New York City Museums

Pros: NEW YORK has it all when it come to museums
Cons: It would take a life time to see them all.

I've been getting myself prepared for this review for quite some time now. I was not quite sure what format or what information I would give. Having lived in and around NYC I have had a chance to see many of them, well I thought I saw a good deal of ...

Pros: Terrific quality and quantity of exhibits. Most are easy to access.
Cons: Expensive, unless City Pass is used.

New York City has some of the greatest museums in the USA. There are so many from which to choose that it may be hard to decide which to see! One way to make your trip to New York more enjoyable is to see all the top attractions at a deeply discounted ...

Pros: A real floating aircraft carrier packed full of information.
Cons: A lot to process at one time.

When we started planning a trip to NY City, Eli’s top pick for a destination was the Intrepid Sea, Air, Space Museum. That may sound like a strange pick and especially for a 9-year-old. When he mentioned the museum, his friends would look kind...

Pros: quality of artwork in a gorgeous setting and wonderfully displayed
Cons: none

Our visit to the Frick Museum during our recent long weekend in New York City was truly one of the high points of our trip. One of the most significant art collections in the United States is housed in a gorgeous mansion across the street ...

Pros: brings my father's childhood stories to life
Cons: Pulls on your heart strings

The New York City Tenement Museum on the Lower East Side is a real tenement building which was erected during the Civil War. Changes were made to the building through the early 1900's. On each floor of the building were four apartments. Each was tiny...

Pros: Great collection, great location, great place
Cons: none

Being an art student I get to go to almost every gallery, museum and art exhibit in NYC. So today was the day I went to PSI. It’s called PS 1 because it used to be a Public School. Now is an art exhibit space and museum that has just recently been bought...

Pros: Great Dinosaur exhibits, fun for everyone
Cons: Rather expensive, poor dining area

Like most kids, my boys have loved dinosaurs from the day they first saw them in books. We own so many different plastic models of dinosaur that we could almost start our own museum here in our home.

However, the boys never saw real dinosaurs...

Pros: Some of the finest paintings and decor of pre-WWI Vienna and Germany; lovely cafe.
Cons: (For families: no kids under 12); inconvenient hours.

As a born and bred Manhattanite, I confess to having become somewhat jaded over the years by the sheer inundation of culture (and this is coming from someone who basically lives for the arts.) Concerts and art openings and temporary museum exhibits and...

Pros: Great time travel back to loved TV shows!
Cons: Ya can't eat popcorn & watch!

When you are in New York City, and have a hankering to see an old TV show from your youth, go to this place- it looks like a bank on the outside but the inside is full of TV treasures. They have daily screenings, radio presentations, and a wide variety ...

Pros: great audio tour, Rockwell's studio, great insight into the artist
Cons: steep admission fee, crowds in summer

No other artist captures on canvas our American culture and stirs up memories of our childhood like Norman Rockwell. I have enjoyed his art in the Saturday Evening Post, and even more so when I found out that I knew one of his models. One of my...

Pros: Inexpensive, child friendly, memberships available
Cons: Parking limited/scarce, off-the-beaten-path

My memory courses with nearly redundant and frequented school trips to New York City. Being a Long ...

Pros: Deeply moving experience
Cons: Not being able to see every apartment there!

There’s no such thing as a native New Yorker.

New Yorkers who consider themselves as such may take umbrage with that statement, but the fact remains. 500 years ago, Manhattan was an empty island used only as hunting grounds for the surrounding...

Pros: Quiet, not crowded, relaxing, great nostalgia
Cons: often wait times for viewing library

So, you've seen Radio City, Rockefeller Center, The Today Show and the skating rink, and you've shop ...

Pros: Lot's to see, good collection, a full day trip.
Cons: Aircraft sometimes in poor shape- hang onto wallet in gift shop

One of my favorite aviation museums is the Intrepid. To understand my fascination with this ship and her display's I need to explain a little about her history. The USS Intrepid CV-11 is a World War II Essex class carrier. She was known by her crew, and...

Pros: Sensational Wax Figures
Cons: none

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

When was the last time you got to rub elbows with both Whoop Goldberg and Nicolas Cage? Well, today I got to hug both of them. I was at the premiere opening of Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, and I...