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Museum of Sex
📍 233 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10016
Adults-only (18+) exhibits plus the inflatable "Super Funland" rooms.
● Open now
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🎡 Unique attractions
Standalone NYC experiences. Most are open every day; the badge shows if a place is open today.
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The Museum of Broadway
📍 145 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036
Costumes, set pieces and the history of Broadway shows. Last entry 90 min before close.
● Open now
Official site ↗🎡 Unique attractionsTicketed
Mercer Labs
📍 21 Dey St, New York, NY 10007
Immersive art-and-technology rooms of light, sound and mirrors near the WTC.
● Open now
Official site ↗🎡 Unique attractionsTicketed
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
📍 45 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017
Mirrored rooms and glass ledges above Grand Central.
● Open now
Official site ↗🛍️ Unique shops
Flagship and one-of-a-kind stores worth a visit even if you buy nothing.
🛍️ Unique shopsFree
Strand Bookstore
📍 828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
"18 miles of books," plus the bargain carts outside.
● Open now
Official site ↗🛍️ Unique shopsFree
Pearl River Mart
📍 452 Broadway, New York, NY 10013
An Asian-American emporium of lanterns, ceramics, slippers and snacks since 1971.
● Open now
Official site ↗💎 Hidden & free gems
Pocket parks, viewpoints, public atriums and free museum hours.
💎 Hidden & free gemsFree
Ford Foundation atrium garden
📍 320 E 43rd St, New York, NY 10017
A 12-story glass-walled indoor garden, with a free art gallery next to it.
● Open now
Official site ↗💎 Hidden & free gemsFree
Brookfield Place Winter Garden
📍 230 Vesey St, New York, NY 10281
A glass atrium with 16 palm trees overlooking the Hudson marina. Free to enter.
● Open 24/7
Official site ↗💎 Hidden & free gemsFree
The Oculus (World Trade Center)
📍 185 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10007
Calatrava's white-ribbed station hall. Free to walk through and look up.
● Open now
Official site ↗💎 Hidden & free gemsFree
NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
📍 476 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10018
The lions, the Rose Main Reading Room (public visiting hour Mon–Sat 10–11 AM) and free docent tours.
● Open now
Official site ↗💎 Hidden & free gemsPay what you wish
The Met: pay what you wish (NY State residents)
📍 1000 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10028
NY State residents pay any amount (min.
○ Closed today
Official site ↗💎 Hidden & free gemsFree
Hispanic Society Museum & Library
📍 613 W 155th St (Audubon Terrace), New York, NY 10032
Goya, Velázquez and the Sorolla room uptown, always free.
○ Closed today
Official site ↗💎 Hidden & free gemsFree
The Bronx Museum (always free)
📍 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10456
Contemporary art with a Bronx focus; admission to the museum and its exhibitions is always free.
● Open now
Official site ↗💎 Hidden & free gemsFree
Lehman College Art Gallery
📍 250 Bedford Park Blvd W (Fine Arts Building), Bronx, NY 10468
A free contemporary art gallery in a Marcel Breuer building on the Lehman College campus.
● Open now
Official site ↗💎 Hidden & free gemsFree
Public art: Camille Henrot, "Dogs"
📍 Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Fifth Ave & E 60th St, New York, NY 10022
A free Public Art Fund sculpture at the southeast corner of Central Park.
● Open today
Official site ↗💎 Hidden & free gemsFree
Public art: Woody De Othello, "Guardian Spirit"
📍 Pier 1 & Manhattan Bridge View, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY 11201
A free Public Art Fund installation on the Brooklyn waterfront, with the bridges behind it.
● Open today
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