History & Culture
Museums, landmarks, libraries and civic history.
- LandmarkTenement MuseumGuided tours onlyHistory Museum
- LandmarkMuseum of the City of New YorkHistory Museum
- LandmarkThe New York HistoricalClosed MondaysHistory Museum
- LandmarkThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtClosed WednesdaysArt Museum
- LandmarkHamilton Grange National MemorialClosed Mon/Tue; toursHistoric Site
- LandmarkFraunces Tavern MuseumHistoric Site
- LandmarkFederal Hall National MemorialHistoric Site
- LandmarkTheodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic SiteFree guided tours; closed Mon/TueHistoric Site
- LandmarkMerchant's House MuseumHistoric Site
- LandmarkMuseum at Eldridge StreetClosed SaturdaysHistory Museum
- LandmarkMmuseummWeekends only; viewable through windows 24/7Hidden Gem
- LandmarkSchomburg Center for Research in Black CultureClosed SundaysResearch Library / Museum
- LandmarkThe Studio Museum in HarlemClosed Mon/TueArt Museum
- LandmarkApollo TheaterPerforming Arts
- LandmarkThe Abyssinian Baptist ChurchSunday services; arrive earlyHistoric Site / Church
- LandmarkThe National Jazz Museum in HarlemMuseum
- LandmarkAfrican Burial Ground National MonumentClosed Mon/TueHistoric Site
- LandmarkThe Africa CenterClosed MondaysCultural Center
- LandmarkCaribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI)Open Tue-Thu onlyCultural Center
- LandmarkEl Museo del BarrioClosed Mon-WedArt Museum
- LandmarkNuyorican Poets CafeEvent-night hours; buy tickets aheadPerforming Arts
- LandmarkAlianza Dominicana Cultural CenterWashington Heights; Dominican communityCultural Center
- LandmarkJulia De Burgos Latino Cultural CenterCultural Center
- LandmarkMuseum of Chinese in AmericaClosed Mon/TueHistory Museum