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  • Wee-yin05
    scotland141 contributions
    Very sad
    Very sad to be here in person. Very well done and the exhibits you see and videos you watch really bring home the magnitude that the devastation this day brought. To see some of this was heart rendering
    Review of: The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum
    Written December 5, 2023
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  • ROB M
    London, UK2 contributions
    lovely
    very nice place to visit with family and kid. was there while visiting family and it was a great experience.
    Review of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Written December 6, 2023
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  • Ralph Wilhelm
    Carmel, IN771 contributions
    The NYC Maid Public Library on 5th Avenue is ONE OF A KIND. Don't miss it.
    The Primary, Main New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue and 42nd street (backs up on the east side of Bryant Park) is extraordinary and special. It would take all day to view the various collections and rooms and exhibits that are there. Of course, a few rooms are blocked off for use only by scholars and those doing research but the collection of rare books and manuscripts is truly special. Further a significant wall exhibit with thirty to fifty photographs of the history of the Equal Rights Amendment is really quite something to walk through, read, and learn. Also the Gutenberg Bible from the mid-1400s with its hand-inked initials is quite mind-blowing (most likely the oldest book in their collection.) And be sure to take the free audio tour and digital guide...truly special. This is one extraordinary place to spend time in NYC.
    Review of: New York Public Library
    Written November 27, 2023
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  • CarolynNYC
    New York City, NY115 contributions
    New and Improved Museum!
    The Gilder center just opened and has made visiting this museum a lot easier and more fun. Plus, the online ticketing is a gift: if you’re a tri-state resident you can now, finally, enter your zip and do the “pay what you wish part” on the app instead of the previous clunker: get your timed admission but still have to wait inside in line to pay. Visitor? Ok, you’ll pay more for basic admission and a few bucks more for the butterfly exhibit, which you will enjoy, with or without kids. With kids, it’s a must must must see. Whatever, do it all on the museum app, get in quick (early in day is good, but even a recent crowded weekend was fun). Entering through the Columbus Ave Gilder entrance is fun, less people, has a sweet little park winding in front w benches—you can cobble together lunch from food trucks or even a cool green market if it’s there (Sundays, maybe other days as well). Gilder is a huge sculptural addition that makes access to the Gem and Mineral room easy (and it’s dazzling, definitely go right in). There are many fun, family friendly exhibits in the Glider center itself, from the aforementioned butterflies on the 2nd floor (timed admissions), to ant watching on the first floor and much more. I suggest you focus on Gilder/Gems and then scoot up to 4th floor DINOSAURS, the gems of the museum. Everyone loves the naked, hairy little Neanderthals, but like a lot of the old museum, they look taxidermied (it was, after all, Teddy Roosevelt and his shoot ‘em up peers shootin’ ‘em up and bringing ‘em back to end up in dusty dioramas. And Teddy….that’s a whole nother story, as they say, but one can appreciate that he and his family started this wonderful museum and it’s a true treasure).
    Review of: American Museum of Natural History
    Written December 1, 2023
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  • sriley54
    Germantown, TN27 contributions
    Go even if you think you don’t like Modern Art
    I went here without any research like I normally do when I visit an art museum. But I did google the top paintings to see once I got there. I spent about 2 hours and could have stayed much longer but I did see many of the most famous pieces. I was at the Louvre and the D’Orsay in Paris this year and can say that I enjoyed the MOMA as much as those museums. It isn’t so big that it overwhelms which is nice and crowds are smaller.
    Review of: The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
    Written November 30, 2023
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  • paintingbasil
    UK10 contributions
    A highly memorable, poignant and educational experience
    Definitely the most memorable and poignant part of our trip to NYC. Our guide was the photographer, Gary Suson, which gave a unique insight into the 9/11 tragedy and subsequent aftermath. The tour was pitched perfectly for our children aged 10 & 12 with a very insightful and succinct audio tour. To be able to hold actual ground zero artefacts was both a unique and thought provoking experience.
    Review of: Ground Zero Museum Workshop
    Written October 19, 2023
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  • S_Hvass
    Bramming, Denmark694 contributions
    Prepare to be impressed.
    This is an amazing museum - everything there is just huge! The aircraft carrier itself is very impressive, and so are the planes, the space shuttle and the submarine. We enjoyed our visit very much. The exhebitions in the museum are very informative and interesting, and you could spend an entire day there. Eventhough you have to pay extra for it, you should not miss out on the 3D experience of travelling into space in the space shuttle area. It's so much fun!
    Review of: Intrepid Museum
    Written November 18, 2023
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  • Maury S
    New York City, NY5 contributions
    A visit to the Cloisters is wonderful and a new restaurant makes it even better
    We go to the Cloisters Museum all of the time since we live only ten blocks from Fort Tryon Park where the Cloisters is located. People generally go to the museum for the Unicorn Tapestries. They are well worth seeing but there are also many little gems that you might come across as you walk through the galleries, for instance, a statue of Saint Roch , Saint of Plague victims. According to the story in his required isolation, a dog would bring him food. Here it is a statue of a dog with a roll in its mouth leaping up on the Saint.
    One thing that we have felt lacking is a really good restaurant close to the museum. Museum. Now one has just opened.
    Restaurant near Museum: The Bonnefont restaurant is at the entrance to the park, off Margaret Corbin Circle, about a half mile from museum. It is pricy but worth it. Here is a review that I just wrote for Resy:
    The food was wonderful, the service friendly, and the dining room quite pretty but chilly. We loved the appetizers: A very hearty rich sipping chicken broth and an aromatic bacon rapped around a roast pear. But the stars of the meal were the Monkfish (A fish that I usually don't like) and a delicious surprising "Poulet de Sanoma"--a braised chicken breast with capers and olives peaches and blue berries--and it works! We would recommend that it be served with sopping bread. This was our favorite dish. The only real downside is that the room is chilly. You should wear a sweater when you go.
    Review of: The Met Cloisters
    Written December 4, 2023
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  • Haydee L
    1 contribution
    Amazing
    Everything was amazing. Will recommend for anybody! Deff take a lot of pictures and take your time :)
    Review of: Museum of Sex
    Written December 5, 2023
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  • Megan
    New Zealand6 contributions
    Hard hat tour - totally worth it!
    Would highly recommend the hard hat tour! We got to see the hospital where people were cared for on the island. Irwin was our guide and he was really great. Had so much passion and a personal connection to the island. His knowledge was awesome, he gave us a great overall rundown of the island and afterwards we did a tour of the museum but Irwin had covered most of it in the tour!
    Review of: Ellis Island
    Written November 4, 2023
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  • Patricia o
    4 contributions
    Frick Collection NYC, NY
    The art was exceptional and the scan information code by each piece via audio was very informative.
    I was disappointed that the mansion is undergoing renovation and closed to the public.
    I was looking forward to seeing the living quarters after reading The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis. It was a great book!
    Review of: Frick Collection
    Written October 12, 2023
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  • Crissy K
    Memphis, IN578 contributions
    Great place to see history
    I love history and found this place very interesting. If I lived in the city I would buy some kind of annual pass and go back and listen to every story. We were in a bit of a time crunch and chose the tour that was next up. It was on a Jewish family and a family from Puerto Rico. The young man that led our tour ( I think David) was very knowledgeable. I loved the fact that they blended stories from the family into the tour. It made an impact. All the items from that period were great. If you like history I highly recommend.
    Review of: Tenement Museum
    Written November 30, 2023
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  • karenkaveh
    Dublin, Ireland957 contributions
    FREE ON FRIDAY EVENINGS WITH LIVE MUSIC
    Superb library and fantastic its free on Friday evenings
    Library is very impressive and well worth a visit
    There is a lot to see as well as the beautiful books in the library
    Review of: The Morgan Library & Museum
    Written November 3, 2023
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  • LeeWAberdeen
    Aberdeen, UK79 contributions
    Creativity at its best
    We enjoyed the variety of sections created along with the wax figures. The 4D marvel was a nice touch.
    Having a snack bar on two of the 5 floors was very creative. It is one of the best Madam Tussauds centre that we have visited to date.
    Review of: Madame Tussauds New York
    Written October 27, 2023
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  • synToronto
    Toronto, Canada772 contributions
    Not just the greatest hits
    Location: the Whitney is close to Little island and pier 57 nearby to Greenwich.
    Facilities: An interesting 8 floor building that has an outdoor multi level terrace where visitors can get a view of the surrounding area including a view of New Jersey across the river. Visitors can walk outside between floors 8 to 6. Floors 2 and 4 are not accessible. Washrooms are not on every floor and are small.
    Exhibitions: There is a permanent collection including recognizable names like O’Keefe and Hopper, but also other forms of art and artists for those who appreciate something different. A set of central escalators help you get up or down. We went to the top then worked our way down.
    Overall: A good place to see contemporary art that you may be unfamiliar with. If you just want to see the ‘hits’ then this might not be the best choice.
    Review of: Whitney Museum of American Art
    Written November 18, 2023
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