Trips Places Foods Stories Newsletters

Take your next trip with Atlas Obscura!

Our small-group adventures are inspired by our Atlas of the world's most fascinating places, the stories behind them, and the people who bring them to life.

Visit Adventures
Trips Highlight
Slovenia mushroom foraging
Slovenia • 6 days, 5 nights
Forest to Table in Alpine Slovenia
from
Central Asia yurt night stars
Uzbekistan • 15 days, 14 nights
Central Asia Road Trip: Backroads & Bazaars
from
View all trips
Top Destinations
Latest Places
Most Popular Places Random Place Lists Itineraries
Add a Place
Download the App
Top Destinations
View All Destinations »

Countries

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • China
  • France
  • Germany
  • India
  • Italy
  • Japan

Cities

  • Amsterdam
  • Barcelona
  • Beijing
  • Berlin
  • Boston
  • Budapest
  • Chicago
  • London
  • Los Angeles
  • Mexico City
  • Montreal
  • Moscow
  • New Orleans
  • New York City
  • Paris
  • Philadelphia
  • Rome
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Stockholm
  • Tokyo
  • Toronto
  • Vienna
  • Washington, D.C.
Latest Places
View All Places »
The exterior of STRAAT.
STRAAT
The front of the St. Charles’ Church
St. Charles’ Church
The miniature theatre’s 200-seat capacity is slowly being filled with tiny figurines of beloved film characters, from classic movie stars to Muppets. Statler and Waldorf are perched in their usual spot at the front-right balcony. There’s even an ongoing call for visitors and locals to add their own favorite characters to the growing crowd.
East Van Vodville Cinema
Gombe mountains seen from Lake Tanganyika.
Gombe National Park
Latest Places to Eat & Drink
View All Places to Eat »
Cacio e pepe lasagna combines two classics.
C'è pasta... E pasta!
Spaghetto taratatà is named for the sound of rattling sabers.
Giano Restaurant
The gnocchi here get blanketed in a sugo with braised oxtail.
Cesare al Pellegrino
Romans insist you should feel the cracked peppercorns and cheese grains on your tongue.
Flavio al Velavevodetto
Tripe is fried to a crisp.
L’Osteria della Trippa
Recent Stories
All Stories Video Podcast
Most Recent Stories
View All Stories »
The rocky Revere Beach coast in Revere, Massachusetts, just outside Boston.
Which Places With Bad Raps Are Actually Worth Visiting?
about 11 hours ago
A dugong displays the telltale “smile.”
Saving the Sea Cows of Vanuatu
about 11 hours ago
The first photo of the “woolly devil” made a stir among botanists when Deb Manley uploaded it to iNaturalist in March 2024.
How the Woolly Devil, Member of a New Plant Genus, Was Discovered on a Hike in Big Bend
1 day ago
You don’t need to go to Turkey to see hundreds of hot air balloons rising.
Dear Atlas: Where Can I Find the Most Unusual Festivals in the U.S.?
2 days ago

No search results found for
“”

Make sure words are spelled correctly.

Try searching for a travel destination.

Places near me Random place

Popular Destinations

  • Paris
  • London
  • New York
  • Berlin
  • Rome
  • Los Angeles
Trips Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Sign In Join
Places near me Random place
All the United States New York State New York City Manhattan Carsten Höller Slide
Carsten Höller Slide is permanently closed.

This entry remains in the Atlas as a record of its history, but it is no longer accessible to visitors.

Carsten Höller Slide

Three-story slide through the New Museum.

New York, New York

Added By
Alex Timian
Email
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list
(Flickr/Prehensile Eye)   http://www.flickr.com/photos/drauh/6284033...
(Flickr/Prehensile Eye)   http://www.flickr.com/photos/drauh/6284033...
(Flickr/Dan Nguyen @ New York City)   http://www.flickr.com/photos/zokuga/629398...
(Flickr/Prehensile Eye)   http://www.flickr.com/photos/drauh/6283462...
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list

About

Update: The slide was removed once the exhibition was over.

Crowds at big museums can be completely overwhelming. Wading through people on the way to the exit, feeling hundreds of bodies pushing onward is enough to make someone crazy. It must have made German artist Carsten Höller crazy too, and his new exhibition in the New Museum in New York seeks to create an alternate transportation through crowded galleries.

Known for creating works that challenge patrons and wrap them into his art, Höller recently installed a three-story slide in the New Museum. Similar to his test slide at the Tate Modern in London, the exhibition is a spiraling 102-foot slide that lets visitors glide freely from the fourth to the second floor of the museum. Along with the slide that cuts through the center of the whitewashed museum in sleek silver fashion, the museum will also house a number of other works by the artist dubbed the Carsten Höller: Experience. Aimed at stimulating the senses of museum-goers, each floor of the Experience invites viewers to lose themselves in a sensory deprivation tank, a bizarre merry-go-round and of course Höller's giant plastic slide.

Related Tags

Museums Lost Wonders Art Outsider Art

Community Contributors

Added By

atimian

Edited By

Molly McBride Jacobson

  • Molly McBride Jacobson

Published

November 1, 2011

Edit this listing

Make an Edit
Add Photos
Sources
  • http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/nyc-museums-three-story-slide
Carsten Höller Slide
New Museum
235 Bowery
New York, New York, 10013
United States
40.725568, -74.006937
Visit Website
Get Directions

Nearby Places

New York City Fire Museum

New York, New York

miles away

Ear Inn

New York, New York

miles away

Spring Street Salt Shed

New York, New York

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of New York

New York

New York

Places 405
Stories 89

Nearby Places

New York City Fire Museum

New York, New York

miles away

Ear Inn

New York, New York

miles away

Spring Street Salt Shed

New York, New York

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of New York

New York

New York

Places 405
Stories 89

Related Places

  • Kyoto, Japan

    Chaos Room

    A nondescript building is home to a one-room museum filled with an overwhelming array of art and objects.

  • Museo Mario Cassisa: Atelier le Labyrinthe de la Mèmorial

    Trapani, Italy

    Museo Mario Cassisa: Atelier le Labyrinthe de la Mèmoria

    The former atelier of Mario Cassisa is a treasure trove of paintings, sculptures, and artist books.

  •  Jardins de les 3 Xemeneies

    Barcelona, Spain

    Jardins de les 3 Xemeneies

    An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.

  • ‘The Thief’

    Olomouc, Czechia

    'The Thief'

    A cheeky reminder about the value of art dangles above one of Olomouc's busiest streets.

  • Blenko Man

    Weston, West Virginia

    Blenko Man

    This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.

  • Ilana Goor Museum .

    Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

    Ilana Goor Museum

    A modern-day cabinet of curiosities housed in a 300-year-old inn.

  • St. Gallen, Switzerland

    Museum im Lagerhaus

    A unique collection of Swiss art brut and naïve art displayed in an old warehouse.

  • Portland, Oregon

    The Zymoglyphic Museum

    Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
Atlas Obscura Membership

Become an Atlas Obscura Member


Join our community of curious explorers.

Become a Member

Get Our Email Newsletter

Follow Us

Facebook YouTube TikTok Instagram Pinterest RSS Feed

Get the app

Download the App
Download on the Apple App Store Get it on Google Play
  • All Places
  • Latest Places
  • Most Popular
  • Places to Eat
  • Random
  • Nearby
  • Add a Place
  • Stories
  • Food & Drink
  • Itineraries
  • Lists
  • Video
  • Podcast
  • Newsletters
  • All Trips
  • Family Trip
  • Food & Drink
  • History & Culture
  • Wildlife & Nature
  • FAQ
  • Membership
  • Feedback & Ideas
  • Community Guidelines
  • Product Blog
  • Unique Gifts
  • Work With Us
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Advertise With Us
  • Advertising Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use
Atlas Obscura

© 2025 Atlas Obscura. All Rights Reserved.