the City of New York?

Our pick: Afternoon. Insider tip: The film 'Timescapes' is a good 20-minute primer.

Where is Museum of the City of New York?

Museum of the City of New York is at 1220 5th Ave, New York, NY 10029, USA, in East Harlem. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Museum of the City of New York?

Museum of the City of New York appears on NYC Cultural Weekend, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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