1) Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET)

1000 Fifth Avenue , New York , NY , 10028

(212) 535-7710

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world's largest museums, easily comparable to the Louvre in Paris and the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg . Located on the eastern part of Central Park, the Met is part of New York 's Museum Mile. It's permanent collection contains more than 2 million works of art, and is constantly hosting new exhibitions with art from all over the world. The collection spans all time periods and all regions of the world. Any visitor is bound to amazed by this magnificent museum and its extensive collection.

2) Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

11 West 53rd Street , New York , NY , 10019

(212) 708-9400

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is located on 53 rd St , between 5 th and 6 th Avenues. The MoMA is one of the world's leading modern art museum, with a collection that contains works of art, architecture, sculpture, design, photography, film, and many other types of media. The building recently underwent reconstruction, and its new sleep and modern design is based on the creation of Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi.

3) Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

1071 Fifth Avenue , New York , NY , 10128

(212) 423-3500

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is located on 89 th St and 5 th Ave , on the Museum Mile. The building itself was one of Frank Lloyd Wright's last designs and is marvelous example of avant-garde art and modernism. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation owns the building, and it is considered to be one of the most well known museums in New York . It contains a varied collection of modern art, as well as constant installations and exhibitions from all over the world.

4) American Museum of Natural History

Address: Central Park West at 79th Street , New York , NY , 10024

(212) 769-5100

American Museum of Natural History contains an extensive amount of exhibitions, particularly demonstrating the habitat group of African, Asian and North American mammals. Its life-sized demonstrations of prehistoric times and animals will leave a lasting impression on any visitor. Additionally the Museum has a large number of anthropological collections, detailing the evolution of varying groups of geographically distinct peoples.

5) Whitney Museum of American Art

945 Madison Ave. , New York , NY , 10021

1 (800) WHITNEY

The Whitney Museum of American Art is located on 75 th St and Madison Ave. The Museum hosts a large collection of 20 th Century American art, and it contains more than 12,000 works in its permanent collection. The Whitney constantly changes its collection, often including the work of currently living, young, and/or lesser-known artists. It's permanent collection contains some of the 20 th and 21 st Centuries famous artists, including Alexander Calder, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Knox Martin, Keith Haring, Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Edward Hopper, and many more.

6) International Center of Photography

1133 Ave of the Americas , New York , NY , 10036

(212) 857-0000

The International Center of Photography is located on 6 th Ave , between 43rd and 44th St. The ICP collection contains more than 100,000 photographs, and is dedicated to demonstrating work of varying photographic mediums. Some of the featured photographers are W. Eugene Smith, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Farm Security Administration photographers, Alfred Eisenstadt, Lisette Model, Gordon Parks, James VanDerZee, and Garry Winogrand.

7) Frick Collection

1 E. 70th Street , New York , NY , 10021

(212) 288-0700

The Frick Collection is located on 70 th St. , between Madison and 5 th Avenue . This museum was the former residence of Henry Clay Frick, a steel magnet from the late 1890's - early 1900s. Despite its rather small size, the collection contains many masterpieces and famous artists including Johannes Vermeer, Piero della Francesca, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and many more. The collection's has continued to grow over the years, as the museum continues to purchase works of art that fit in with the Museum's collection.

8) Brooklyn Museum of Art

200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn , NY , 11238

(718) 638-5000

The Brooklyn Museum is the 2 nd largest museum in New York City , and it is located in the borough of Brooklyn . Originally opened in 1897, this Museum has a beautiful design and an architectural style that was created by a famous architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White. The Museum's collections are varied, spanning ancient Egyptian pieces to modern art.

9) Museum of the Moving Image

35 Avenue at 36 Street, Queens , NY , 11106

(718) 784-4520

The American Museum of the Moving Image is located in Astoria , Queens . It is an interactive and exciting museum dedicated to bringing the knowledge of art, film, television, video and other moving images to the public. The museum traces the history of television and film, and contains more than 1,000 historical artifacts.

10) Lower East Side Tenement Museum

90 Orchard Street , New York , NY , 10002

(212) 431-0233

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is dedicated to demonstrating tenement life for New York immigrants during the early 20 th Century. The Museum contains fully restored tenement apartments where immigrant families used to live. The Museum allows visitors to place themselves in New York of the 1900s and provides a glimpse of immigrant life.

New York City Museums

•  American Museum of Natural History

Address: Central Park West at 79th Street , New York , NY , 10024

(212) 769-5100

American Museum of Natural History contains an extensive amount of exhibitions, particularly demonstrating the habitat group of African, Asian and North American mammals. Its life-sized demonstrations of prehistoric times and animals will leave a lasting impression on any visitor. Additionally the Museum has a large number of anthropological collections, detailing the evolution of varying groups of geographically distinct peoples.

•  American Immigration History Center

Ellis Island, New York , NY

(212) 363-3200

The American Immigration History Center is located on Ellis Island and contains a vast collection of immigration records of all those that came to the United States . Visitors can search the Museum's archives to find out the story of the ancestors and their arrival to this country. The

•  American Numismatic Society

140 William Street , New York , NY , 10004

(212) 234-3130

The American Numismatic Society is the first museum of its kind that is dedicated to the study of coins, medals, and other historical documents. This institution is a must-see for anyone with an interest in coins, medals and paper currency of different parts of the world.

•  Audubon Terrace

Broadway at 155 Street, New York , NY , 10032

The Audubon Terrace is a museum that used to be the estate of John James Audubon. It contains a collection of galleries and museums.

•  American Folk Art Museum

45 West 53rd Street , New York , NY , 10019

(212) 265-1040

The American Folk Art Museum is dedicated to representing American cultural history. It contains folk art from the 18 th and 19 th centuries, and contains paintings, quilts and sculptures on display. The Museum contains more than 4,000 artworks and contains over 3 centuries worth of American folk art.

•  Asia Society

725 Park Avenue , New York , NY , 10021

(212) 288-6400

The Asia Society is an international organization that tries to foster an understanding between people of Asia-Pacific and the American regions. Originally created by John D. Rockefeller III, in 1956. The different generations of Rockefellers helped create and sustain this non-profit and nonpartisan institution.

•  Alice Austen House Museum

2 Hylan Blvd , Staten Island , NY , 10305

(718) 816-4506

Alice Austen House Museum is located on Staten Island and is the former residence of photographer Alice Austen. The house dates back to 1690s and has quite a history behind it. The house has since been converted to a museum, containing Alice Austen's photography that depicts turn of the century American life.

•  Anne Frank Center USA

38 Crosby Street , 5th Floor, New York , NY , 10012

(212) 431-7993

Anne Frank Center USA is made in memory of Anne Frank and the horrors of the Holocaust. The Center tries to address problems of racism and discrimination in today's society within under-served communities.

•  Americas Society

680 Park Ave. , New York , NY , 10021

(212) 249-8950

•  American Academy of Arts and Letters

633 W. 155th St. , New York , NY , 10032

(212) 368-5900

The American Academy of Arts and Letters was founded in 1904 and was meant to promote the advancement of American literature, music, and art. The Academy contains 250 members that are involved with fostering excellence in the American arts.

•  Brooklyn Children's Museum

145 Brooklyn Avenue , Brooklyn , NY , 11213

(718) 735-4400

Brooklyn's Children Museum is located in Crown Heights , Brooklyn . It was founded in 1899 and its was the first museum of its kind to be made specifically for children. The museum was undergoing renovation but is due to open in 2007.

•  Brooklyn Museum of Art

200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn , NY , 11238

(718) 638-5000

The Brooklyn Museum is the 2 nd largest museum in New York City , and it is located in the borough of Brooklyn . Originally opened in 1897, this Museum has a beautiful design and an architectural style that was created by a famous architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White. The Museum's collections are varied, spanning ancient Egyptian pieces to modern art.

•  Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment

The Tennis House in Prospect Park , Brooklyn , NY , 11215

(718) 788-8500

•  Brooklyn Historical Society

128 Pierrepont Street , Brooklyn , NY , 11201

(718) 222-4111

•  Bowne House

37-01 Bowne Street , Queens , NY , 11354

(718) 359-0528

•  Bronx Museum of the Arts (BXMA)

1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx , NY , 10456

(718) 681-6000

•  Bartow-Pell Mansion

895 Shore Road , Queens , NY , 10464

(718) 885-1461

18) Cloisters

W. 193rd Street at Washington Ave. , New York , NY , 10040

(212) 923-3700

19) Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

2 East 91st Street , New York , NY , 10128

(212) 849-8400

20) Coney Island Museum

1208 Surf Ave , Brooklyn , NY , 11224

(718) 372-5159

21) Children's Museum of Manhattan

212 West 83rd Street , New York , NY , 10024

(212) 721-1234

22) Con Edison Energy Museum

145 East 14th Street , New York , NY

(212) 460-6244

23) Children's Museum of the Arts

182 Lafayette Street , New York , NY , 10012

(212) 274-0986

24) Dia: Beacon

3 Beekman Street , Beacon , NY , 12508

(845) 440-0100

25) Drawing Center

35 Wooster St. , New York , NY , 10013

(212) 219-2166

26) Dahesh Museum

580 Madison Avenue , New York , NY , 10022

(212) 759-0606

27) Dia: Chelsea

820 Washington Street , New York , NY , 10014

(212) 989-5566

28) Dyckman Farmhouse

4881 Broadway, New York , NY , 10034

(212) 304-9422

29) Ellis Island Museum

Ellis Island, New York , NY

(212) 363-3200

30) El Museo del Barrio

1230 Fifth Ave , New York , NY , 10029

(212) 831-7272

31) Frick Collection

1 E. 70th Street , New York , NY , 10021

(212) 288-0700

32) Fraunces Tavern Museum

54 Pearl Street , New York , NY , 10004

(212) 425-1778

33) Frick Collection

1 E. 70th Street , New York , NY , 10021

(212) 288-0700

34) Fraunces Tavern Museum

54 Pearl Street , New York , NY , 10004

(212) 425-1778

35) Gracie Mansion

89th Street at East End Avenue in Carl Schurz Park , New York , NY, 10128

212704751

36) Goethe-Institute New York

1014 Fifth Avenue , New York , NY , 10028

(212) 439-8700

37) Garibaldi-Meucci Museum

420 Tompkins Avenue , Staten Island , NY , 10305

(718) 442-1608

38) Hudson River Museum of Westchester

511 Warburton Ave. , Yonkers , NY , 10701

(914) 963-4550

39) Hudson Waterfront Museum and Showboat Barge

290 Conover St. , Brooklyn , NY , 11231

(718) 624-4719

40) Hispanic Society of America Museum

613 West 155th Street , New York , NY , 10032

(212) 926-2234

41) Harbor Defense Museum

Harbor Defense Museum of Fort Hamilton , Brooklyn , NY , 11252

(718) 630-4349

42) Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum

32-37 Vernon Boulevard , Long Island City , NY , 11106

(718) 204-7088

43) International Center of Photography

1133 Ave of the Americas , New York , NY , 10036

(212) 857-000 0

44) Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum

Pier 86 12th Ave. & 46th Street , New York , NY , 10036

(212) 245-0072

45) Jewish Museum

1109 Fifth Ave , New York , NY , 10128

(212) 423-3200

46) Jersey City Museum

350 Montgomery Street , Jersey City , NJ , 07302

201-413-0303

47) Jacques Marchais Center Musuem of Tibetan Art

338 Light House Avenue , Staten Island , NY , 10306

(718) 987-3500

48) John J. Harvey Fireboat

Pier 63 at West 23rd Street , New York , NY , 10001

49) Jeffrey's Hook lighthouse (Little Red Lighthouse)

178th Street at the Hudson River, New York , NY , 10033

(212) 304-2365

50) Kingsland Homestead

143-35 37th Avenue , Queens , NY , 11354

(718) 206-0545

51) King Manor

150th Street & Jamaica Avenue , Queens , NY , 11432

(718) 206-0545

52) Lower East Side Tenement Museum

90 Orchard Street , New York , NY , 10002

(212) 431-0233

53) Lefferts Historic House

Prospect Park , Willink Entrance, at the intersection of Flatbush and Ocean Avenues and Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn , NY , 11215

(718) 789-2822

54) LaGuardia and Wagner Archives

31-10 Thomson Ave.

Fiorello H. LaGuardia Community College/CUNY, Room E-238, Queens , NY , 11101

(718) 482-5065

55) Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

11 West 53rd Street , New York , NY , 10019

(212) 708-9400

56) Morgan Library and Museum

225 Madison Avenue , New York , NY , 10016

(212) 685-0610

57) Museum of Jewish Heritage

36 Battery Place , New York , NY , 10280

(646) 437-4200

58) Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET)

1000 Fifth Avenue , New York , NY , 10028

(212) 535-7710

59) Museum of the Moving Image

35 Avenue at 36 Street, Queens , NY , 11106

(718) 784-4520

60) Museum of the City of New York

1220 Fifth Avenue , New York , NY , 10029

(212) 534-1672

61) Museum of Modern Art (MoMA QNS)

33rd Street , Long Island City , NY , 11101

(212) 708-9400

62) Museum for African Art

36-01 43rd Avenue , 3rd Floor, Queens , NY , 11101

(718) 784-7700

63) Museum of Arts & Design (MAD)

40 West 53rd Street , New York , NY , 10019

(212) 956-3535

64) Municipal Art Society

457 Madison Avenue , New York , NY , 10022

(212) 935-3960

65) Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center

584 Route 9D, Garrison , NY , 10524

(845) 424-3812

66) Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA)

594 Broadway, Suite 401 , New York , NY , 10012

212 254 3511

67) Museum of Biblical Art

1865 Broadway, New York , NY , 10023

212-408-1500

68) Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA)

80 Hanson Place , Brooklyn , NY , 11217

(718) 230-0492

69) Merchant's House Museum

29 East Fourth Street , New York , NY , 10003

(212) 777-1089

70) Museum of Television and Radio

25 West 52 Street, New York , NY , 10019

(212) 621-6800

71) Mexican Cultural Institute of New York

27 E. 39th St. , New York , NY , 10016

(212) 217-6422

72) Morris-Jumel Mansion

65 Jumel Terrace, New York , NY , 10032

(212) 923-8008

73) Museum of American Illustration

128 E. 63d St. , New York , NY , 10021

(212) 838-2560

74) Museum of Chinese in the Americas

70 Mulberry Street , New York , NY , 10013

(212) 619-4785

75) New York Hall of Science

47-01 111th Street , Queens , NY , 11368

(718) 699-0005

76) National Museum of the American Indian

1 Bowling Green , New York , NY , 10004

(212) 514-3700

77) Neue Galerie New York

1048 Fifth Avenue , New York , NY , 10028

(212) 628-6200

78) New York Transit Museum

Boerum Pl. & Schermenhorn Street , Brooklyn , NY

(718) 243-3060

79) New York City Police Museum

100 Old Slip, New York , NY , 10038

(212) 480-3100

80) New York Historical Society

2 West 77th Street , New York , NY , 10024

(212) 873-3400

81) New York City Fire Museum

278 Spring Street, New York , NY , 10012

(212) 691-1303

82) New Museum of Contemporary Art

556 West 22nd Street , New York , NY , 10011

(212) 219-1222

83) Noble Maritime Collection

1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island , NY , 10301

(718) 447-6490

84) National Academy Museum

1083 5th Avenue , New York , NY , 10128

(212) 369-4880

85) Nicholas Roerich Museum

319 West 107 Street, New York , NY , 10025

(212) 864-7752

86) National Lighthouse Museum

One Lighthouse Plaza , Staten Island , NY , 10301

(718) 556-1681

87) National Sports Museum

26 Broadway, New York , NY , 10004

88) Old Stone House

J.J. Byrne Park , Brooklyn , NY , 11215

(718) 768-3195

89) P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center

22-25 Jackson Ave. , Queens , NY , 11101

(718) 784-2084

90) Queens County Farm Museum

73-50 Little Neck Parkway , Queens , NY , 11004

(718) 347-3276

91) Queens Museum of Art

Flushing Meadows Corona Park , Queens , NY , 11368

(718) 592-9700

92) Queens Art Museum - Bulova Corporate Center

75-20 Astoria Blvd. , Jackson Heights, NY, 11386

93) Rose Center for Earth and Space (Hayden Planetarium)

15 West 81st Street , New York , NY , 10024

(212) 769-5100

94) Rubin Museum of Art

150 West 17th Street , New York , NY , 10011

(212) 620-5000

95) Rose Museum at Carnegie Hall

154 West 57th Street , New York , NY

(212) 903-9629

96) Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

1071 Fifth Avenue , New York , NY , 10128

(212) 423-3500

97) Studio Museum in Harlem

144 West 125th Street , New York , NY , 10027

(212) 864-4500

98) Staten Island Children's Museum

1000 Richmond Terr., Staten Island , NY , 10301

(718) 273-2060

99) Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America

58 Park Ave. , New York , NY , 10016

(212) 879-9779

100) Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

515 Malcolm X Boulevard , New York , NY , 10037

(212) 491-2200

101) Skyscraper Museum

39 Battery Place , New York , NY , 10280

(212) 968-1961

102) South Street Seaport Museum

207 Front Street , New York , NY , 10038

(212) 748-8600

103) Seguine Mansion

440 Seguine Avenue , Staten Island , NY , 10307

(718) 667-6042

104) Staten Island Museum / Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences

75 Stuyvesant Pl. , Staten Island , NY , 10301

(718) 727-1135

105) Sony Wonder Technology Lab

550 Madison Ave, Sony Plaza , New York , NY , 10022

(212) 833-8100

106) Sandy Ground Historical Society

1538 Woodrow Road , Staten Island , NY

(718) 317-5796

107) School of Visual Arts Museum

209 E. 23rd St. , New York , NY , 10010

(212) 592-2145

108) South Street Seaport Museum

207 Front St. , New York , NY , 10038

(212) 330-8086

109) The Museum at FIT

7th Avenue , New York , NY , 10001

(212) 217-5800

110) Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace

28 East 20th Street , New York , NY , 10003

(212) 260-1616

111) The Jazz Museum in Harlem

104 E. 126th Street , Suite 2D, New York , NY , 10035

212-348-8300

112) Ukrainian Museum

222 East 6th Street , New York , NY , 10003

(212) 228-0110

113) Van Cortlandt House Museum

Broadway at West 246th Street , Bronx , NY , 10471

(718) 543-3344

114) Valentine-Varian House

3266 Bainbridge Ave. , Bronx , NY , 10467

(718) 881-8900

115) Whitney Museum of American Art

945 Madison Ave. , New York , NY , 10021

1 (800) WHITNEY

116) Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria

120 Park Ave. , New York , NY , 10017

(212) 878-2550

117) Wave Hill

675 West 249th Street , Bronx , NY , 10471

(718) 549-3200

118) Yeshiva University Museum

15 W. 16th St. , New York , NY , 10011

(212) 294-8330