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Barber Shop Museum

Worth a stopUpper East Side

What it is

Upper East Side museum on the history of barbering, with vintage chairs, tools, and ephemera.

Pair it with

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

  1. 1Park Avenue Armory0.5 mi · $30

    Beautiful building with a lot of history.

  2. 2Society of Illustrators/MoCCA0.6 mi · $15

    Huge collection of interesting drawings.

  3. 3The Grolier Club0.7 mi · Free

    Surprising one. Lots of interesting book bindings from the last few centuries.

Also on the block, if you have time

The Arts Center at Governors Island (0.3 mi, free), New York School of Interior Design Gallery (0.4 mi, free), Asia Society (0.5 mi).

Skip Czech Center (0.2 mi), even if you’re passing: “Hard to know when it’s even open (Mon–Thu only?).”