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Skyscraper Museum

Worth a stopBattery Park, Manhattan

Half-assed. Mostly just pictures of skyscrapers. The wood exhibit had potential but was just stats on a wall.

What it is

Sleek gallery hosting exhibits & programs exploring history of tall buildings in New York & beyond.

Pair it with

Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.

  1. 1Museum of Jewish Heritage0.1 mi · $18

    Holocaust museum, large and extensive.

  2. 2China Institute0.2 mi · $15

    Cool gallery of interesting Chinese art.

  3. 39/11 Memorial0.5 mi · Free

    Really powerful

  4. 4Irish Hunger Memorial0.6 mi · Free

Also on the block, if you have time

Charging Bull (0.2 mi, free), National Museum of American Indian (0.2 mi, free), 9/11 Museum (0.3 mi), Federal Hall National Memorial (0.4 mi, free).

Skip Castle Clinton (0.2 mi), even if you’re passing: “Went for the Power Broker tie-in.”