New York Art and Museums

MoMA, the Met, the Guggenheim, the Brooklyn Museum and The Met Cloisters, plus Chelsea galleries; designed purely for art viewing.

Art is the central theme: MoMA and the Art Deco architecture of Rockefeller Center; the Met and the Guggenheim along Museum Mile; the Chelsea gallery district along the High Line, then SoHo; the Brooklyn Museum and Prospect Park; and finally The Met Cloisters in Upper Manhattan for medieval art. Visit one or two museums a day and leave plenty of time. Suited to repeat visitors and art lovers; classic landmarks like the Statue of Liberty are skipped.

Mostly indoors, so winter also works well; in summer, museums are crowded, so book ahead.

Day by day

Day 1 · MoMA and Rockefeller Center

New York City（Museum of Modern Art、Rockefeller Center & Top of the Rock、St. Patrick's Cathedral）

The airport to Midtown takes about 1 hour; after check-in, walk to MoMA, and in the evening see Rockefeller Center and St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Buy timed tickets for MoMA in advance; allow about 3 hours for the visit.

Stay: Midtown Manhattan

Day 2 · Museum Mile

New York City（The Metropolitan Museum of Art、Central Park、Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum）

Take subway lines 4, 5 or 6 to 86th Street; the Met and the Guggenheim are a 15-minute walk apart, with a rest in Central Park in between.

The Met is closed on Wednesdays; book both museums online in advance.

Stay: Midtown Manhattan

Day 3 · High Line, Chelsea and SoHo

New York City（Hudson Yards: Edge & Vessel、The High Line、Chelsea Market、SoHo）

Take the subway to Hudson Yards, walk south along the High Line past Chelsea galleries and markets; in the afternoon take the subway to SoHo to see galleries and cast-iron buildings.

Many Chelsea galleries are closed on Sundays and Mondays; Tuesday to Saturday is best.

Stay: Midtown Manhattan

Day 4 · Brooklyn Museum and Prospect Park

New York City（Brooklyn Museum、Prospect Park）

Take subway lines 2 or 3 to Eastern Parkway station, about 35 minutes; after the museum, walk into Prospect Park, and in the evening take the subway back to Midtown.

The Brooklyn Museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays; free evening events are held on the first Saturday of each month.

Stay: Midtown Manhattan

Day 5 · The Met Cloisters

New York City（The Met Cloisters）

Take subway line A to 190th Street, then walk 10 minutes into Fort Tryon Park; after about 3 hours there, take a car to LaGuardia Airport, about 30 minutes.

The Met Cloisters is closed on Wednesdays; schedule your flight for later in the afternoon.

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