NYC’s Best Museums FREE
One day per year, many of the museums along Museum Mile, spread along 23 city blocks, allow free access to over 50,000 attendees. Fifth Ave is closed to traffic and lined with live bands, art and entertainment.
Tuesday, June 11, 2019, 6-9 pm
Rain or Shine
Fifth Ave, 82nd to 105th Streets
NYC Insider Tip – pick your favorite Museum, maybe 2 at the most, and choose the ones that usually have an admission fee, not a suggested donation.
2019 Details Coming Soon
2018 Participating Museums include:
- El Museo del Barrio
- Museum of the City of New York
- The Jewish Museum
- Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Neue Galerie New York
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
More Info: www.museummilefestival.org
Learn More: New York City Museums and NYC Museums Free Days Calendar
Luxury Hotels Upper East Side
If your dreams of a NYC vacation conjure images of strolling Museum Mile, views of Central Park, shopping along the famed Fifth Avenue, rubbing elbows with socialites and celebrities and dining at some of New York's best restaurants, then Luxury Hotels Upper East Side are exactly where you want to book.
- The Surrey - private rooftop garden, Café Boulud (photo)
- The Pierre - favorite of the Vanderbilts, Astors, Chryslers and E.F. Hutton
- The Carlyle - Travel + Leisure's World's Best Hotel
See More: Premier Luxury Hotels Upper East Side
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