The Best Museums in New York City
The Best Museums in New York City

The Best Museums in New York City

We prepared a long list of 65 museums for you to tour New York and enjoy the city the best way possible! In this list you'll find the museum categories, their location, cost, time to visit, and attractions, as well as their websites for additional information and a picture to easily identify them. If you like our list, feel free to make a copy for you and share with your friends which may also like it. Noticed we've used formal categories of museums created by the History of Museums site.

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10th November 2022 in art & entertainment
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Name
Category
Visited?
Picture
Location
Cost
Attractions
Time to visit
Site
1

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
2

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

  • Art
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
3

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

  • Art
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
4

Whitney Museum of American Art

  • Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
5

Brooklyn Museum

  • History
Brooklyn Museum
6

The Jewish Museum

  • Art
The Jewish Museum
7

Fotografiska

  • Photography
Fotografiska
8

Merchant's House Museum

  • Historic house
Merchant's House Museum
9

New Museum of Contemporary Art

  • Art
New Museum of Contemporary Art
10

The Frick Collection

  • Art
The Frick Collection
11

The Morgan Library & Museum

  • History
The Morgan Library & Museum
12

Neue Galerie New York

  • Art
Neue Galerie New York
13

Queens Museum

  • Art
Queens Museum
14

American Museum of Natural History

  • Natural History
American Museum of Natural History
15

MoMA PS1

  • Art
MoMA PS1
16

Museum of the Moving Image

  • History
Museum of the Moving Image
17

Bronx Museum of the Arts

  • Art
Bronx Museum of the Arts
18

International Center of Photography Museum

  • Photography
International Center of Photography Museum
19

Museum of Arts & Design

  • Art
Museum of Arts & Design
20

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

  • Military
  • Maritime
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
21

Museum of Sex (MoSex)

  • Special Interest
Museum of Sex (MoSex)
22

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

  • Art
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
23

El Museo del Barrio

  • Art
El Museo del Barrio
24

American Folk Art Museum

  • Art
American Folk Art Museum
25

New-York Historical Society

  • History
New-York Historical Society
26

Studio Museum in Harlem

  • Art
Studio Museum in Harlem
27

The Rubin Museum of Art

  • Art
The Rubin Museum of Art
28

National Museum of the American Indian

  • History
National Museum of the American Indian
29

Museum of the City of New York

  • History
  • Art
Museum of the City of New York
30

Asia Society and Museum

  • Art
Asia Society and Museum
31

Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art

  • Art
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art
32

Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)

  • History
Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)
33

The Drawing Center

  • Art
The Drawing Center
34

The Noguchi Museum

  • Art
The Noguchi Museum
35

National September 11 Memorial & Museum

  • Memorial
  • History
National September 11 Memorial & Museum
36

The Met Cloisters

  • Art
The Met Cloisters
37

The Museum at FIT

  • Fashion
The Museum at FIT
38

Museum of Ice Cream

  • Special Interest
Museum of Ice Cream
39

Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD)

  • Special Interest
Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD)
40

The Skyscraper Museum

  • Special Interest
The Skyscraper Museum
41

National Museum of Mathematics

  • Special Interest
National Museum of Mathematics
42

Mmuseumm

  • Special Interest
Mmuseumm
43

The Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

  • Historic house
The Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
44

American Numismatic Society

  • Special Interest
American Numismatic Society
45

Wave Hill

  • Historic house
  • Art
Wave Hill
46

New York City Fire Museum

  • Special Interest
New York City Fire Museum
47

New York Transit Museum

  • History
New York Transit Museum
48

Waterfront Museum

  • Maritime
Waterfront Museum
49

Alice Austen House

  • Historic house
  • + 1
Alice Austen House
50

Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space

  • Special Interest
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space