The Skyscraper Museum

Skyscraper-Museum

39 Battery Place
New York, NY 

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Thu–Sat 12 pm–6 pm

FREE

Celebrate NYC’s rich vertical architectural heritage in a small but very cool stainless-steel space. See mini-Manhattan models, dramatic photographs, scale models of the tallest buildings throughout world and history and rotating exhibits plus a large-scale “light box” entrance by artist James Turrell.

Highlights include:

🌇 A 36-foot long history of height from the pyramids to the present

🌇 Detailed mini-Manhattan models

🌇 Scale models of the world’s tallest building

🍽 Sit down for Sicilian style pizzas, hand made pastas and a seasonal specials at nearby Inatteso pizza bar.

🌳 Walk along the harborfront to new destination playground Battery Playscape and the enchanting Seaglass Carousel.