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Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum

SkipTimes Square, Manhattan

Tourist trap. Bad wax replicas of people you don’t care about.

What it is

Museum chain for life-size wax replicas of famous Americans & historic icons in themed galleries.

Pair it with

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

  1. 1Paley Museum0.5 mi · $20

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

  2. 2MoMA0.5 mi · $28

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

  3. 3Morgan Library & Museum0.6 mi · $28

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

  4. 4Korean Cultural Centre0.7 mi · Free

    Part of the South Korean consulate.

Also on the block, if you have time

Museum of Broadway (0.1 mi), Mossman Lock Museum (0.2 mi, free), Horological Society of New York (0.3 mi, free), New York Public Library (0.4 mi, free), Korea Society (0.5 mi, free).

Skip SPYSCAPE (0.5 mi), even if you’re passing: “100% tourist trap. Don’t go.”