Brooklyn Museum
VerifiedProspect Heights, BrooklynMuseum
Ancient galleries, contemporary shows and a lobby that feels like a public square.
ArtChillDate$20–$25
11:00 AM–5:00 PM
Collection
Rainy day
Indoors, and worth the trip anyway.
7 spots
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
VerifiedUpper East Side, ManhattanMuseum
Two million square feet of everything. Pick three wings and skip the rest.
ArtChillDateAbout $30
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Museum of Modern Art
VerifiedMidtown, ManhattanMuseum
The canon, floor by floor, plus a sculpture garden that resets your afternoon.
ArtDateAbout $30
10:30 AM–7:30 PM
Whitney Museum of American Art
VerifiedWest Village, ManhattanMuseum
American art with outdoor terraces stacked over the Hudson.
ArtDate$24–$30
10:30 AM–6:00 PM
Tenement Museum
VerifiedLower East Side, ManhattanMuseum
Restored apartments that make immigrant New York a room you stand in.
Art$30–$35
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
New York Transit Museum
VerifiedDowntown Brooklyn, BrooklynMuseum
A decommissioned station full of century-old subway cars you can walk through.
ArtFamily$10–$15
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Chelsea Market
VerifiedChelsea, ManhattanFood hall
A factory corridor of food counters. Go off-peak and eat standing up.
FoodChillFamily$15–$40
7:00 AM–10:00 PM
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