I've spent many rainy days in New York, and my first port of call is always a museum. From the MET to the MoMA and everything in between, here are my favourite museums to spend hours in around the city.
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I've been to this museum three times for three different tours. Learn all about immigration and the history of New York people. Incredible!
Tenement Museum
The museum takes you through a timeline of that fateful day. Extremely harrowing and heartbreaking, but a must-visit if you're in New York.
9/11 Memorial & Museum
One of the most iconic museums in New York, you could spend an entire day in here
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
A great place to take kids and it's the setting of the Night at the Museum movie.
American Museum of Natural History
You'll find some very iconic art pieces in here that are incredible to see in person
The Museum of Modern Art
Discover the history of New York City - plus it's also a Gossip Girl filming location if you're a fan!
Museum of the City of New York
Learn all about immigration to New York and visit the Statue of Liberty too
National Immigration Museum | Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
Another iconic New York museum, their exhibitions change regularly and is worth visiting
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
A very impressive museum in Brooklyn - take a stroll through Prospect Park while you're here too
Brooklyn Museum
A cool museum of Modern Art if you're in the Chelsea/High Line area
Whitney Museum of American Art
Part of the Met Museum - a good one to do if you've been to New York before
The Met Cloisters
A cool museum to learn about space and air transport
Intrepid Museum
One of the most beautiful libraries in the city!
The Morgan Library & Museum
I loveeee browsing street photography and this is my favourite place to do so in nyc
International Center of Photography Museum
Come here to visit the model of New York City - fascinating!
