New York City Historic Sites Travel & Things to Do

CMA maintains a collection of over 2,000 pieces of art made by young people dating back to the 1930's, and from over 50 different countries. We display...

Established in 1923 with the mission to collect, preserve and present pieces related to the original culture and history of New York City. This museum...

The park's only formal garden. The six-acre manicured grounds are surrounded by a wrought-iron gate and feature three distinct European garden styles....

The World's most unusual odditorium. Offers visitors the ultimate insight into the world of the odd and bizarre. Marvel at hundreds of weird and unusual...

To taste this neighborhood's Harlem Renaissance days, walk down tree-lined Convent Avenue, detouring onto adjacent Hamilton Terrace to see a time capsule...

This is the best collection of Spanish art outside the Prado in Madrid, with (primarily 15th- and 16th-century) paintings, sculptures, textiles, and decorative...

At the center of this historic, tree-filled public square, atop a 70-foot-high outcrop of Manhattan schist (the same bedrock that anchors our skyscrapers)...

Contemporary art by African-American, Caribbean, and African artists is the focus of this small museum with a light-filled sculpture garden. Its changing...

Here resided such influential African-Americans as NAACP founder W.E.B. Du Bois and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, or that farther north at 555...

At this nonprofit organization, the focus is on contemporary and historical drawings seen nowhere else. Works often push the envelope on what's considered...

Located on Liberty Island in the Upper New York Bay just south of Ellis Island and Lower Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty is one of the most visited sites...

Serving as an immigration station from 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island later became part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Located east of Liberty...

Located in Midtown Manhattan, the Empire State Building is one of the most visited attractions in New York City. The 102-story landmark was completed...

Through the displays of items & artifacts recovered from the rubble of Ground Zero, the Ground Zero Museum Workshop was opened to help people connect on a deeper...