NBC Studio Tours/Experience Store
Since 1933, NBC has offered this historic tour that takes you behind-the-scenes of NBC’s New York operations. NYC. Tel: 212-664-3700.
The Cloisters Museum and Gardens
The branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe, assembled from architectural elements, both domestic and religious, that date from the twelfth through the fifteenth century. The building and its cloistered gardens are located in Fort Tryon Park in Northern Manhattan.
The Cloisters, 99 Margaret Corbin Drive, Fort Tryon Park, NYC (212-923-3700) admission to The Cloisters includes free same-day admission to the Main Building of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The New York City Police Museum
Through its exhibitions, collections and educational programming, the Museum illustrates how the policies and culture of the NYPD have evolved over time to meet the changing needs of the City. The Museum serves as an educational institution, living memorial, and bridge of understanding between the various communities of New York, the international community and the New York City Police Department.
The New York City Police Museum, 100 Old Slip, NYC (212-480-3100)
Aerospace Education Center
Your adventure awaits at the Aerospace Education Center Museum. Enjoy the history of aeronautics and see beautifully restored aircraft and artifacts representing Arkansas aviation and much more. 501-376-4629
Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum
Take a guided tour of the historic submarine USS RAZORBACK (SS-394), a veteran of WWII, the Cold War and Vietnam! 501-371-8320
Mid-America Science Museum
A Smithsonian Institution Affiliate, this is a hands-on museum where visitors are invited to explore at their own pace and encouraged to interact with over 100 exhibits that demonstrate the concepts of perception, energy, matter and life.
501-767-3461
Apex Museum
The Apex Museum is full of artifacts, photographs, children's shows, presentations and more – all related to African-American culture, both past and present. 404-523-2739.
Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum
A panoramic presentation of the Battle of Atlanta with authentic military artifacts from the period. 404-624-1071.
Clark Atlanta University Collection of African American Art
The permanent home of the University's historical collection of African American Art and the illustrious "Art of the Negro" murals by Hale Woodruff. 404-880-6102.
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Fernbank Museum of Natural History inspires life-long learning of natural history through dynamic programming to encourage a greater appreciation of our planet and its people. (404) 929-6300.
Hammonds House
Georgia's only museum dedicated to African-American fine art. Located in Historic West End in a Victorian house restored by the late Dr. Otis T. Hammonds, a noted physician and art patron. 404-752-8730.
Margaret Mitchell House
Guided tours of the Margaret Mitchell House are offered daily and include visits to her Crescent Avenue apartment, which she affectionately nicknamed “The Dump,” and to exhibitions about her life and the movie version of her book.
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) collects and archives significant, contemporary works by the artists of the state of Georgia. 404-367-8700.
Wren's Nest House Museum
The Wren's Nest is the preserved home of Joel Chandler Harris, the 19th century Atlanta journalist who penned the Brer Rabbit and Uncle Remus tales. 404-753-7735.
Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum & Sports Legends Museum
Visit the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Sports Legends Museums in Baltimore to experience interactive exhibits, educational programs and two locations rich in legends and heroes! 410-727-1539.
Baltimore Public Works Museum
Exhibits, videos, interactive computer challenges and Streetscape, an outdoor maze to explore the city's infrastructure underground. 410-396-5565.
Maryland Science Center
The Maryland Science Center features full-size dinosaurs, dozens of hands-on activities and experiments, national touring exhibits, IMAX Theater, Kids Room and planetarium. 410-545-5962.
Bruce Museum of Arts and Science Greenwich
A regionally based, world-class instituition highlighting art, science and natural history in more than a dozen changing exhibitions annually. The permanent galleries feature the natural sciences encompassing regional to global perspectives.
Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, CT (203-869-0376)
Bush-Holley Historic Site - Cos Cob
Located on the historic Cos Cob Harbor, home of Connecticut's first art colony, the Historical Society's facilities include the National Historic Landmark Bush-Holley House (circa 1730); the Visitor Center, housed in a former village post office (circa 1805); the Hugh and Claire Vanderbilt Education Center, set in a mid-19th century barn and artists' studio; the William E. Finch, Jr. Archives and historic gardens and grounds. Bush-Holley Historic Site, 39 Strickland Road, Cos Cob, CT. (203-869-6899) OPEN: Wednesday - Sunday 12:00pm. - 4pm.
Children's Museum of Connecticut, West Hartford
Providing rich learning experiences in science and nature to young children. The Children’s Museum includes the Travelers Science Dome at the Gengras Planetarium, Roaring Brook Nature Center, the UTC Wildlife Sanctuary, and the only science-based preschool in Connecticut, igniting curiosity through science and nature.
The Children's Museum of Connecticut, 950 Trout Brook Drive, West Hartford. CT (860-231-2824).
Danbury Railway Museum
Railway Museum offers tours, train rides, a collection of original and restored rolling stock, and railroading exhibits and artifacts. 203-778-8337.REGION: Fairfield County, South West CT.
Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum, Norwalk
The Mansion, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971, is widely regarded as one of the finest surviving Second Empire style country houses ever built in the United States. Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue • Norwalk, CT (203-838-9799) The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is currently closed - re-opening on April 7, 2010.
Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
A visit to the Pequot Museum is an adventure! Journey back in time to see and feel history come alive as never before. 860-396-6945.
Mystic Seaport
The Museum of America and the Sea is the largest and most comprehensive maritime museum in North America with a recreated 19th century village of historic buildings and tall ships. Planetarium programs illustrate the night sky while providing an in-depth look at navigation, astronomy, math and other related topics. Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT. (860-572-5315) CLICK For more information
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Dedicated to art, natural science and history, on 118 acres. A real working farm with animals, planetarium, unique playground, hiking trails, exhibitions featuring 5 galleries of family-oriented interactive displays. The Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT. (203-322-1646)
The Barnum Museum Bridgeport
P. T. Barnum... Entrepreneur, politician, journalist, impresario, museum owner and founder of "The Greatest Show on Earth."™ Only one man had so varied a career. Only The Barnum Museum depicts Barnum's extraordinary life and the enormous influence he exerted on 19th Century America.
Barnum Museum, 820 Main Street, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, South West CT (203-331-1104)
The Dinosaur Place, Montville
A family oriented activity center featuring activities with fossils, lifesize dinosaurs, gems, rocks and minerals, perfect for school trips, scout badges, birthdays, and family trips.
Children of all ages can dig for gems and crystals in Jackpot Mine, pan for “gold” in Thunder Creek and excavate a dinosaur skeleton in The Bone Zone.
The Dinosaur Place, 1650 Route 85, Montville, CT (860-443-4367).
The Discovery Museum and Planetarium Bridgeport
Experience the wonder of science discovery through interactive permanent and traveling exhibits, 3 floors of hands-on fun with science in the Challenger Learning Center and daily Planetarium shows, all included with admission to the museum!
The Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT (203-372-3521)
The Institute For American Indian Studies Mon.-Sat. 10:00am-5:00pm., Sun. 12Noon-5:00pm. A museum and research center located in the foothills of Litchfield County on 15 beautiful wooded acres, dedicated to the study of the indigenous peoples throughout the western hemisphere, particularly those of the Eastern Woodlands.
Institute For American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Road
Washington, CT (860-868-0518)
Timexpo: The Timex Museum
The Timex Museum tells the story of Timex and its heritage dating back to the 1850s. A Time Tunnel leads to ancient mysteries. Magnificent timepieces, hands-on activities and much more. Timexpo: The Timex Museum, 175 Union Street, Brass Mill Commons, Waterbury CT (203-755-8463).
Apex Museum
The Apex Museum is full of artifacts, photographs, children's shows, presentations and more – all related to African-American culture, both past and present. 404-523-2739.
Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum
A panoramic presentation of the Battle of Atlanta with authentic military artifacts from the period. 404-624-1071.
Braves Museum & Hall of Fame/Turner Field Tours
The Braves Museum & Hall of Fame is open year-round and is the starting point of Tours of Turner Field, the home of the Atlanta Braves.
Clark Atlanta University Collection of African American Art
The permanent home of the University's historical collection of African American Art and the illustrious "Art of the Negro" murals by Hale Woodruff. 404-880-6102.
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Fernbank Museum of Natural History inspires life-long learning of natural history through dynamic programming to encourage a greater appreciation of our planet and its people. (404) 929-6300.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame
From country legends to big band sounds and southern rock. Georgia's rich musical heritage and its worldwide impact come to life. 478-751-3334.
Hammonds House
Georgia's only museum dedicated to African-American fine art. Located in Historic West End in a Victorian house restored by the late Dr. Otis T. Hammonds, a noted physician and art patron. 404-752-8730.
Margaret Mitchell House
Guided tours of the Margaret Mitchell House are offered daily and include visits to her Crescent Avenue apartment, which she affectionately nicknamed “The Dump,” and to exhibitions about her life and the movie version of her book.
Museum of Arts & Sciences
Featuring an artist's garret, humanist's study, scientist's workshop and enclosed animal habitat where young and old can experiment with each discipline in a fun, larger than life atmosphere. 478-477-3232.
National Civil War Naval Museum
Features two original American Civil War military vessels, uniforms, equipment and weapons used by the Union and Confederate navies during the Civil War.
Telfair Museums
Permanent collection of paintings, photography, sculpture, and decorative arts contains over 4,500 objects from America and Europe, dating from the 18th-20th centuries.
The Morris Museum of Art
The Morris Museum of Art, located on the Riverwalk in downtown Augusta, Georgia, is the first museum dedicated to the art and artists of the American South.
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) collects and archives significant, contemporary works by the artists of the state of Georgia. 404-367-8700.
The National Science Center's Fort Discovery
Discover the fun of hands-on science! This 128,000 square-foot math and science center fires the imaginations by making math, science and technology come alive.
Tubman African American Museum
Georgia's largest African American museum offers fourteen exhibition galleries, a resource center and magnificent 63-foot mural depicting African-American art, history and culture. 478-743-8544.
Wren's Nest House Museum
The Wren's Nest is the preserved home of Joel Chandler Harris, the 19th century Atlanta journalist who penned the Brer Rabbit and Uncle Remus tales. 404-753-7735.
American Airpower Museum, Farmingdale
Located inside a World War II defense plant displaying operational fighters, bombers and transport planes that actually fly. Exhibits pay tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, the WASP (Women Air Force Service Pilots) and Airborne troopers of D-Day. American Airpower Museum at Republic Airport, Farmingdale, NY. (212-843-8010).
OPEN Thursday- Sunday: 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
(Squadron of vintage aircraft operate weather permitting)
Cradle of Aviation Museum
Experience Long Island’s amazing aerospace heritage. Travel through time seeing 70 air and space crafts from hot air balloons to an actual lunar module. Don't miss the IMAX Dome Theater and the Red Planet Café.
Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd.
Garden City, NY (516-572-4066).
Galleries are open every day, 9:30-5:00
Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, Glen Cove
The Museum is a center for research on Long Island geology and a valued resource in the study of the Island's Native American archaeology. A gift shop has materials and publications related to the exhibits and educational programming, with emphasis on the natural history of Long Island.
Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, 50 Barry Drive, Glen Cove, LI, NY (516-571-8010) OPEN Tuesday to Sunday. 10am to 4pm.
Guild Hall East Hampton
A fine art museum, professional theater, and community education center presenting visual, performing and literary arts events. Plus a full season of summer entertainment for the entire family.
Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton, Long Island, NY. (631-324-0806)
Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington
The collection spans 500 years of Western art with particular emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection now numbers more than 2100 pieces by American and European artists. American landscape painting and work by Long Island artists, past and present, are particular strengths, as is American and European modernism.
Heckscher Museum of Art. 2 Prime Avenue, Huntington, NY. (631-351-3250)
Long Island Children's Museum
12 permanent hands-on learning galleries, interactive theater performances, films, art and other special exhibitions. and a special exhibit on the physically challenged.
Long Island Children's Museum, 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City, NY. (516-224-5800) Open Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm.
Old Bethpage Village Restoration
Visit 51 historic buildings and 7 reconstructions of the mid-19th century - explore the past and talk with costumed interpreters & share their knowledge and skills. [Adults $10, Children 5-12, Seniors & volunteer firefighters: $7]
Old Bethpage Village Restoration, 1303 Round Swamp Rd, Bethpage, LONG ISLAND, NY. (516-572-8400)
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park and Coe Hall Oyster Bay
Situated between Oyster Bay and Locust Valley on Long Island's North Shore, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park is one of Long Island's premier public arboretums and historic sites.A former Gold Coast estate of over four hundred acres, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park and Coe Hall, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY. (516-922-9200) PARK OPEN EVERY DAY 9:00 am. – 5:00 pm.
Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum, Southampton
Exhibits and detailed murals depict lifestyles and technologies of the indigenous people of Long Island. Hands on interactive learning activities.
Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center & Museum, 100 Montauk Highway, Southampton, Long Island, NY (631-287-4923)
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium
The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum is the former summer residence of William K. Vanderbilt II, great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, founder of the Staten Island Ferry and New York Central Railroad. 631-854-5539. www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Seaford
An interesting selection of Long Island wildlife and their habitats are on display with special presentations focusing on various subjects. Accompanying the museum is a large preserve for splendid nature walks. Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Washington Avenue between Merrick Road and Sunrise Highway, Seaford, NY (516-571-7443).
The Long Island Maritime Museum, West Sayville
Exhibits and activities preserve Long Island's maritime history and heritage. Learn about Long Island, its history, environment and people. Visit the Ship's Store in the Main Gallery at the Museum where you'll find an array of nautical items.
Long Island Maritime Museum, 86 West Avenue, West Sayville, Long Island, NY (631-854-4979). REGION: Suffolk County, LI
Audubon Aquarium, Insectarium, Zoo and IMAX
The underwater world comes to life as you experience fish, birds, and reptiles in their natural habitats, including sharks!
Louisiana Children’s Museum
At this nationally-recognized museum, the official rule is ‘Please Touch!’ Captain a tugboat, anchor the news, and leave your shadow on the wall in the Shadow Trap. 504-523-1357. REGION: South East, LA.
The National World War II Museum
The Museum experience is fun, interesting, and educational. It’s interactive and state-of-the-art displays, vivid exhibits, and impressive collections of World War II memorabilia. 504-527-6012
Bangor Museum and History Center
The Bangor Museum & History Center promotes understanding and enjoyment of history to enhance people’s lives today and in the future.
Bar Harbor Whale Museum
The Bar Harbor whale museum's gift shop offers an extensive collection of marine mammal field guides, adult and children books on marine mammal science and biology and educational toys and gifts related to the marine environment.
Bates College Museum of Art
The Bates College Museum of Art is a laboratory for the visual arts. Providing an environment for broad audiences to explore and discover synergies created by visual art across academic disciplines of a liberal arts education, we represent the new academic museum for the 21st century.
Bethel Historical Society Regional History Center
Founded in 1966, the Bethel Historical Society is an independent, non-profit organization providing members and the general public with a doorway to the past from its Regional History Center in Bethel Hill village.
Boothbay Railway Village
Experience a steam train ride, historical village exhibits, and an outstanding collection of over 60 antique vehicles at The Boothbay Railway Village.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art offers interactive educational tours for a wide audience, ranging from pre-schoolers through adult groups.
Castine Scientific Society dba Wilson Museum
The Wilson Museum uses its diverse collections and learning experiences to stimulate exploration of the natural history and cultures of the Penobscot Bay region and the world.
Colby College Museum of Art
Founded in 1959 and now comprising four wings, more than 6,000 works, and more than 28,000 square feet of exhibition space, the Colby College Museum of art has built a significant permanent collection that specializes in American and contemporary art.
Dyer Library & Saco Museum
The Saco Museum is a regional museum of fine and decorative arts and historic artifacts. The Institute was founded in 1866, and is the third oldest museum in Maine.
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Maine College of Art
The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art (ICA at MECA) features leading-edge exhibitions and public programs that showcase new perspectives and new trends in contemporary art.
L.C.Bates Museum of Natural History and Culture
The L.C. Bates Museum houses unique natural history and culture collections. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 207-238-4250.
Moosehead Historical Society
Explore an 1899 Victorian mansion, the Eveleth-Crafts-Sheridan Historical House, and its associated Carriage House in Greenville, Maine.
Museum of African Culture
The Museum of African Culture is the only New England museum devoted to Sub-Saharan African Art and Culture. Tel: 207-871-7188
Museum of Art, University of Maine
The Museum of Art remains the only institution owned by the citizens of the State of Maine to house a permanent fine arts collection - one which has grown to a stature that makes it a nucleus in the state for historic and contemporary art.
Nylander Museum
The museum was originally designed to house the collections of Olof O. Nylander, a self-taught naturalist from Oremolla, Skifvarps, Sweden. Tel: 207-493-4209
Ogunquit Museum of American Art
The OMAA is the only museum in the State of Maine devoted exclusively to the exhibition and collection of American Art.
Owls Head Transportation Museum
The Owls Head Transportation Museum has one of the finest collections of pioneer-era aircraft and automobiles in the world.
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
The museum collections include Arctic exploration gear, natural history specimens, and art and anthropological material, produced primarily by the Inuit cultures of Labrador and Greenland.
Pejepscot Historical Society
Established in 1888, The Pejepscot Historical Society is one of Maine's oldest historical organizations, maintaining three museums and a comprehensive research collection
Penobscot Marine Museum
The principal exhibits at Penobscot Marine Museum focus on the industry of Penobscot Bay in the 19th century and illustrate what it was like to live and work on one of the great square-rigged ships in the last quarter of the 19th century, and to visit China when it truly was exotic.
Portland Museum of Art
As the largest art museum in the state of Maine, the Museum's collection of more than 15,000 objects is housed in three historic and remarkable buildings showcasing three centuries of art and architecture. Tel: 207-775-6148
Seal Cove Auto Museum
The Seal Cove Auto Museum features a wide variety of antique autos, from an 1899 DeDion Bouton to a 1924 Mercer, with a special emphasis on examples from the "Brass Era" (1895-1917).
Tate House Museum
The Tate House Museum offers area students, members of the community, and visitors from around the world an intimate experience of eighteenth century life and gives them the rare opportunity “to connect with Maine’s colonial roots”.
The Brick Store Museum
The Brick Store Museum preserves the rich heritage of the Kennebunks for year-round residents, seasonal visitors and future generations through the collection, preservation, interpretation and exhibition of its material culture. 207-985-4802.
The Monhegan Museum
The Monhegan Museum displays a wide variety of exhibits relevant to the natural, social, industrial, cultural, and artistic history of Monhegan.
The Northern Maine Museum of Maine
Large collections of marine and fresh-water sea shells, local forestry specimens and the beginnings of our herbarium. 207-768-9482.
Victoria Mansion
Victoria Mansion, also known as the Morse-Libby House, is the finest example of residential design from the pre-Civil War era in America.
Wendell Gilley Museum
The Wendell Gilley Museum teaches the art of bird carving and presents art exhibitions and educational programs with a special focus on people, nature and art.
Yarmouth Historical Society
The Yarmouth Historical Society collections include a wide variety of Yarmouth-related objects such as textiles, decorative arts, tools, furniture and household items. Artifacts not currently on exhibit are accessible only by appointment. 207-846-6259.
annapolis maritime Museum
Dedicated to preserving and commemorating the maritime heritage of Annapolis and the neighboring waters of the Chesapeake Bay. 410-295-0104.
Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum & Sports Legends Museum
Visit the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Sports Legends Museums in Baltimore to experience interactive exhibits, educational programs and two locations rich in legends and heroes! 410-727-1539.
Baltimore Public Works Museum
Exhibits, videos, interactive computer challenges and Streetscape, an outdoor maze to explore the city's infrastructure underground. 410-396-5565.
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Explore our 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse, working boatyard, meet traditional craftsmen, enjoy hands-on activities and discover exhibits detailing the Bay's role throughout history. 410-745-2916.
College Park Aviation Museum
Interactive museum dedicated to world's oldest continually operating airfield where Wilbur Wright taught first military pilots to fly. Aircraft, hands-on exhibits, animatronics and programs. 301-864-6029.
Maryland Science Center
The Maryland Science Center features full-size dinosaurs, dozens of hands-on activities and experiments, national touring exhibits, IMAX Theater, Kids Room and planetarium. 410-545-5962.
Sandy Spring Slave Museum
Focus on the heritage of Blacks from their origin in Africa through the Trans-Atlantic passage, participation with the Underground Railroad, the struggle for civil rights, and their accomplishments across the African Diaspora.
American Textile History Museum
The American Textile History Museum contains thousands of books, trade catalogs, business records and personal papers, prints and photographs, a growing costume collection, millions of textile samples, and hundreds of machines used in textile manufacture.
Andover Historical Society Museum
The Andover Historical Society tells the unique stories of Andover through its museum, library, archives, exhibitions and programs.
Beard and Weil Art Galleries Wheaton College
The Beard Gallery, located in Watson Fine Arts, offer a varied program of exhibitions and lectures for the college community and general public.
Beverly Historical Society & Museum
The Beverly Historical Society and Museum has been preserving and caring for Beverly's past since 1891. Tour one of our historic sites, learn about your family history, visit the Walker Transportation Collection or explore two floors of exhibits at the Cabot House Museum.
Boston Center for Jewish Heritage
Boston’s last remaining immigrant era synagogue, the Vilna Shul, has become a place of learning where Jewish history, culture and spirituality are open and accessible to all.
Boston University Art Gallery
Although the Boston University Art Gallery has no permanent collection, we do have four of the most unusual column capitals decorating our space.
Bourne Historical Society
The society was incorporated as a non-profit organization on December 29, 1921 for the purpose of acquiring the site of the first trade house built in 1627 by Plymouth Colony, located on the south bank of the Manomet (Monument) River which is now part of the Cape Cod Canal.
Cahoon Museum of American Art
The Cahoon Museum of American Art is a showcase for a stellar collection of the folk painting of Ralph and Martha Cahoon, as well as a choice collection of 19th, 20th and 21st century American art.
Cantor Gallery College of the Holy Cross
The permanent collection represents a broad spectrum of art and historical periods and has recently been enriched by the gift of a teaching collection comprised of historical Southeast Asian textiles from West Sumatra, and other islands of Indonesia, India and Laos.
Cape Cod Museum of Art
The Cape cod Museum of Art interprets and exhibits the great works of outstanding artists associated with cape cod and the Islands.
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
The museum is housed in a 17,000 square foot building on its own 80-acre site and abutted by 320 acres of town- and conservation-owned land.
Charles River Museum of Industry
At the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation you'll learn about the fabled Waltham Watch Company, inventions that powered america into the modern age, and vintage precision machinery in operation, powered in the traditional manner by overhead line shafts.
Concord Art Association
The permanent collection of the Concord Art Association includes a wide variety of paintings, drawings, sculpture, objects and furnishings acquired during its early years under the leadership of its founder, Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts.
Danforth Museum of Art
Focusing on American Art from the 18th century to present day, the Museum is dedicated to showing the very best examples of contemporary art by both emerging and established artists, as well as an exploration of the School of Boston Expressionism.
Danvers Historical Society
The Danvers Historical Society was founded in 1889 "to discover, collect and preserve objects which illustrate local history, but particularly the history, development and people of the Town of Danvers".
Davis Museum & Cultural Center
The permanent collection of the Davis Museum and Cultural Center comprises approximately 10,000 ancient to contemporary sculptures, paintings, decorative objects, and works on paper.
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
The DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park is a public museum of art established to educate as broad and diverse a public as possible about modern and contemporary American art.
Dedham Historical Society
The museum houses a distinguished collection of furnishings and artifacts ranging from pre-Columbian stone tools and the 1652 Metcalf great chair (oldest dated American-made chair, pictured below), to an excellent collection of Dedham and Chelsea pottery.
Egan Maritime Institute
On the premises of the Coffin School on Nantucket, the Egan Maritime Institute maintains a collection of fine art, maritime books, and artifacts related to the maritime world that have been collected by both founders and several generous donors.
Emily Dickinson Museum
The Museum consists of two historic houses in the center of Amherst, Massachusetts, closely associated with the poet Emily Dickinson and members of her family during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Falmouth Historical Society
Falmouth Museums on the Green contain a treasure trove of stories and artifacts that, taken together, tell the story of the town of falmouth, Massachusetts.
Fitchburg Art Museum
Fitchburg Art Museum is North Worcester County's oldest and most treasured cultural institution, founded in 1925 through a bequest of artist and educator, Eleanor Norcross.
Fuller Craft Museum, Inc.
Our Museum Educators provide tours to people of all ages using techniques which guide visitors through the process of looking at craft and relating it to their own lives.
George Peabody House Museum
Located at 205 Washington Street in Peabody, Massachusetts, the George Peabody House Museum is a preservation of American history.
Gore Place Society
This Federal period historic house is owned and operated by the Gore Place Society, a nonprofit members organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of Gore Place.
Harvard Historical Society
The Harvard Historical Society collects materials which illustrate the history of the town, such as those pertaining to exploration, settlements, economics, social, religious and political development.
Harvard Museum of Natural History
The Harvard Museum of Natural History is the most visited attraction at Harvard because of its historical collections, temporary exhibitions, and new permanent galleries.
Historic Deerfield, Inc
Historic Deerfield is home to one of the best public collections of art and antiques in America. Begun and formed in large part by founders Henry and Helen Flynt during a lifetime of collecting, the collection has been refined with hundreds of additions by professional staff since the mid-1970s.
Historic New England
The collections of Historic New England contain more than 100,000 objects, and is the largest assemblage of New England art and artifacts in the country.
Longyear Museum
Longyear Museum, conveniently located just outside Boston and easily accessible by public transportation, offers exhibits, publications, and programs about the life of Mary Baker Eddy, one of America’s most noted women, as well as tours of several houses where she once lived.
Lynn Museum & Historical Society
Established in 1897, the Lynn Museum & Historical Society is the only organization in the city devoted to collecting, preserving, and fostering an appreciation of Lynn's rich history.
Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center
From the founding of Mass Audubon in 1896, the organization has been inextricably linked with art. Named for John James Audubon, the legendary painter of American birds, Mass Audubon quite naturally was the recipient of generous gifts and bequests of artworks.
Massachusetts Air & Space Museum Inc.
The Massachusetts Air & space Museum presents an aerospace past, present, and future through physical artifacts, digital images, archival records, displays of aircraft, spacecraft, spacecraft, aerospace systems and equipment.
MIT List Visual Arts Center
The List Visual Arts Center oversees MIT's Permanent collection, which is comprised of more than 1,500 artworks in primarily painting, sculpture, photography, and print media.
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
More than 15,000 works of art from antiquity to the present comprise the permanent collection of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum.
Nantucket Historical Association
Permanent exhibitions contain the skeleton of a forty-six foot male sperm whale, a collection of ceremonial implements and various weapons, spears, and armor from other South Seas islands, portraits of whaling captains and merchants by William Swain and James Hathaway, rare sperm whale teeth engraved by Frederick Myrick and Edward Burdett, and dazzling specimens of swifts, busks, canes, jagging wheels, coconut-shell dippers, ditty boxes, furniture tools, Arctic ivory, and plaques.
Nantucket Lighthouse Basket Museum
Lightship baskets are unique to the island of Nantucket. The Museum exhibits and documents a wide range of Lightship Baskets from the earliest forms created in the 1850s to present-day creations.
National Heritage Museum
The National Heritage Museum boasts one of the country's finest collections of material and artifacts related to the history of American Freemasonry and fraternalism.
Nichols House Museum, Inc.
The Nichols House Museum is open to the public as a historic house museum reflecting the domestic life of a typical family of Beacon Hill at the turn of the last century.
Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation (NCCHP)
The Noble & Cooley Center for Historical Preservation (NCCHP), is a non-profit corporation that preserves the regional history of manufacturing, agricultural pursuits, and rural crafts through acquisition and maintenance of significant historical buildings, machinery, historical collections and local artifacts.
Old Colony Historical Society
Housed in the 1852 Bristol Academy building designed by Richard Upjohn, the museum contains extensive collections representing the history of the Taunton region of Massachusetts.
Old Dartmouth Historical Society New Bedford Whaling Musuem
The New Bedford Whaling Museum is the largest museum in America devoted to the history of the American whaling industry and its greatest port.
Plimoth Plantation & Mayflower II
History, our story, be there at Plimoth Plantation, a living history museum dedicated to retelling the bi-cultural story of 17th century Plymouth colony. For more information, 508-746-1622, www.plimoth.org.
The Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Cape Cod Maritime Museum's second major exhibit explores life on Cape Cod both from European and Native Peoples' perspectives.
The Chatham Historical Society
The Chatham Historical Society, founded in 1923, features 3000 objects-paintings, decorative arts, and maritime artifacts.
The Museum of World War II
The Museum of World War II,Inc., with 10,000 square feet of display area, is described by London’s Imperial War Museum as “a fully staffed private collection containing the most comprehensive display of original World War II artifacts on exhibit anywhere in the world”.
Plimoth Plantation & Mayflower II
History, our story, be there at Plimoth Plantation, a living history museum dedicated to retelling the bi-cultural story of 17th century Plymouth colony. For more information, 508-746-1622, www.plimoth.org.
Portsmouth Historical Society
The collections of the Portsmouth Historical Society focus on life in Portsmouth and the surrounding region from the first English settlement here in 1623 through the early 20th century.
Adventure Aquarium Camden
Adventure Aquarium features nearly 200,000 square feet of sea and wildlife. View over sixty different exhibits that are filled with exotic and amazing creatures.800-616-JAWS
American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark Haledon
Located in the historic Botto House National Landmark, with restored period rooms, a labor and immigrant library, Old World Gardens (including a bocce court, grape arbor, root cellar and chicken coop), and changing exhibits & a Museum Gift Shop.
American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark, 83 Norwood Street, Haledon, NJ (973-595-7953) Click for Directions
Barron Arts Center Woodbridge
Surrealism is alive and well at the Barron Arts Center where the the unique exhibition “Mind Pixels”: Photomontages, sculptures and film of Daina Krumins
Weekdays 11am-4pm
Saturday and Sunday 2pm-4pm. [Admission is free. ]
Barron Arts Center, 582 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge, NJ.. (732-634-0413.)
Day Trip from The Morris Museum, Morristown
Join the Morris Museum Trips Committee this Spring on outings to both cultural and historical destinations. All trips conveniently depart from and return to the Morris Museum.
Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ. (973-971-3716)
Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton Works by well-known and emerging contemporary sculptors in the museum buildings and throughout the landscaped sculpture park. Centrally located mid-way between NYC and Philadelphia, easily accessible via major highways and public rail systems. Guided tours available to schools and other student or adult groups by appointment. Grounds for Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, NJ. (609-586-0616)
Hoboken Historical Museum
The Museum is a volunteer organization dedicated to stimulating public interest in Hoboken's rich history with exhibits; lectures; preservation projects; historic house, garden and walking tours. There is also a Museum Shop.
Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St.,
Hoboken, NJ (201-656-2240)
Imagine That Children's Museum Florham Park
A hands-on 16,000 square feet museum featuring over 50 exhibits. Imagine That Discovery Museum for Children, 4 Vreeland Road, Florham Park, NJ. {973-966-8000).
Insectropolis Toms River
Insectropolis is a unique, interactive bug museum that is both entertaining and educational for visitors of all ages and interest levels. 732-349-7090
Insectropolis Toms River
A unique, interactive bug museum that is both entertaining and educational for visitors of all ages.
Insectropolis, 1761 Lakewood Road, Toms River, NJ (732-- 349-7090) Located near the New Jersey shore. Only a few miles from the Garden State Parkway, easily accesible from New Jersey, Philadelphia, and New York.
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum @ Rutgers University, New Brunswick
The Zimmerli Art Museum's collections comprise a number of areas of focus and total 60,000 works of art. Particular strengths exist in Russian and Soviet art, French nineteenth-century art and American nineteenth- and twentieth-century art with a concentration on early-20th-century and contemporary prints. In addition, the museum houses a research library of rare books, journals and other documents that support the collection. Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton Street (Rutgers University), New Brunswick, NJ. (732-932-7237)
Jersey City Museum
The Museum collects, exhibits, preserves, and interprets American paintings, works on paper, sculpture and Decorative Arts & Historical Objects from the region.
Jersey City Museum, 350 Montgomery Street, JERSEY CITY, NJ. (201-413-0303).
Liberty Science Center
The reinvented Liberty Science Center is different from anything you've seen before. You’ll get a new and exciting view of the natural world, explore the technology that impacts our daily lives, and leave with a new understanding of how science is shaping the future of humanity. And don't miss IMAX® Dome Theater and J.D. Williams 3D Science Theater.
Liberty Science Center, 222 Jersey City Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ. (201-200-1000) OPEN Weekdays 9:00am-4:00pm. Weekends & Holidays: 9:00am-5:00pm.
Montclair Art Museum
The collection spans the history of American painting from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. The Museum's permanent collections also include an impressive collection Native American art and artifacts.
Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ. Tel. 973-746-5555.
Montclair Historical Society
Two locations: The Israel Crane, Nathaniel Crane and Clark Houses are located at the Orange Road location, with the Clark House serving as the administrative offices and home to the Albert Payson Terhune Research Library. The Charles Shultz House, also known as Evergreens, is located at the North Mountain Avenue location.
Montclair Historical Society, 108/110 Orange Road and 30 North Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ. (973-744-1796).
Guided Tours most Sundays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Group Tours available anytime by appointment.
Morris Museum Morristown
The mission of the Morris Museum is to elevate the cultural consciousness, excite the mind and enhance the quality of life by advancing the understanding and enjoyment of the visual and performing arts, natural and physical sciences, and humanities through exhibitions, performances and educational programs
Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown. NJ (973-971-3700}
Museum of African Art, Tenafly
The museum with its strong education program and serving approximately 3000 schoolchildren, college students and adults annually through gallery talks and tours by appointment, both on and off-site. In addition, The Society of African Missions and the Tenafly Museum of African Art presents African films, public lectures and gallery talks as well as concerts and exhibits of arts of the ‘primitive’ peoples of Africa, the Pacific and pre-Columbian North and South America. Museum of African Art, 23 Bliss Avenue, Tenafly, NJ. (201-567-4500) Click for Directions to the Museum
Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, Madison
Presenting and interpreting the history, culture and lives of ordinary people through educational programs, through preservation and stewardship of our collection, and through exhibition and demonstration of the trades and crafts practiced in New Jersey from its earliest settlement.
Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, Main Street at Green Village Road, Madison. NJ (973-377-2982).
New Jersey Historical Society Newark
Explore New Jersey’s past through its people, cultures, and architecture. The library collection contains manuscripts, reference books, photographs, & other material documenting New Jersey’s history.
The Bew Jersey Historical Society, 52 Park Place, Newark, NJ ( 973-596-8500)
New Jersey Museum of Agriculture North Brunswick
Learn more about the history and future of agriculture in New Jersey and why New Jersey is called the Garden State through hands on activities.
New Jersey Museum of Agriculture, 103 College Farm Road, North Brunswick, NJ {732-249-2077}
New Jersey State Museum & Planetarium
Soar through the skies in the Museum’s spacious Planetarium, featuring precision projection of more than 6000 stars. The largest planetarium facility in New Jersey.
New Jersey State Museum Galleries at 225 West State Street (Department of State Building) Tenton, NJ. (609-292-6464) OPEN: Tuesday – Saturday, 9 am – 4:45 pm, Sunday, Noon – 5 pm
Admission Free except for Planetarium
Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville
The Noyes Museum's permanent collection currently includes approximately 1,300 pieces of American art, ranging from painting and sculpture from the 19th to 21st century to an impressive variety of over 350 waterfowl decoys. Now celebrating 25 years 1983 - 2008.
Noyes Museum of Art, 733 Lily Lake Road, Oceanville, NJ. (609-652-8848) OPEN: Tues.-Sat. 10 am to 4:30 pm. Sunday noon to 5 pm. [Adults $4, Children, Seniors $3, Members free] CLICK for Exhibit Information & Schedule of Events, Workshops, and Classes
Ocean County Historical Society Museum, Toms River
In the historic Pierson-Sculthorp House which was built in stages between 1820 and 1866. Permanent collections depict the life-styles and occupations of early Ocean County families, while our changing exhibits help bring to life the many stories of Ocean County, New Jersey. Regularly scheduled guided tours of the museum as well as special tours for school and community groups by appointment.
Old Barracks Museum Trenton
A State and National Landmark located in Trenton, New Jersey. Built in 1758 by the Colony of New Jersey during the French and Indian War, the Old Barracks was a witness in 1776 to the Battle of Trenton, the turning point of the American Revolution. Old Barracks Museum, 101 Barrack Street, Trenton, NJ (609-396-1776).
Space Farms Zoo and Museum
Where else can you step back in time and head for the wilderness all in one day? More than 100 beautiful acres of peaceful countryside offer plenty of room to picnic and play. As families roam the zoo and browse through the museums, an atmosphere of fun and adventure creates a memorable experience for everyone. Space Farms Zoo and Museum, 218 Route 519
Sussex, NJ (973-875-5800).
The Newark Museum
The largest Museum complex in New Jersey, with 80 galleries of art and science, a mini zoo, planetarium, sculpture garden, schoolhouse and the Ballantine House, a restored 1885 mansion, a National Historic Landmark located in the heart of the Downtown Arts District of Newark. Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ. (973-596-6550)
The Red Mill Museum Village Clinton
Located on a tranquil 10-acre site nestled along the banks of the South Branch of the Raritan River in historic Clinton, New Jersey. Open from April through October, the Museum and its grounds provide a fascinating historic destination as well as a peaceful escape from the bustle of everyday life. Come learn about the past while you relax by the river!
The Red Mill Museum Village, 56 Main Street, Clinton, NJ. (908-735-4101)
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center MIillville
Discover the art and heritage of American glassmaking and and see amazing hot glassblowing demonstrations at the Museum of American Glass.
WheatonArts, 1501 Glasstown Rd. (Exit 26, Route 55) Millville, NJ (800-998-4552} OPEN: Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am. to 5 pm.
Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, Little Falls
The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center is dedicated to enhancing public awareness of Sport and its role in society. Montclair. Tel: 973-655-2378.
Jewish Museum
Explore Jewish culture and history through exhibitions: art, archaeology, ceremonial objects, videos and interactive media.
Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave., NYC. (212-423-3200)
American Folk Art Museum
The collection ranges from 18th century quilts, paintings and sculptures to current self-taught artists. Highlights complex and vibrant quilts, paintings, works on paper, and sculpture by contemporary African American artists. American Folk Art Museum, 45 West 53rd Street NYC. (212-265-1040)
American Museum of Natural History & The Rose Center for Earth and Space
Over 42 Exhibition Halls, the Rose Center for Earth and Space with it's famed Hayden PLANETARIUM, a giant IMAX Theater, as well as a gift shop and food court.
American Museum of Natural History, 79th Street and Central Park West, NYC. (212-769-5100)
Americas Society
Promoting the understanding of the political, economic, and cultural issues that define and challenge the Americas today, from the Arctic Circle to the southernmost tip of Argentina.
Art and Design @ Henry Street Settlement
The Abrons Arts Center presents Exhibits by local artists.
Exhibit Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 am. - 6 pm.
Abrons Arts Center, Henry Street Settlement, 466 Grand Street, NYC. (212-279-4200)
Art in General
Art in General has two main gallery spaces, one on the sixth floor, and another in a street-level storefront known as the Project Space. The galleries are currently closed for the summer. Regular gallery hours of 12-6 pm Tuesday through Saturday will resume September 17 with the opening of Luis Jacob’s first U.S. solo show. The offices remain open Monday-Thursday 10 am-6 pm.
Art in General, 79 Walker Street, NYC (212-219-0473)
Asia Society
America's leading institution for awareness and under-standing between Americans and the peoples of Asia and the Pacific; from Japan to Iran, and from Central Asia to New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands.
Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue, at 70th Street, NYC. (212-288-6400) Tues-Sun 11:00am.-6:00pm. Fridays until 9:00pm.
$10 adults • $7 seniors (62+) • $5 students with ID • Free to members and children under 16 - Free admission on Fridays, 6 - 9pm.
Asian American Arts Centre
Featuring exhibitions of Asian American, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Indian, Korean & Filipino Arts as well as those artists who are significantly influenced by Asia. A Permanent Collection of over 400 contemporary Asian American art works and about 200 Chinese folk art pieces.
Asian American Arts Centre, 26 Bowery, NYC. (212-233-2154)
Attractions @ South Street Seaport
For more than two centuries, the South Street Seaport has been a place where innovation and history come together.
South Street Seaport, Fulton and South Streets, Pier 17, NYC (212-SEA-PORT)
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum Bronx, NYC
Built between 1836 and 1842, the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum exemplifies a type of country living that existed in the Pelham Bay Park area in the early 19th Century. Mansion tours, public programs and classes allow children and adults to expand their horizons in an exceptional setting.
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, 895 Shore Road, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, NYC (718-885-1461)
Bodies...The Exhibition
BODIES. . . THE EXHIBITION is an educational science and anatomy exhibit that features real human bodies. Now your campers can experience the human body like never before! 1-888-507-6909.
Bronx Museum of the Arts
Over 700 twentieth-century and contemporary works in all media by artists of African, Asian, and Latin American ancestry. The Museum has a commitment to increasing audience participation in the visual arts through its Permanent Collection, exhibitions, and educational programs.
Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NYC. (718-681-6000) HOURS: Thurs, Sat, Sun. 11:00 am - 6:00 pm, Fridays 11:00 am - 8:00 pm.
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Enjoy action-packed, hands-on exhibits and programs in world culture and natural science. Explore people and places, the environment, music, plants, animals, and ideas from near and far in the Museum's interactive galleries.
Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NYC. (718-735-4400) Wed -Sun. 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat.-Sun. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Brooklyn Historical Society
This urban history center is dedicated to the exploration and preservation of documents, artwork and artifacts representative of Brooklyn's diverse cultures past and present. Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, NYC. ( 718-222-4111)
Brooklyn Museum
The 2nd largest art museum in New York City with a permanent collection that includes more than one and a half million objects, and represents almost every culture.
Brooklyn Museum of Art, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NYC. (718-501-6221) OPEN Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat. & Sun. 11am-6pm.
Children's Museum of Manhattan
5 floors of galleries filled with art and science activities, multi-media events, an early childhood creative play center, storytelling, a performing arts & nature participatory exhibits. Children's Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd Street, NYC. (212-721-1223)
China Institute
Featuring exhibitions and programs about traditional and contemporary Chinese arts and culture. Original and traveling exhibitions are accompanied by scholarly catalogs, curator's lectures and other programs that provide an in-depth background to Chinese art.
China Institute, 125 East 65th Street, NYC (212-744-8181)
OPEN: Mon-Sun. 10am-5pm
Coney Island Museum
A small but fascinating museum of Coney Island memorabilia. The view from the windows overlooks landmark rides like the Cyclone Rollercoaster, the Wonder Wheel and the Parachute Jump. The museum itself is full of antiques and fun relics of old rides. A visit is certainly worth the modest admission price of 99 cents.
CONEY ISLAND MUSEUM, 1208 Surf Ave. Brooklyn NYC (718-372-5159).
OPEN: Thursday through Sunday, 12PM-5PM
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
The only museum in the United States that focuses on historical as well as contemporary design. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street New York, NYC (212-849-8400) OPEN: Mon-Fri. 10:00am - 5:00pm. Sat. 10:00am - 6:00pm. Sun. 12Noon - 6:00pm.
Dahesh Museum of Art
The Dahesh Museum of Art opened in 1995. Its goal was to create a unique institution, the first American museum dedicated to one of the most neglected areas of art in the Western tradition, 19th-century European Academic art.
The Dahesh Museum of Art, 580 Madison Avenue (between 56th and 57th Streets), NYC. (212-759-0606) OPEN: Tuesday - Sunday 11 am - 6 pm & until 9 pm on the first Thursday of each month
Discovery Times Square Exposition
NYC's first large-scale exhibition center. The planet's most extraordinary exhibits come to life in 60,000 square feet
beneath the heart of Times Square. In the vast space where The New York Times was printed for almost a century, Discovery TSX will offer enlightenment and education through exposure to the world's greatest exhibits.
Discovery Times Square Exposition, 236 W. 44th Street, NYC. (866-987-9692) OPEN 7 days a week from 10am - 10pm
Drawing Center
The only not-for-profit institution in the U.S. to focus solely on the exhibition of drawings, both historical and contemporary.
The Drawing Center, 35 Wooster St., NYC (212-219-2166 ext. 119).
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
The house which is set on a half-acre park, is Manhattan's last remaining farmhouse, built in 1784 in the Dutch Colonial style, with 18th and 19th century furniture and decorative arts as well as an exhibit on the upper Manhattan neighborhood. Saturday craft workshops.
El Museo Del Barrio
El Museo del Barrio welcomes visitors of all backgrounds to discover the artistic and cultural landscape of the Caribbean and Latin America.
El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Ave. at 104th St., NYC (212-831-7272
FDNY Fire Zone
Learn about the power of fire. Climb on a real fire truck, try on bunker gear, meet a firefighter, feel a "hot" door, and learn to crawl through a smoke-filled hallway, even in the dark. Learn to identify hazards in your home, and help your parents make an escape plan. NYC. Tel: 212-698-4520.
First Saturday @ The Brooklyn Museum of Art
All evening, the 1st Saturday of each month, thousands of visitors enjoy free programs of art and entertainment. The Museum Cafe serves a selection of sandwiches, salads, and beverages, and a cash bar offers wine and beer. Parking: $4 starting at 5pm. All other Saturdays, the Museum closes at 6pm. The Brooklyn Museum of Art, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NYC. Tel. 718-638-5000.
Frick Collection
The Frick Collection includes some of the best-known paintings by the greatest European artists, major works of sculpture (among them one of the finest groups of small bronzes in the world). HOURS: 10am-6pm Tuesdays through Saturdays; 11am-5pm Sundays. Closed Mondays and holidays. Gallery talks at 4:30 on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month from September through June. Each presentation will highlight a single work from the Frick's permanent collection or special exhibition. There is no additional charge for the talks and reservations are not required.
Frick Collection, 1 East 70th Street, NYC. Tel. 212-288-0700.
Harbor Defense Museum
The mission of the Harbor Defense Museum is to preserve the history of Fort Hamilton, and the other fortifications that defended New York City during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The museum is located in a free standing bastion located within the old fort’s dry moat. Brooklyn, NY. Tel: 718-630-4349.
Hispanic Society Of America
Featuring the art & artifacts of Spain, Portugal & Latin American countries, from pre-history to present. The largest collection of Spanish art outside of Spain including important paintings by El Greco, Goya, Sorolla & Velasquez. Admission Free.
Hispanic Society Of America, Audubon Terrace, Broadway between 155 and 156 Streets, NYC. (212-926-2234).
Historic Richmond Town Staten Island
New York City's living history village and museum complex. 25 acres of a 100-acre site with about 15 restored buildings, including homes and commercial and civic buildings, as well as a museum.
Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Ave. Staten Island, NY. (718-351-1611)
International Center of Photography (ICP)
The Permanent Collection at ICP contains more than 100,000 photographs including American and European documentary photography of the 1930s to the 1990s. It comprises large bodies of work by W. Eugene Smith, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Farm Security Administration photographers, Alfred Eisenstadt, Lisette Model, Gordon Parks, James VanDerZee, and Garry Winogrand and contemporary photographers such as Carrie Mae Weems, Justine Kurland, Katy Grannan, Vik Muniz, Tomoko Sawada, and Susan Meiselas.
International Center of Photography, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, NYC. (212-857-0005) Tuesday - Thursday: 10 am-6 pm. Friday: 10 am-8 pm. Saturday and Sunday: 10 am-6 pm
Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum
One of the most successful ships in US History is now a national historic landmark, and one of the most unique attractions in New York City. History of the aircraft USS Intrepid, historical recreations and a display of various aircraft.
Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum, Pier 86, W46th St. & 12th Ave. NYC. (212-245-0072).
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
The Museum continually displays highlights from the private collection of Jacques Marchais, collected between the 1920s and the late 1940s, which include sculptures, thangka paintings, ritual artifacts, musical instruments and historic photographs of Tibet. The Museum's collection includes objects not only of cultural, historical, and aesthetic interest but also of spiritual significance to the living traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.
The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, 338 Lighthouse Avenue, Staten Island, NYC. (718-987-3500)
OPEN Wednesday – Sunday, 1:00 pm. – 5:00 pm.
Sunday last admission 4:30 pm.
Japan Society
One of America's premiere institutions for the exhibition, research and publication of Japanese Art and Film. Performing Arts programs from the traditional to cutting-edge contemporary theater, dance and music for the whole family. Lecture Programs presenting distinguished writers, artists, designers, scholars, statesmen, social critics and other opinion leaders.
JAPAN SOCIETY 33 East 47th Street NYC. (212-832-1155)
Jewish Children's Museum
In this high-tech, fun-filled museum you won’t find any “do not touch” or “keep off” signs. Children are encouraged to make full use of the creative, hands-on exhibits such as a Sabbath dinner table big enough to walk on. REGION: NYC
Living History Days @ The New-York Historical Society
The First Infantry Battalion Company is a Civil War living history organization based in the New York metropolitan area, with a commitment to acurately portraying those who served in the Confederate States Regular Army.
NY Historical Society, 77th and Cental Park West, NYC. (212-485-9205)
Louis Armstrong House
Now designated as a national historic landmark and a New York City landmark and open to the public with Guided 40-minute tours of the House where LOUIS ARMSTRONG lived - starts every hour, on the hour.
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
The Tenement Museum tells stories of immigrant families who lived at 97 Orchard Street, an historic tenement building that was home to an estimated 7,000 people from over 20 nations from 1863–1935. Guided tours are the heart of the Museum.
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, 108 Orchard Street, NYC. (212-431-0233).
Merchant's House Museum
New York City's only 19th century family home to survive intact with original furniture, decorative arts, and family possessions on three floors.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
More than three million works of art spanning five thousand years. The Museum is open until 8:45 pm. on Friday and Saturday evenings. Visit the galleries, meet friends in the Balcony Bar for live classical music and a light snack.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 81st St., NYC. (212-288-7733)
Morgan Library & Museum
One of the world's greatest collections of artistic, literary, musical, and historical works. Including original scores by Mozart and Beethoven, drawings by Rembrandt and Rubens, medieval and Renaissance works, three Gutenberg Bibles, literary manuscripts by Dickens and Twain, and five thousand year-old Near Eastern carvings. The Morgan Library & Museum, 29 East 36th Street, NYC. (212- 685-0008)
Morris-Jumel Mansion
This grand colonial mansion, built around 1765 as a summer retreat for British Colonel Roger Morris and his wife, Mary Philipse, is Manhattan's oldest remaining residential structure. NYC. Tel: 212-923-8008.
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden
Discover one of the seven oldest buildings in Manhattan and one of New York City's hidden treasures! Step back in time and take a guided tour through eight fully furnished period rooms and the beautiful garden or participate in one of the unique public programs. Docents conduct interactive tours for walk-in visitors which can be geared towards children, students or people with a particular interest. Family packs are also available with interactive activities for families with young children. Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, 421 East 61st Street between First and York Avenues. NYC. (212-838-6878)
Museum for African Art
Dedicated to increasing public understanding and appreciation of African art and culture. The Museum is recognized worldwide as the pre–eminent organizer of exhibitions and publisher of books devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary African art.
The Museum for African Art, 36-01 43rd Avenue, Long Island City, NYC (718-784-7700) Mon-Fri 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Museum of American Finance
The Museum of American Finance is the perfect starting point for your visit to the Financial District and historic Downtown New York.
Museum of Arts and Design
The permanent collection of the Museum of Arts & Design documents the work of artists in the craft mediums of glass, clay, metal, fiber, and wood. Over 2000 objects comprise the collection, which ranges from jewelry and items of personal adornment to furniture and architectural installations. While the majority of the works were made by American artists, the collection is international in scope, with notable works from Europe, Asia, and Australia. Museum of Arts & Design, 2 Columbus Circle, NYC. (212-956-3535).
Museum of Biblical Art
A non-profit educational institution whose mission is to better understand how the narratives and symbols of the Bible have influenced the history of art and visual culture.
The Museum of Biblical Art, 1865 Broadway at 61st St., NYC. (212-408-1500).
Museum of Chinese in the Americas
The museum's new building designed by Maya Lin is now open. There is a year-roun schedule of Gallery Talks and Special Events.
MoCA, 211-215 Centre Street, NYC. (212-619-4785)
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
The Museum of Modern Art's collection has grown to include 150,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, architectural models and drawings, and design objects.
MoMA, 1 West 53rd Street (between 5th and 6th Aves.), NYC. (212-708-9400)
Museum of the City of New York
Original exhibits about the history of New York City.
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 104th Street, NYC. (212-534-1672)
National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts
Featuring a vast collection of 19th and 20th century American Art housed in a landmark turn of the century Beaux-Arts townhouse. National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, 1083 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street), NYC (212-369-4880).
National Museum of the American Indian
Explore the diversity of the Native people of the Americas and the strength and continuity of their cultures. Features a range of programs - including Music and Dance performances, Films and Story Hours for kids. National Museum of the American Indian - The George Gustav Heye Center, Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, 1 Bowling Green, NYC. Tel: 212-514-3700.
Neue Galerie
Neue Galerie, Museum for German and Austrian Art was designated a landmark by the New York Landmarks Commission and is generally considered to be one of the most distinguished buildings ever erected on Fifth Avenue.
Neue Galerie, 1048 Fifth Avenue (at 86th Street) NYC. (212-994-9493) OPEN Wednesday - Monday 11:00 am. to 6:00 pm.
Admission $15 / Students and seniors $10. Acoustiguide audio tours are included with admission.
New Museum of Contemporary Art
A seven story home for contemporary art designed by Tokyo-based architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA with Gensler, New York, serving as Executive Architect, is a seven-story, structure located at 235 Bowery between Stanton and Rivington Streets. It is a exciting combination of elegant and urban.
The New Museum of Contemporary Art, 235 Bowery, NYC (212-219-1222)
New York Chinese Cultural Center
A performing arts and educational organization that promotes the understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture by preserving traditional genres and nurturing innovations that reflect our dynamic and diverse cultural heritage presenting Chinese folk dancing, music and visual arts performed by Chinese Americans. New York Chinese Cultural Center, 390 Broadway, 2nd Floor, NYC. (212-334-3764)
New York City Center for Space Science Education
The Center for Space Science Education is dedicated to offering opportunities for exploration, engagement, and inquiry in the sciences related to space exploration.
New York City Fire Museum
Housed in an actual Firehouse that was active from 1904-1957. Contains a comprehensive collection of fire-related art/artifacts from the late 18th century to the present including painted leather buckets, helmets, parade hats and belts, lanterns and tools, pre Civil War hand pumped fire engines, horse drawn vehicles and early motorized apparatus.
NYC Fire Museum, 278 Spring Street between Varick and Hudson Streets in Manhattan’s Soho district. NYC.(212-691-1303).
New York City Police Museum
Visit the and learn about the role of the NYPD and how it has changed over time to meet New York’s ever-changing community needs.
New York Hall of Science
Explore the wonder and excitement of biology, chemistry and physics. New York City's hands-on science and technology center that features more than 400 hands-on exhibits.
NY Hall of Science, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, NY. (718-699-0005) Closed Mondays
Tuesday – Thursday 9:30 am – 2 pm
Friday 9:30 am – 5 pm (free 2 – 5 pm)
Saturday & Sunday 10 am – 6 pm (free Sunday 10 – 11 am
New York Historical Society
The oldest museum in New York, dedicated to preserving the history of New York and the nation. Exhibits, 19th Century American Paintings, and Programs focusing on the period from the 1600s to the present in NYC. New York Historical Society, 2 West 77th St. at Central Park West, NYC. (212-485-9293)
New York Transit Museum Brooklyn
One of the city's leading cultural institutions & the largest museum in the United States devoted to urban public transportation history. The Museum explores the development of the greater New York region through the presentations of exhibitions, tours, educational programs, and workshops about the cultural, social, and technological history of public transportation.
New York Transit Museum, Corner of Boerum Place & Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn Heights, NYC (718-694-1600)
P. S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
One of NYC'S largest and oldest arts museums solely devoted to contemporary art. P.S.1 stands out from other major arts institutions in its cutting edge approach to exhibitions and direct involvement with artists.
P. S. 1, 22-25 Jackson Ave at the intersection of 46th Ave, Long Island City, NYC (718-784-2084) OPEN: 12:00 to 6:00 pm., Thursday through Monday.
Queens Museum of Art
The New York City Building was built to house the New York City Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair, where it housed displays about municipal agencies. In 1994, Rafael Viñoly significantly redesigned the existing space, creating some of the most dramatic exhibition galleries in New York.
Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows, Corona Park, NYC. (718-592-9700).
Ripley's Believe it or Not!
Located in the heart of Times Square, Ripley's offers visitors the ultimate insight into the world of the odd and bizarre. Marvel at the hundreds of weird and unusual artifacts and outrageous interactive exhibits designed to entertain the whole family.
Rockefeller Center Tour
The Rockefeller Center Tour celebrates the rich history and exciting present of New York’s architectural jewel. NYC. Tel: 212-664-7174.
Rubin Museum of Art
This is the first museum in the Western World dedicated to the art of the Himalayas and surrounding regions. A permanent collection of over 1,500 works reflects the vitality, complexity and historical significance of Himalayan art. Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th Street, NYC. (212-620-5000)
Sculpture Center
Located in a former trolley repair shop in Long Island City, Queens. The building was redesigned by artist and designer Maya Lin, and includes 6,000 square feet of interior exhibition space and a 3,000 square foot outdoor exhibition space.
Sculpture Center, 44-19 Purvis Street, Long Island City, Queens, NYC (718-361-1750).
Skyscraper Museum
Celebrating New York City's rich architectural heritage examines the historical forces and individuals that have shaped its successive skylines. Through exhibitions, programs and publications, the Museum explores tall buildings as objects of design, products of technology, sites of construction, investments in real estate, and places of work and residence. Skyscraper Museum, Battery Park, 39 Battery Place, NYC. (212-968-1961) OPEN: Wed.-Sun. 12Noon-6:00pm.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden
Discover visual and performing arts, dynamic architecture, and rich history while exploring 83 acres of parkland.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece of modern architecture is home to one of the world's finest collection of 20th century art. The Guggenheim features at any one time a single major exhibit that highlights art from the last two centuries in its circular, shell-like pathways and exhibit space. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, NYC. (212-423-3500)
Sony Wonder Technology Lab
Today and tomorrows communications technology. Hands on activities including action as talent for TV Production, surfing the web, DVD features in the 72 seat theater. Tel: 212-833-8100.
South Street Seaport
The South Street Seaport is a slice of old New York. Its historic pier and cobblestone streets, maritime museum and historic tall ships provide a picturesque legacy of the past, and serves as home to one of the city's most famous shopping, dining and special events destinations.
South Street Seaport Museum
Both captivating and edifying, Bodies ....The Exhibition unveils the many complex systems, organs and tissues that drive every aspect of our daily lives and unite us all as humans. Featuring over 200 specimens consisting of whole-bodies and individual organs that have been meticulously dissected and preserved South Street Seaport Museum, 11 Fulton Street (Fulton & South Streets) NYC. (1-888-9BODIES)
OPEN Tues-Sun 10am-6pm. [Tickets $12, Children 5-12 $8]
Staten Island Children's Museum
Curiosity, creativity and imagination are all one needs to explore the interactive world of the arts, sciences and humanities at the Staten Island Children's Museum. Housed in Staten Island's famous Snug Harbor Cultural Center.
The Staten Island Children's Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NYC. (718-273-2060)
The Cloisters
High on a hilltop overlooking the Hudson River this branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is housed in a medieval-style castle devoted to the art and architecture of Medieval Europe.
The Cloisters, Fort Tryon Park, NYC. (212-650-2280).
The Edible Garden
Throughout the summer and into autumn, The Edible Garden, celebrates growing and preparing great food. Set throughout the Botanical Garden's spectacular 250-acre landscape, The Edible Garden will feature numerous vegetable gardens and multiple displays, demonstrations from food and gardening experts, celebrity appearances during four festival weekends, and exciting programs that demonstrate the bounty, economy, and nutritional value of edible plants. Proceeds benefit the Children’s Gardening program.
June 19–October 17, 2010
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road, Bronx, NYC. (718-817-8700)
The Museum at FIT
The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology is today one of only a handful of museums in the world devoted to the art of fashion. Best known for its innovative, award-winning exhibitions, the museum also has one of the world's most important collections of fashion and textiles, which it collects, conserves, documents, exhibits.
The Museum at FIT, 7th Avenue at 22nd Street, NYC. (212-217-5708) Admission is free.
The National Museum of Catholic Art and History
The first Catholic museum in the United States with 3 floors filled with works by new contemporary artists from Cuba, Venezuela, Miami, California, Peru, Russia and Columbia!
The National Museum of Catholic Art and History, 443 East 115th Street, NYC. (212-427-8000).
The Noguchi Museum
A comprehensive collection of over 250 sculptures, models and stage sets by world-renowned sculptor Isamu Noguchi and other artists and designers; expanding the context of Noguchi's work and his long legacy of innovation and his artistic exploration. The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Road (at Vernon Boulevard), Long Island City, NY. (718-204-7088)
The Paley Center for Media
This unique Museum (formerly known as the Museum of Television and Radio) collects radio shows, television programs, and commercial advertisements and makes that programming available to museum visitors.
The Paley Center for Media, 25 West 52nd Street, NYC. (212-621-6800)
The Ukrainian Museum
Discover the Ukrainian experience, past and present with emphasis on the cultural legacy of a people whose thousand year journey through history abounds with grand, dramatic, turbulent and exciting events, as well as extraordinary accomplishments and achievements.
The Ukrainian Museum, 222 East 6th Street (bet. 2nd and 3rd Aves.) NYC (212-228-0110) OPEN: Wed-Sun 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Click for Information about Exhibitions
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
For 14 years, this was the home of Theodore Roosevelt, the young man who was to become the 26th President of the United States. Roosevelt lived here from the time of his birth, October 27, 1858. The house was reconstructed in 1923.
Tug Pegasus Preservation Project
Participate in hour-long tours aboard the tugs and you will learn about Maritime Culture, The Marine Industry, and The Marine Environment. 212-406-2225.
UrbanGlass
An international glass center for the creation and appreciation of new art made from glass. Daily glassblowing demonstrations thru lobby window or at open houses.
UrbanGlass, 647 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NYC (718-625-3685) OPEN: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm Tuesday - Friday
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Saturday & Sunday
Whitney Museum of American Art
The finest and most complete assemblage of 20th-century American art in the world including works by Edward Hopper, Max Weber, Stuart Davis, Arshile Gorky, John Graham, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, David Smith, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Jasper Johns.
Whitney Museum, 945 Madison Avenue, at 75th Street, NYC. (212-570-3676)
World Financial Center Plaza
Exhibitions at the World Financial Center Plaza In Lower Manhattan's Battery Park City between West Street, the Hudson River, Vesey and Liberty Streets. NYC. (212-945-0505)
Philipse Manor Hall in Yonkers
Regular tour times: Tuesday - Sunday at 12PM, 2PM, and 3PM The museum is available by guided tour only.
Admission fees: $5 for Adults, $3 for Seniors/Students, FREE for children 12 years old and under
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, 29 Warburton Avenue, at Dock Street, Yonkers, NY (914-965-4027)
American Airpower Museum, Farmingdale
Located inside a World War II defense plant displaying operational fighters, bombers and transport planes that actually fly. Exhibits pay tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, the WASP (Women Air Force Service Pilots) and Airborne troopers of D-Day. American Airpower Museum at Republic Airport, Farmingdale, NY. (212-843-8010).
OPEN Thursday- Sunday: 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
(Squadron of vintage aircraft operate weather permitting)
Bronck Museum
More than 300 Years of Upper Hudson Valley history are reflected in the cluster of architecturally significant Dutch colonial structures and 19th century barns including a Victorian Horse Barn, a Dutch Barn and a 13-sided hay barn.
Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park
Large inland naval park is home of the USS Little Rock, USS The Sullivans and the USS Croaker. 716-847-1773.
Buffalo Museum of Science
The Buffalo Museum of Science offers authentic science programming to its community, area schools and families focusing on the natural sciences. 716-896-5200.
Carnegie Art Center
A regional, multi diciplinary arts center offering a variety of innovative fine arts programming including contemporary art exhibitions by regional, national and international artists in visual and media arts. 716-694-4400.
Center at High Falls Visitor's Center
Located in the national register Browns Race Historic District provides visitors with
helpful guides and a marvelous overview of area history, geography, commerce and culture with exhibits and galleries. 585-325-2030.
Cradle of Aviation Museum
Experience Long Island’s amazing aerospace heritage. Travel through time seeing 70 air and space crafts from hot air balloons to an actual lunar module. Don't miss the IMAX Dome Theater and the Red Planet Café.
Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd.
Garden City, NY (516-572-4066).
Galleries are open every day, 9:30-5:00
Dia:Beacon
Displaying major works of art from the 1960's to the present in nearly 250,000-square-feet of museum space on thirty-one acres on the banks of the Hudson River.
Dia:Beacon Riggio Galleries - 3 Beekman Street, Beacon, NY. (845-440-0100) Open Thursday-Monday 11am-6pm [closed Tuesday-Wednesday]
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Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
The house which is set on a half-acre park, is Manhattan's last remaining farmhouse, built in 1784 in the Dutch Colonial style, with 18th and 19th century furniture and decorative arts as well as an exhibit on the upper Manhattan neighborhood. Saturday craft workshops.
Empire State Aerosciences Museum
Our mission is to educate, entertain and excite with experiences in Air and Space. The Museum occupies nine buildings on twenty-seven acres of land on the western perimeter of the Schenectady County Airport, an ideal environment in which to present the history of aviation, especially that which occurred in New York. Glenville, NY. Tel: 518-377-2191. For more information click on name.
Erie Canal Discovery Center
A new state-of-the-art interpretive center for the Erie Canal, focusing on the role that Lockport played in canal history. 716-439-0431.
Erie Canal Museum
Housed in the 1850 National Register Weighlock Building, the only structure of its kind in the world. Come aboard a full size canal boat and touch the past with hands-on exhibits.315-471-0593.
Everson Museum of Art
The museum's collection encompasses approximately 11,000 objects, including paintings, ceramics, sculpture and videos. 315-474-6064.
Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site contains "Springwood", the lifelong home of America's only 4-term President. Also on the site is the Presidential Library and Museum, operated by the National Archives. Visitors may enjoy a guided tour of FDR's home, take a self-guided tour of the Museum, or stroll the grounds, gardens, and trails of this 300-acre site.
Located @ 4097 Albany Post Road (Route 9) Hyde Park, NY Tel. 1-800-924-8702
Freedom Crossing: The Underground Railroad
The dramatic and heart-rending stories of the people who risked their lives for freedom, as well as the lasting heritage of their ancestors, can now be experienced at Freedom Crossing, the new Regional Underground Railroad Interpretive Center. 716-286-8200.
George Eastman House
Museum tells the story of photography and motion pictures—media that have changed and continue to change our perception of the world. 585-271-3361.
Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington
The collection spans 500 years of Western art with particular emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection now numbers more than 2100 pieces by American and European artists. American landscape painting and work by Long Island artists, past and present, are particular strengths, as is American and European modernism.
Heckscher Museum of Art. 2 Prime Avenue, Huntington, NY. (631-351-3250)
Hudson River Maritime Museum Kingston
The only museum in New York State exclusively preserving the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries, and the industries that developed around it. Indoor and outdoor exhibits on Hudson River maritime history, a gift shop, waterfront special events, and boat rides to the historic Rondout Lighthouse are available at the museum.
Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing in the historic Rondout district of Kingston, NY (845-338-0071) Located on the Hudson River about midway between New York City (two hours) and Albany. Kingston is easily reached from the New York State Thruway.
Hudson River Museum Yonkers
The largest museum in Westchester county with a collection of 19th and 20th-century American art and cultural, social and historical material related to the Museum's historic Mansion, and home of Andrus Planetarium with weekend Star Shows.
Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers, NY (914-963-4550)
International Mask & Puppet Museum
Open Hand Theater is a performance center and museum celebrating the human experience through mask and puppet traditions from around the world.
Ira G. Ross Aerospace Museum
The museum tells the story of Western New York's unique aviation and aerospace heritage through the acquisition, preservation and display of aviation artifacts. 716-858-4340.
Katonah Museum of Art
Exhibitions present the best of art from the past to the present, spanning cultures, media, historical periods, and social issues. Featuring major art exhibitions in its main galleries and Sculpture Garden plus a children's museum within the museum w/exhibits and activities for children. Katonah Museum of Art, Route 22 at Jay Street, Katonah, NY. ( 914-232-9555) Museum Closed until June 27th for new installation.
Memorial Art Gallery
Considered one of the finest regional art museums in the country. Its permanent collection of over 10,000 works spans 50 centuries of world art. 585-276-8900.
Merestead, Mt. Kisco
An exquisite 130-acre country estate tucked away in the hills overlooking the picturesque Byram Lake Reservoir and surrounding valley. Merestead features a 28-room Georgian mansion with beautiful gardens built during the early 20th century.
Merestead, 455 Old Byram Lake Road, Mt. Kisco, NY (914- 666-4258) open daily 8 am. to dusk.
Museum of Chinese in the Americas
The museum's new building designed by Maya Lin is now open. There is a year-roun schedule of Gallery Talks and Special Events.
MoCA, 211-215 Centre Street, NYC. (212-619-4785)
Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall on Hudson
With 2 facilities, 1½ miles apart, that offers programs dedicated to the natural and the cultural history of the Hudson Highlands. Located about an hour north of New York City, in the area where the Hudson River cuts through the Appalachian plateau, an area of dramatic natural beauty, geographic diversity, and historical interest - includes a Natural History Hall of Live Animals, a Nature Shop and a 70 acres for nature walks and a Gift Shop.
Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall, NY, (845-534-5506) OPEN Friday - Sunday, Noon - 4pm.
Neuberger Museum of Art
Presenting 12 changing exhibitions annually in addition to ongoing exhibitions from the permanent collections, offering insights into the work of 20th century masters, and mid-career and emerging artists, as well as exposure to the county's only permanent exhibition of African art. Neuberger Museum of Art, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY.(914-251-6100) *Gallery talks every Friday at 1:00pm.
New York City Center for Space Science Education
The Center for Space Science Education is dedicated to offering opportunities for exploration, engagement, and inquiry in the sciences related to space exploration.
Niagara Power Project's Power Vista
Features more than 50 interactive exhibits about hydroelectricity and an observation deck perched 350 feet above the Niagara River Gorge. 716-286-6661.
Niagara Science Museum
The Niagara Science Museum (NSM) is a sanctuary for the preservation and appreciation of old science instruments and philosophical apparatus.
Old Bethpage Village Restoration
Visit 51 historic buildings and 7 reconstructions of the mid-19th century - explore the past and talk with costumed interpreters & share their knowledge and skills. [Adults $10, Children 5-12, Seniors & volunteer firefighters: $7]
Old Bethpage Village Restoration, 1303 Round Swamp Rd, Bethpage, LONG ISLAND, NY. (516-572-8400)
Old Rhinebeck Aerodome
This historic museum of antique aviation features one of the largest collections of early aeroplanes in the world.
Old Rhinebeck Aerodome, 11 Norton Road, Rhinebeck, NY. (845-752-3200) The Museum is open everyday from 10am until 5pm, from June 5th through October 17th, 2010
51st Air Show season - Saturdays & Sundays - June 12 through October 17, 2010 @ 2:00 PM.
Pedaling History Bicycle Museum
The Pedaling History Bicycle Museum is the largest all-bicycle museum in the world, and exhibits a complete history of the innovation, invention and development of man's first personal mechanical transportation. 716-662-3853.
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park and Coe Hall Oyster Bay
Situated between Oyster Bay and Locust Valley on Long Island's North Shore, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park is one of Long Island's premier public arboretums and historic sites.A former Gold Coast estate of over four hundred acres, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park and Coe Hall, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY. (516-922-9200) PARK OPEN EVERY DAY 9:00 am. – 5:00 pm.
Rockland Center for Arts
Presents a variety of highly acclaimed cultural arts programs including an extensive School for the Arts, exhibitions and a performing arts series. West Nyack. Tel: 845-358-0877.
Salt Museum
Discover the industry that created the City of Syracuse and supplied the nation with salt! Explore the site of an original boiling block where brine was turned into salt. 315-453-6713.
Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum, Southampton
Exhibits and detailed murals depict lifestyles and technologies of the indigenous people of Long Island. Hands on interactive learning activities.
Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center & Museum, 100 Montauk Highway, Southampton, Long Island, NY (631-287-4923)
Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden
Discover visual and performing arts, dynamic architecture, and rich history while exploring 83 acres of parkland.
Sony Wonder Technology Lab
Today and tomorrows communications technology. Hands on activities including action as talent for TV Production, surfing the web, DVD features in the 72 seat theater. Tel: 212-833-8100.
South Street Seaport
The South Street Seaport is a slice of old New York. Its historic pier and cobblestone streets, maritime museum and historic tall ships provide a picturesque legacy of the past, and serves as home to one of the city's most famous shopping, dining and special events destinations.
Storm King Art Center
A museum that celebrates the relationship between sculpture and nature. Five hundred acres of landscaped lawns, fields and woodlands provide the site for postwar sculptures by internationally renowned artists.
Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY (845-534-3115) OPEN Wednesday thru Sunday 10:00am – 5:30pm CLOSED Monday and Tuesday
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Seaford
An interesting selection of Long Island wildlife and their habitats are on display with special presentations focusing on various subjects. Accompanying the museum is a large preserve for splendid nature walks. Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Washington Avenue between Merrick Road and Sunrise Highway, Seaford, NY (516-571-7443).
The Donald M Kendall Sculpture Gardens
A classic corporate headquarters (designed by Edward Durell Stone) with a garden by Russell Page (1981-1985) and a collection of modern sculpture. Kendall was the CEO of Pepsico between 1971 and 1986. He believed that art can stimulate creativity in business. There are 45 sculptures - including works by Henry Moore, Auguste Rodin and Alexander Calder. Donald M Kendall Sculpture Gardens at PepsiCo, Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY
The Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden
Through programs and events, music and art, the Museum seeks to provide links between the East and the West. In addition, the 3 acre Japanese Stroll Garden is a unique public garden in Westchester County, New York.
The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
Carousel museum housed in an original factory building with an operating 1916 carousel as well as a vintage 1940s Kiddie Carousel.
The Long Island Maritime Museum, West Sayville
Exhibits and activities preserve Long Island's maritime history and heritage. Learn about Long Island, its history, environment and people. Visit the Ship's Store in the Main Gallery at the Museum where you'll find an array of nautical items.
Long Island Maritime Museum, 86 West Avenue, West Sayville, Long Island, NY (631-854-4979). REGION: Suffolk County, LI
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is one of the nation's major tourist destinations and is surely the best-known sports museum in the world. Cooperstown. Tel: 888-HallOfFame. For more info click on name.
The Ukrainian Museum
Discover the Ukrainian experience, past and present with emphasis on the cultural legacy of a people whose thousand year journey through history abounds with grand, dramatic, turbulent and exciting events, as well as extraordinary accomplishments and achievements.
The Ukrainian Museum, 222 East 6th Street (bet. 2nd and 3rd Aves.) NYC (212-228-0110) OPEN: Wed-Sun 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Click for Information about Exhibitions
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
For 14 years, this was the home of Theodore Roosevelt, the young man who was to become the 26th President of the United States. Roosevelt lived here from the time of his birth, October 27, 1858. The house was reconstructed in 1923.
The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Featuring 50,000 square feet of exciting dinosaur exhibits, detailed nature dioramas, and exhibits showcasing Oklahoma’s Native American cultures both ancient and modern.405-325-4712
Andy Warhol Museum
The Museum features extensive permanent collections of art and archives on, Andy Warhol, one of the most influential American artists of the twentieth century.
Anthracite Heritage Museum
Visit America’s Anthracite Heritage Museum and learn about the rarest form of all coal! 75% of the world’s supply was found here--www.anthracitemuseum.org!
August Wilson Center for African American Culture
Presents performing, visual and education programs that celebrate the contributions of African Americans. 412-258-2700.
Bushy Run Battlefield
Bushy Run Battlefield preserves and interprets for citizens and visitors the site of this pivotal battle fought between British and Native Americans during the conflict known as Pontiac's War (1763-64).
C.F. Martin & Company
Daily tours provide an up-close and personal view of the world's finest steel-string guitars being built. Free public tours are conducted weekdays.
Compass Inn Museum
Visit the Compass Inn to receive an informative and entertaining tour by costumed docents that tells the story of transportation and everyday life in the early 1800's. 724-238-4983.
Erie County History Center
An organization dedicated to the preservation, interpretation and presentation of the rich history of Erie and adjacent regions including Lake Erie and its maritime traditions. Venues include museums, library and a planetarium. 814-454-1813.
Erie Maritime Museum
Enter the world of Lake Erie. Learn its history. Find out about fishing. Starting with the War of 1812 through the present day, the Erie Maritime Museum will take you through time, the people, and the events surrounding Lake Erie. 814-452-2744.
Franklin Institute Science Museum
The Franklin Institute has four floors of interactive environments. Philadelphia, PA. Tel: 215-448-1201. For more information click on name.
Heritage Discovery Center
The Heritage Discovery Center vividly tells the story of Southern and Eastern European
immigrants who settled in Johnstown around the turn of the century. 814-539-1889
Johnstown Flood Museum
Visit the Johnstown Flood Museum, which is operated by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association, to find out more about this shocking episode in American history. 814-539-1889 ext 311.
Mercer Museum
Towering castle houses dramatic displays of the implements, folk art and furnishings of Early America before mechanization. Doylestown, PA. Tel: 215-345-0210.
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
Began in 1912 and continues to date to create tiles. Watch the clay being prepared, then stamped with designs, then fired, glazed and fired. Visit nearby Mercer Museum and Fonthill. Doylestown. Tel: 215-345-6722.
National Liberty Museum
Through hands-on exhibits, unique works of art, and the inspiring stories of 2,000 people, the National Liberty Museum makes everyone feel like a hero. 215-925-2800 x 112. liberty@libertymuseum.org. www.libertymuseum.org.
Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum
The Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum includes many educational and fun displays. Learn how a glove is made, how much yarn goes into a baseball, and the history of equipment safety. Hit the batting and pitching cages!
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Spanning over 2,000 years, the collections include masterpieces of fine and applied art from around the world. Tel: 215-763-8100.
Railroaders Memorial Museum
Museum that celebrate the significant contributions of railroaders and their families to American life and industry 814-946-0834.
Rodin Museum
The Rodin Museum has the largest collection of Rodin’s works outside Paris, including bronze castings, plaster studies, drawings, prints, letters, and books. Tel: 215-763-8100.
Senator John Heinz History Center
Devoted to the history and heritage of Western Pennsylvania, the History Center is a 275,000-square-foot museum including six floors of long-term and changing exhibition space. 412-454-6000.
The Frick Art & Historical center
The Frick Art & Historical Center is a fascinating complex of museums and historical buildings located on over five acres of lawns and gardens in Pittsburgh's residential East End.
The National Constitution Center
The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia is the only museum devoted to the U.S. Constitution and its impact on American history. Tel:215-409-6800
The Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum
A place where you can relive the moments that made them great. The Immaculate Reception. The Home Run. Olympic gold. Super Bowls. Stanley Cups. 412-454-6000.
Tom Ridge Environmental Center
The Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC) is an educational center at heart, dedicated to teaching visitors about the unique 3,200 acres of Presque Isle. 814-833-7424.
Wagner-Ritter House & Garden
The Wagner-Ritter House and Garden tells a very different story - the story of a modest, working-class family who spent their lives in "the shadow of the mills" in Johnstown's Cambria City. 814-539-1889.
Carnegie Museum of Art
Carnegie Museum of Art offers a distinguished collection of modern and contemporary art that includes film and video works. 412-622-3131.
Franklin Institute Science Museum
The Franklin Institute has four floors of interactive environments. Philadelphia, PA. Tel: 215-448-1201. For more information click on name.
The National Constitution Center
The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia is the only museum devoted to the U.S. Constitution and its impact on American history. Tel:215-409-6800
Audubon Society of Rhode Island Environmental Education Center
A natural history museum and aquarium with walking trails and a boardwalk along the marshes. Tel: 401-245-7500
Providence Children's Museum
Fun and educational hands-on exhibits including a time traveling adventure, a wet and wild exploration of the ways of water, a geometry lab and much more.
Tel: 401-273-5437
Austin Museum of Art
Art comes alive during Austin Museum of Art’s. Both the downtown location and the AMOA’s original home at Laguna Gloria are interesting destinations for anyone. 512-495-9224. SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
Cavanaugh Flight Museum
Come and enjoy a day among over 40 historic aircrafts from pre-World War I through the Vietnam conflict. You will see a replica of the Red Barron’s red Tri-plane as well as our Tiger painted P-40 and much, much more! 972-380-8800.
Crow Collection of Asian Art
Discover a jewel in the heart of the Dallas Arts District. The Crow Collection of Asian Art offers visitors a look into Asia. The Crow Collection of Asian Art is the only FREE museum in the Dallas Arts District and represents one of only a select group of museums in the United States solely dedicated to the arts of Asia. 214-219-2049. REGION: Dallas County, North TX.
Dublin Dr. Pepper Museum
Come visit the world's oldest Dr Pepper bottling plant, where Dr Pepper is still bottled using the original formula! Dublin, TX. 888-398-1024.
Frontiers of Flight Museum
Experience the story of those who went Higher, Faster, Farther, First in Aviation & Aerospace. 214-350-1651. Dallas, NORTH TEXAS.
Historic Fort Worth Stockyards-4 Hours of Fun
4 Hours of Fun Educational Program in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards allows students of all ages enjoy the historical walking tour as the old west comes to life though the sights and sounds. 817-625-9715. REGION: Tarrant County, North Central TX.
Mayborn Planetarium & Space Theater
For an out-of-this-world field trip, visit the Mayborn Planetarium and Space Theater, on the campus of Central Texas College in Killeen. Tel: 254-526-1671. REGION: Bell County, South Central TX.
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Located in the former Texas School Book Depository, the Museum chronicles the life, death and legacy of President John F. Kennedy through exhibitions and educational programs. 888-485-4854.
Stark Museum of Art
The Stark Museum of Art houses an extensive collection of art and artifacts reflecting the land, people, and wildlife of the American West. For more information, call 409-886-ARTS (2787)
