Museums & Arts · Our pick in New York
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Design in a Carnegie mansion
About Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Cooper Hewitt is the nation’s only museum dedicated to historical and contemporary design, with a collection of more than 215,000 objects (NYC Tourism).
Why it's on our list
- Design
- Museum Mile
- Smithsonian
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, as the crow flies.
- The Mark0.7 mi13 min walk
- The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel0.7 mi14 min walk
- The Surrey, A Corinthia Hotel0.7 mi15 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- The Met0.4 miWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Central Park1.1 miWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Rockefeller Center2.0 miWalk 41 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Times Square2.4 miCycle 15 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Grand Central2.4 miCycle 15 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Empire State Building2.8 miCycle 18 minCar or taxi 19 min
- The High Line4.0 miCycle 26 minCar or taxi 26 min
- Brooklyn Bridge5.8 miCycle 37 minCar or taxi 35 min
- 9/11 Memorial5.8 miCycle 37 minCar or taxi 35 min
- Statue of Liberty ferries6.3 miCycle 41 minCar or taxi 38 min