Museums in Manhattan

Discover 37 unusual museums in New York.

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Skyscraper Museum

An institution dedicated to the towering buildings that make up skylines in New York City and around the world.

'Dwellings' seen at eye level

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'Dwellings' at the Breuer Building

This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.

West Terrace

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West Terrace at the Cloisters

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

The mummified beef shoulder, likely of Prince Amenemhat.

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Ancient Egyptian Beef Shoulder

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.

Closeup of one of the rhinos.

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Indian Rhinoceros Diorama

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

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Poster House Museum

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

Closeup of the elephant herd.

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African Elephants Diorama

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

The desert scene.

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Libyan Desert Diorama

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

Mountain gorilla at the American Museum of Natural History.

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Gorilla Diorama

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

Hall of North American Mammals

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Hall of North American Mammals

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

Notice the magic carpet rider can be seen in the top right.

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Flying Carpet Over Isfahan

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

Permanently Closed

Vintage equipment fills the museum.

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NYC Barber Museum

This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.

The Dyckman Farmhouse

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Dyckman Farmhouse

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

Inside the shop.

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Daredevil Tattoo Museum

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

The "Chalice".

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Antioch Chalice

Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.

The torch in its new location at the Statue of Liberty Museum.

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Statue of Liberty's Original Torch

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.