Conservatory Gardens
Conservatory Garden Fifth Avenue between 104th & 105th Streets Upper East Side, New York, New YorkEnter the magnificent 1894 Vanderbilt Gate to Central Park’s only formal garden, a six-acre oasis within an oasis with European charm. Climb onto the wisteria pergola in the Italianate Center Garden overlooking a yew hedges-bordered large lawn and 12-foot jet fountain. To the north, the French-style garden offers spectacular seasonal displays of tulips and Korean…
Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street, New York, NYExplore the greatest city in the world at this small museum with a big collection of theater artifacts, furniture, toys, paintings, sculpture and photos arranged into exhibits that entertain and educate all ages. HIGHLIGHTS: ✨ Dangling light installation above the spiral staircase 🌆 Multimedia New York at Its Core 🪧 Inspiring Activist New York…
Billy Johnson Playground
Billy Johnson Playground, Central Park East 67th Street & Fifth Avenue Upper East SIde, New York, NYThis rustic playground hosts an amazing 45-foot granite slide nestled into a rocky hill, bucket and tire swings, and an amphitheater and miniature stone bridge made of natural materials like plants, stone, and wood at a child’s scale.
Belvedere Castle
Central Park, Belvedere Castle Mid park around 79th Street Upper West Side, New York, NYOne of the most iconic features in Central Park, this miniature castle is located atop the huge rock outcrop known as Vista Rock, the second highest natural point in Central Park. The whimsical structure, designed by Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted in 1869, provides the highest and best views of the Park and the…
Sharks
American Museum of Natural History West 81st Street & Central Park West, New York, NYGet up close with dozens of life-sized models of spectacular, surprising, and often misunderstood sharks. Go inside the jaw of an megalodon, see fossils, touch models of teeth, hunt like a hammerhead and more in touch-free interactive displays. Take a photo inside a giant jawbone and turn yourself into a shark on augmented reality screens.…
Central Park Zoo
Central Park Zoo Fifth Avenue at 60th Street Upper East Side, New York, New YorkVisit sea lions, snow monkeys, red pandas, turtles, bears and other animals at the cozy Central Park Zoo. * Watch crowds of penguins and puffins swim and waddle in the indoor Polar circle. * Warm up with colorful birds and playful monkeys in an indoor rain forest. * Look for snow leopards, cute red pandas,…
The Met
Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, New York, NYExplore a vast collection that spans millennia and continents. You might get lost searching for iconic favorites in the grand halls, and you’ll definitely discover fascinating art that appeals to all ages. HIGHLIGHTS: 🏺 Gorgeous Greek and Roman Galleries 🎨 Must-see Van Goghs, Monets and Degas ballerinas in 19th- And Early 20th-Century European Paintings And…
Cooper Hewitt Design Museum
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 2 East 91st Street, New York, NYExplore innovative design through the centuries, play designer on high resolution touchscreen tables with very cool electronic 'pens,' in a stunning 19th-century mansion turned into a high-tech, interactive dream for all ages. HIGLIGHTS: 🎨 Create and go inside digital wallpaper in the Immersion Room 🌀 Rock around in the Spun chairs in the basement CURRENT EXHIBITS:…
Guggenheim
Guggenheim 1071 5th Avenue at 89th Street, New York, NYSee exciting, well-designed exhibits in the striking Frank Lloyd Wright–designed landmark modern museum with an iconic spiral. HIGHLIGHTS: 🖼 Impressionist & Modern masterpieces by Degas, Gauguin, Picasso, Kadinsky & more. CURRENT EXHIBITS: ꩜ New Yorker cut-outs in Alex Katz: Gathering 🧵 Elaborate installations and textile works in Nick Cave: Forothermore ⭐️ Pick up…
The Jewish Museum
The Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, New York, NYExplore the global Jewish experience through works of fine art, Judaica, antiquities, folk art, ceremonial objects, and broadcast media intelligently organized in gorgeous galleries. HIGHLIGHTS: ✡️ Centuries spanning, thematically grouped Scenes From the Collection CURRENT EXHIBITS: 🏙 Pop-art & groovy fashion in New York: 1962-1964(closes Jan 8) ⭐️ Pick up Kids Gallery…
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History West 81st Street & Central Park West, New York, NYThis giant (45 fascinating halls) treasure trove of wonders delights lovers of animal & nature of all ages. HIGHLIGHTS: 🪐 Rose Center for Earth and Space 🐋 94-foot-long blue whale in the Hall of Ocean Life 💎 Sparkly Halls of Gems and Minerals,🦖dinosaur fossils galore CURRENT EXHIBITS: 🦈 Interactive Sharks ☄️ Planetarium Show
New-York Historical Society
New-York Historical Society 70 Central Park West at 77th Street, New York, NY
Ancestor
Artist Bharti Kher connects New Delhi and New York City with this nearly eighteen-foot-tall bronze universal mother figure, an enlargement of a miniature assembled by recomposing broken clay figurines. This colossal sculpture reflects Kher’s cross-cultural identity and her appreciation for India’s rich material culture. Every meaning-laden detail and distressed surface of the original hand-crafted object…
Wake Up, Daisy!
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre Central Park, West 79th Street & West Drive, New York, NYThe historic, cozy Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre is back in action with modern take on Sleeping Beauty. Marionettes and music tells the story of Daisy, a lively little girl living in the heart of New York City in an apartment overlooking Central Park. At Daisy’s much-anticipated birthday party, she encounters three special guests, known as…
Wollman Rink
Wollman Rink Central Park East 63rd Street & Sixth Avenue, New York, NYSkate in the middle of magical Central Park at this spacious rink, back under new management. One of the bigger rinks in the city with an incomparable view of tress & skyscrapers. * Lockers available for $7/day in the newly renovated Clubhouse. Group and private lessons available. 🎟 Adult admission is $9 less on Monday-Thursday…
Soul On Ice Winter Skating Party
Wollman Rink Central Park East 63rd Street & Sixth Avenue, New York, NYJoin a community event where friends, family, colleagues and neighbors come and skate with Figure Skating in Harlem or cheer them on from the sidelines. Enjoy music demonstrations by FSH girls, special performances, food from Melba’s and lots of fun. Tickets include 2 hours of skating and skate rental. All proceeds fund award-winning education and…
Pop Up City Skate Concerts at Wollman Rink
Wollman Rink Central Park East 63rd Street & Sixth Avenue, New York, NYWatch innovative ice dance at performances by Ice Theatre of New York at Wollman Rink. Included with rink admission.