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Irish Historical Society

Worth a stopMuseum Mile, Upper East Side

What it is

Historical center & library celebrating Irish culture, history & achievements in the United States.

Pair it with

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

  1. 1The Metropolitan Museum of Art0.1 mi · $25

    Pay-what-you-wish for tri-state residents.

  2. 2Neue Galerie0.3 mi · $28

    Saw the Klimt exhibit: large, well laid out, but light on context.

  3. 3Guggenheim Museum0.4 mi · $30

    Great but small permanent collection.

  4. 4Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum0.5 mi · $22

    Cool exhibit on the evolution of Olympic iconography.

  5. 5NY Historical Society0.6 mi · $24

    Would have been a 0 if not for an inexplicably great Tiffany Lamp exhibit on the top floor.

  6. 6Museum of Natural History0.6 mi · Free

    One of NYC’s AAA museums.

Also on the block, if you have time

Ukrainian Institute (0.1 mi, free), Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (0.2 mi, free), Gilded Age Tour (0.4 mi).

Skip Czech Center (0.7 mi), even if you’re passing: “Hard to know when it’s even open (Mon–Thu only?).”