Address: Central Park West (8th Avenue) at 79th Street
Hours: Sunday to Thursday, 10:00am - 5:45pm; Friday to Saturday 10:00am - 8:45pm; closed Christmas and Thanksgiving Day
The American Museum of Natural History is home to the largest collection of insects, amphibians, ocean life, reptiles, anthropological artifacts, fossil mammals and dinosaurs in the world. It houses over 36 million artifacts that will guarantee a memorable visit, regardless of your interests.
Opened in 1869, the museum now has over 200 working scientists and several million visitors each year. One of the most popular displays is a replica of a ninety-four foot female Blue Whale which was captured off the southern coast of America in 1925. Another favorite is a giant four-and-a half-billion-year-old meteorite found in Greenland.
The Hall of Minerals and Gems contains jewels valued at nearly $50 million; and the Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda contains a Barosaurus fossil which is the largest freestanding dinosaur exhibit in the world. The museum also presents special exhibits like the recent ?pidemic! World of Infectious Diseases?which explains how the mixture of ecology, evolution, and culture can produce conditions in which deadly microbes thrive.
The museum also has an IMAX Theater and the Hayden Planetarium. Free museum tours are available, and visitors should come with comfortable shoes and some extra time, because it's unlikely you'll want to leave.
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New York's Museums
New York is known for many things, and that includes some of the worlds greatest museums. Come to New York and see some of the worlds treasures at some of the most famous museums, and let NewYork.com help guide you to everything you want to see.
Click here to buy the New York CityPass for discount admission tickets to the American Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitian Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum and much more. All for one low price!
Address: 1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street)
Hours: Sunday to Wednesday, 9:00am - 6:00pm; Friday to Saturday 9:00am - 8:00pm; closed Thursdays
The Guggenheim museum is the home to one of the finest collections of contemporary and modern art in the world.
Established over sixty years ago by Solomon R. Guggenheim (a well-known philanthropist) with the help of Hilla Rebay, an artist of the time and advisor to Guggenheim, it was originally housed in what had been a showroom for automobiles on East 45th Street. At that time, it was known as the Museum of Non-Objective Painting because it welcomed and featured a collection of the newer art forms being produced by the likes of Kandinsky, Mondrian and Klee.
The current building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is designated as a New York City landmark.
The realization of Guggenheim's dream to create a facility for his avante-garde collection of art, the museum contains works by noted artists such as Braque, Calder, Chagall, Delaunay, Giacometti, Leger, Miro, Picasso, and Van Gogh.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum offers guided tours, slide lectures, and exclusive private viewings of the museum during nonpublic hours. Groups of ten or more receive discount admission to the museum. Reservations are required and must be made three weeks in advance. Guided tours are available for groups of up to twenty people. Rates are $125 per guide and tours last approximately one hour. Foreign language tours are available. Private viewings and special dining programs can be customized for your group.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Address: 11 W 53 Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue)
Hours: Wednesday to Monday, 10:30am - 5:30pm, extended hours on Friday until 8:00pm, closed Tuesdays, Christmas and Thanksgiving Day
Purchase your Museum of Modern Art Tickets Here!
New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) houses "the greatest collection of modern art in the world" (The New York Times) in a sublime building designed by architect Yoshio Taniguchi. Visitors can also experience a full schedule of special exhibitions, daily film screenings and gallery talks, and a range of educational programs suitable for all ages. Weather permitting, The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden offers a unique urban oasis.
Address: 26 Broadway (Near New York Stock Exchange)
Phone: 212-747-0900
Hours: Open 365 days. Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 7:00pm, Saturday - Sunday, 9:00am - 9:00pm. Last entry is 90 minutes prior to closing. Hours subject to change.
Purchase your Sports Museum of America Tickets Here!
The Sports Museum of America (SmA) is the nation's first and only all-sports experience richly showcasing the history, grandeur and significance of sports in American culture – from yesterday’s legends to today’s stars.
Created in exclusive partnership with over 50 single-sport Halls of Fame, National Governing Bodies and other sports organizations across North America, this next-generation attraction features amazing state-of-the-art interactives, original films and awe-inspiring artifacts that powerfully celebrate your favorite goose bump moments in American sports history.
SmA is also home to the legendary Heisman Trophy and the Billie Jean King International Women's Sports Center, including the first ever women's sports hall of fame.
Conveniently located next to the “Charging Bull” statue, footsteps from the Statue of Liberty Ferry, and only 15 minutes from Midtown by subway, SmA delivers the ideal combination of inspiration, education, and flat-out fun!
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