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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

United States of America New York Manhattan

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Photo: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

One of the largest and greatest art museums in the world, covering 5,000 years of art: the Egyptian Temple of Dendur, European paintings including Rembrandt and Vermeer, arms and armour, and the American Wing. The roof garden has views over Central Park in summer.


Allow at least half a day. New York State residents and students from nearby states pay what they wish; others pay a fixed fee.

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