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Horological Society of New York

Worth a stopMidtown

What it is

Small museum and society dedicated to the craft and history of mechanical timekeeping.

Pair it with

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

  1. 1Morgan Library & Museum0.4 mi · $28

    Specialty is prints and drawings, so other mediums would help.

  2. 2Paley Museum0.4 mi · $20

    The archived footage library is the real draw; watched some otherwise lost Andy Warhol show episodes.

  3. 3MoMA0.5 mi · $28

    The other museum you can’t do in a day.

  4. 4Korean Cultural Centre0.6 mi · Free

    Part of the South Korean consulate.

  5. 5Japan Society0.7 mi · $12

    Really interesting Japanese Zen exhibit.

Also on the block, if you have time

Mossman Lock Museum (0.1 mi, free), New York Public Library (0.1 mi, free), Korea Society (0.2 mi, free), Museum of Broadway (0.2 mi), Grand Central Terminal Tour (0.3 mi).

Skip Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum (0.3 mi), even if you’re passing: “Tourist trap. Bad wax replicas of people you don’t care about.”