49 of the best · New York City
Museums, Broadway and the Arts in New York
The Met, MoMA, the Guggenheim, the Whitney and the Frick, Broadway’s theatres, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and the city’s cinemas.
Our 49 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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One of the world’s great museums
The Met Fifth Avenue
The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, beside Central Park.
Fifth Ave at 82nd St, New York, NY 10028Explore View on map
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Modern art on West 53rd Street
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
MoMA’s galleries of modern and contemporary art on West 53rd Street, with a sculpture garden.
11 W. 53rd St, New York, NY 10019Explore View on map
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The great concert hall
Carnegie Hall
The landmark concert hall at 57th Street and Seventh Avenue.
57th Street and Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019Explore View on map
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Museums 17
World-class collections.
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Remembering 9/11
9/11 Memorial & Museum
The memorial pools and the museum at the World Trade Center, honouring the 2,977 people killed on 11 September 2001.
World Trade Center (museum: 180 Greenwich St), New York, NY 10007Explore View on map
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Dinosaurs and the blue whale
American Museum of Natural History
The natural-history museum on Central Park West, with more than 40 galleries.
200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024Explore View on map
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Design in a Carnegie mansion
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
The Smithsonian’s design museum on East 91st Street.
2 E. 91st St, New York, NY 10128Explore View on map
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Latin American art
El Museo del Barrio
A museum of Latinx and Latin American art at the north end of Museum Mile.
1230 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10029Explore View on map
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An aircraft carrier on the Hudson
Intrepid Museum
A museum aboard the aircraft carrier Intrepid at Pier 86, a National Historic Landmark.
Pier 86, Twelfth Ave at 46th St, New York, NY 10036Explore View on map
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At Columbus Circle
Museum of Arts and Design
A museum of contemporary craft, art and design at 2 Columbus Circle.
2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019Explore View on map
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Klimt and Vienna
Neue Galerie New York
A museum of early 20th-century German and Austrian art on Fifth Avenue, home of Café Sabarsky.
1048 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10028Explore View on map
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A stack of boxes on the Bowery
New Museum
A contemporary art museum on the Bowery in a building that looks like stacked boxes.
235 Bowery, New York, NY 10002Explore View on map
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400 years of history
New-York Historical
New York’s history museum on Central Park West, next to the Natural History Museum.
170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024Explore View on map
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s spiral
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The spiralling Frank Lloyd Wright building on Fifth Avenue at 89th Street.
1071 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10128Explore View on map
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Immigrant stories
Tenement Museum
Guided tours of restored tenement apartments on Orchard Street.
103 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002Explore View on map
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Renovated in 2025
The Frick Collection
Old masters in the Fifth Avenue mansion of Henry Clay Frick, reopened after a renovation completed in spring 2025.
1 E. 70th St, New York, NY 10021Explore View on map
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Medieval Europe on the Hudson
The Met Cloisters
The Met’s museum of medieval art, architecture and gardens in Fort Tryon Park, high above the Hudson.
99 Margaret Corbin Dr in Fort Tryon Park, New York, NY 10040Explore View on map
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One of the world’s great museums
The Met Fifth Avenue
The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, beside Central Park.
Fifth Ave at 82nd St, New York, NY 10028Explore View on map
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J.P. Morgan’s library
The Morgan Library & Museum
The museum and research library on Madison Avenue built around J. Pierpont Morgan’s library.
225 Madison Ave, between 36th and 37th Streets, New York, NY 10016Explore View on map
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Modern art on West 53rd Street
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
MoMA’s galleries of modern and contemporary art on West 53rd Street, with a sculpture garden.
11 W. 53rd St, New York, NY 10019Explore View on map
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American art by the High Line
Whitney Museum of American Art
The museum of 20th-century and contemporary American art at the south end of the High Line.
99 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014Explore View on map
Broadway 16
The theatres and long-running shows.
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Broadway
Ambassador Theatre
Home of Chicago, the longest-running show still on Broadway.
219 West 49th Street, New York, NY 10019Explore View on map
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Broadway
Belasco Theatre
Home of Maybe Happy Ending.
111 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036Explore View on map
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Broadway
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
Home of The Outsiders; built in 1927 (NYC Tourism).
242 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036Explore View on map
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Broadway
Broadway Theatre
Home of The Great Gatsby; opened as a cinema in 1924 (NYC Tourism).
1681 Broadway, New York, NY 10019Explore View on map
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Broadway
Circle in the Square Theatre
Home of Just in Time; known for its thrust stage (NYC Tourism).
235 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019Explore View on map
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Broadway
Eugene O’Neill Theatre
Home of The Book of Mormon.
230 West 49th Street, New York, NY 10019Explore View on map
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Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Home of Buena Vista Social Club; opened as the Plymouth in 1918 (NYC Tourism).
236 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036Explore View on map
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Gershwin Theatre
Home of Wicked.
222 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019Explore View on map
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Lyceum Theatre
Home of Oh, Mary!; built in 1903, Broadway’s oldest continually operating theatre (NYC Tourism).
149 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036Explore View on map
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Minskoff Theatre
Home of The Lion King.
200 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036Explore View on map
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New Amsterdam Theatre
Home of Aladdin; finished in 1903, the oldest working Broadway theatre (NYC Tourism).
214 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036Explore View on map
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Palace Theatre
Home of The Lost Boys; built in 1913 (NYC Tourism).
1564 Broadway, New York, NY 10036Explore View on map
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Richard Rodgers Theatre
Home of Hamilton.
226 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036Explore View on map
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St. James Theatre
DOLLY: A True Original Musical begins here on 7 December 2026 (broadway.org).
246 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036Explore View on map
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Walter Kerr Theatre
Home of Hadestown; one of Broadway’s more intimate houses.
219 West 48th Street, New York, NY 10036Explore View on map
Lincoln Center & concert halls 9
Opera, ballet and orchestras.
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Harlem’s famous stage
Apollo Theater
The Harlem theatre on 125th Street, famous for its Amateur Night.
253 W. 125th St, New York, NY 10027Explore View on map
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The great concert hall
Carnegie Hall
The landmark concert hall at 57th Street and Seventh Avenue.
57th Street and Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019Explore View on map
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Rose Hall above Columbus Circle
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Frederick P. Rose Hall, five storeys above Columbus Circle, with three concert venues including Dizzy’s Club.
Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th St, New York, NY 10019Explore View on map
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Opera, ballet and orchestras
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
The campus of 11 arts organisations around the Revson Fountain on the Upper West Side.
70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
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Balanchine’s company
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet at the David H. Koch Theater, with its Nutcracker every holiday season.
David H. Koch Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
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Gustavo Dudamel’s first season
New York Philharmonic
The New York Philharmonic at David Geffen Hall, in Gustavo Dudamel’s inaugural season as music director.
David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
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The Met Opera
The Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, home of the Met Opera and American Ballet Theatre’s seasons.
30 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023Explore View on map
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A building that moves
The Shed
A cultural centre at Hudson Yards for new art, music and performance.
545 W. 30th St, New York, NY 10001Explore View on map
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Same-day discount tickets
TKTS by TDF
The Theatre Development Fund’s discount ticket booth under the red steps in Times Square.
Duffy Square, Broadway and West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036Explore View on map
Cinemas 6
Independent and repertory.
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Dinner and a film
Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan
A dine-in cinema in Lower Manhattan, with food and drinks served at your seat.
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Arthouse at Houston and Mercer
Angelika Film Center
An arthouse cinema on West Houston Street, at the edge of SoHo.
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Repertory and new releases
Film Forum
A non-profit cinema on West Houston Street for independent films and classics.
209 West Houston Street, New York, NY 10014Explore View on map
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Indie films on Sixth Avenue
IFC Center
An independent cinema on Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village.
323 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY 10014Explore View on map
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Cinema and restaurant
Metrograph
An independent cinema on Ludlow Street with a restaurant and bookshop.
7 Ludlow Street, New York, NY 10002Explore View on map
Broadway runs are from The Broadway League’s broadway.org (October 2026). Buy tickets from the official seller linked on each show’s website, at the box office or at TKTS.
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