Category: Vacations
If you haven’t seen Harlem, you haven’t seen New York, proclaim real lovers of the town. Tourists who want to see the city’s underside for themselves should follow certain …
The museums alone make New York one of the world’s great cultural capitals. At last count, there were almost 50. Visiting just a few of them could easily fill …
Culture Loop One of the best, least expensive, most relaxed ways to sightsee in New York is aboard a Metropolitan Transit Authority’s Culture Bus. With one ticket, you can …
11 West 53rd Street. Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m; closed Wednesdays. Designed by Philip Goodwin and Edward Durell Ston6 (the two wings …
You will see Monet’s lovely Water Lilies, works by Italian Futurists and geometric abstracts. The Philip L. Goodwin Gallery contains contemporary furniture and household objects of outstanding design. The …
The Whitney, entirely devoted to American art, was just an annex of the Museum of Modern Art until 1966. It’s worth visiting for Marcel Breuer’s building, in the shape …
This is the largest natural history museum in the world, and most of the rooms have remarkable displays. Be sure to see the section on minerals and precious stones, …
South Street Seaport Museum, 16 Fulton Street. Exhibitions also held on board five ships across the street at piers 15 and 16. Open every day from 11 a. m. …