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New York Gallery Mile & Beyond

Art Trail
New York City · United States
15 km 3 days easy 6 stops

About This Route

From the Met to MoMA and the galleries of Chelsea, this route covers the essential art destinations of Manhattan. New York's museum density is unmatched — world-class collections spanning five millennia sit within walking distance of one another, while the Chelsea gallery district showcases tomorrow's art stars today.

Highlights

  • The Metropolitan Museum — encyclopedic collection
  • MoMA — Picasso, Warhol, and modern masters
  • Guggenheim — Frank Lloyd Wright's spiral museum
  • Whitney Museum — American art from 1900s to now
  • Chelsea Galleries — 200+ galleries in ten blocks
  • The Frick Collection — Old masters in a Gilded Age mansion

Waypoints

  • 1
    The Metropolitan Museum
    World's greatest encyclopedic museum
  • 2
    Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
    Wright's spiral masterpiece
  • 3
    The Frick Collection
    Old masters, gilded mansion
  • 4
    MoMA
    Modern and contemporary art
  • 5
    Whitney Museum
    American art
  • 6
    Chelsea Galleries
    200+ galleries, free admission

Tags

new york museums galleries contemporary modern art met moma
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