Museum of the City of New York

I go to this museum every time I go to New York. Everyone wants to see the big name museums and they should, but do not miss this jewel. This museum features the city and its people. It’s a wonderful first stop to understand how New York came to be and what makes it special. Do not miss the 30-min movie in the basement. Start there, and then marvel at all the characters and the crazy things that happened in this colorful city in the extremely well-designed exhibits on the main floor. The tickets are reasonably priced, so you can save you money for all the cute stuff in the gift shop. Skip Top-of-the-Rock and do this!

Peter Edwards - 6 days ago

What can I say, an unknown treasure focused on the great city. I believe 90percent of new York city's public hasn't been so getting around wasn't that bad. Fun way to learn interesting facts about the city

John Huber - 28 days ago

Staff was extremely pleasant and helpful. Video downstairs is an excellent brief history of NYC which is supplemented by artifacts and greater detail elsewhere in the museum. The Kubrick exhibit is a excellent exhibit as was the Asian living photo exhibit. The germ exhibit didn't appeal to our group, but those that came for it seemed to enjoy it. The small cafe in the museum had nice selection and was popular. Prices were what you would expect for a cafe within a museum. Overall, worth a visit especially as an alternative to the big museums.

Christopher Coleman - 1 month ago

This museum provides a nice documentation of how New York City evolved and grew over the decades. One can easily spent a couple of hours to walk through the museum or a couple days to go through the museum thoroughly. I especially appreciate the Interior Lives exhibition. The cafe is operated by Amy's Bread and it was a pleasure to sit in the airy space to take a mid-day break.

Echo Wu - 1 month ago

This is the best museum in NYC (and i've done all of the major ones)! If it's one of your first trips to NY and your wanting to learn more about the history of the city and it's people, this is the place to go! Their changing exhibits are great and very well put together. The whole building is clean and well thought out. Admission is pay what you want, but the suggested $18 is very reasonable. Staff was all very friendly and informative. Highly recommend this museum.

Sydney Kellington - 1 month ago

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