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Sight Fort Tryon Park, New York City

The Met Cloisters

A sight in Fort Tryon Park, New York City, pricey ($$$) and worth about 2 hours. Best time to go: Afternoon.

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The Met Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park, New York City
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Why go

Medieval art in reassembled monastery cloisters above the Hudson.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in New York City, alongside 3 places to eat, 3 sights and 1 place for a drink. The closest of our other picks is Conservatory Garden, 5.0 mi away as the crow flies.

Type
Sight · Culture
Neighborhood
Fort Tryon Park
Price
$$$
Time needed
2 hr
Best time
Afternoon

Nearby

Our closest curated picks, including 6 beyond New York City. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.

  1. 1
    Conservatory Garden

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

    Outdoors · Museum Mile · 5.0 mi straight-line
  2. 2
    Museum of the City of New York

    Concise story of how New York grew, with old maps, photos and film.

    Sight · Museum Mile · 5.1 mi straight-line
  3. 3
    Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir

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

    Outdoors · Museum Mile · 5.7 mi straight-line
  4. 4
    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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

    Sight · Museum Mile · 5.7 mi straight-line
  5. 5
    Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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

    Sight · Museum Mile · 5.8 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 · Museum Mile · 6.0 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

The Met Cloisters is a stop on our Hudson Valley by Rail route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More sights to see in New York City

3 more curated sights in New York City. See the full New York City guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in New York City run from 38°F in January to 79°F in July; December is usually the wettest month. For The Met Cloisters itself, we suggest: Afternoon.

Modelled monthly averages for New York City from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full New York City weather by month.

Getting there

Map links open a live search for The Met Cloisters, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.

Address
99 Margaret Corbin Dr, New York, NY 10040, USA
Coordinates
40.86486, -73.93173
Destination
New York City
Website
metmuseum.org

The Met Cloisters: quick answers

How much time do you need at The Met Cloisters?

Plan on about 2 hours at The Met Cloisters. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit The Met Cloisters?

Our pick: Afternoon. Insider tip: Same Met ticket covers both sites within three days.

Where is The Met Cloisters?

The Met Cloisters is at 99 Margaret Corbin Dr, New York, NY 10040, USA, in Fort Tryon Park. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include The Met Cloisters?

The Met Cloisters appears on Hudson Valley by Rail, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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