Admission to the Museum of the Moving Image is free on Fridays from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Regular admission is $15 for adults, $11 for Seniors (65+), $11 for Students (18+ with ID), and $7 for Youths.
Note: Information is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. Please check the museum website to verify fees and hours of admission prior to visiting.
The Museum
The mission of the museum is to expand public understanding and appreciation of the art, history, technique and technology of film, television, and digital media.
The “Behind the Scenes” portion of the museum is an immersive exhibit that allows visitors to delve into the creative and technical process of making films, television shows, and digital entertainment. The installation includes filmmaking technical artifacts, items used in films, interactive displays that allow you to do things like create your own stop motion video, and lots of video clips from films.
Museum of the Moving Image Street View. Use arrows and compass to scroll.
Changing exhibits focus on specific topics and filmmakers. Visit the museum website for details about current exhibits.
This museum is very popular with visitors. Read visitor reviews and comments at TripAdvisor and Yelp.
Location
The Museum of the Moving Image is located in Astoria, Queens. The address is 36-01 35 Avenue (at 37th Street).
The Kaufman Astoria Studios, where Sesame Street is filmed, is right next door.
All the objects that go up for auction at Christie’s Auction House are placed on exhibition, and those exhibitions are open daily for the public to visit, free of charge.
Christie’s a Rockefeller Center has three floors of auction galleries on public exhibit. It’s like an ever-changing free museum gallery, where the items are available for purchase if you have enough money.
Christie’s Street view. Use the arrows and compass to scroll.
Christie’s is located in Rockefeller Plaza.
Stop by while you’re visiting other Rockefeller Center attractions. It’s right there near the Rockefeller Plaza studios, the fountain, and the Top of the Rock.
Free Thursday Afternoons at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Photo by Bigtimepeace (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsAdmission to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is free of charge on Thursdays from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Regular admission is $11 per person.
Note: information provided here is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. Please confirm fees and hours of operation at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s official website.
The Museum
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum, founded in 1899, is the oldest children’s museum in the world. The museum underwent a significant expansion and renovation in 2008.
The museum features both permanent and changing exhibits geared towards hands-on learning, observation, and role play. Permanent exhibits include the Sensory Room, Brooklyn Block Lab, World Brooklyn where kids can role play in a collection of kid-sized shops, a Totally Tots area for kids up to 5 years old, Collections Central with a rotating selection of the museum’s collection, and Neighborhood Nature. Visit the museum’s website for a full description of the museum’s exhibits and activities.
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum opened a DUMBO annex in 2016. The annex is a one room (1,850 square foot) play area called Spark. It’s located on the ground floor of the One John Street condo building in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The space is designed for children ages infant through six years old.
Spark activities include a Block Lab, art studio, and Discovery Den.
There’s open play time daily, Wednesday – Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.. The fee is $15 per child. Thursday afternoons at the annex are free, and Thursday hours are extended to 6:00 p.m..
Visit the Spark website for details and to confirm hours and fees.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace in Manhattan. Photo by Beyond My Ken (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia CommonsTheodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, was born in a New York City brownstone in 1858 and lived there until he was 14 years old.
Although the house located is on the site where Roosevelt was born, the structure is actually a reconstruction. The home where Teddy Roosevelt was born was originally constructed in 1848, torn down in 1916, and then reconstructed by the Women’s Roosevelt Memorial Association on the same site after Roosevelt’s death in 1919. Many of the furnishings on display are from the original Roosevelt residence. Today, the house is owned, maintained, and operated by the National Park Service.
The historic site includes the home and a small museum section with a display of Roosevelt artifacts. An interpretive guide provides tours of the residence. Tours depart on the hour.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace NHS is open Tuesday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. The site is closed on the following designated federal holidays: Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Admission is free of charge.
Location
The Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace address is 28 East 20th Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue.
Okamoto studios is doing the ice carving, and they’ll transform over 6,000 pounds of ice into a replica of one of the park’s statues.
Food truck fare will be available for purchase.
Silent Disco
Once the ice carving is done, the music and dancing starts. Two live DJs will be playing the best of the 80s and 90s at the Silent Disco – you choose your channel.
Headphones will be distributed on a first-come-first-served basis. Supply is limited. The headphones are provided free of charge, but you’ll need a credit or debit card to check out a pair.
The “Love” Sculpture in NYC. Photo by Hu Totya (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Love
The Love sculpture in Manhattan provides a great NYC photo opportunity. The statue is located at the intersection of 6th Avenue and West 55th Street (map).
Pay a visit to this iconic piece of street art if you’re in the neighborhood .It’s located in Midtown Manhattan, about halfway between Rockefeller Center and the southern entrance to Central Park. There’s also a nice fountain across the street that’s in the form of a dandelion seed head.
“Love” was created by American artists Robert Indiana. The design was actually created for a Museum of Modern Art Christmas card in 1964.
NYC’s “Love” sculpture is one of many that now appear around the world. The first sculpture was created by the artist for display at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1970. Since then, versions of the statue have been placed in dozens of locations world-wide.
Hope
A similar “Hope” statue was installed at the corner of 7th Avenue and 53rd Street in 2014. It’s located just a block off of Broadway, near the Theater District.
You can reserve ticket in advance online through the Dr. Oz Show website. Simply choose the show you’d like to attend from the calendar on the ticketing page and then fill out the ticket request form.
Standby tickets may be available on taping days. Standby tickets are distributed at 8:50 a.m. and 1:50 a.m. at the studio (320 W. 66th Street). The standby tickets are handed out on a first-come-first-served basis, after all pre-registered guests have checked in. Visit the Dr. Oz Show tickets page to confirm taping dates and standby ticket procedure.
Grant’s Tomb. Photo by Ad Meskens (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia CommonsUlysses S. Grant, Civil War general and 18th U.S. President, died in 1885 at the age of 63. He was living in Mount McGregor, New York at the time.
Grant’s family chose New York City as his final resting place, in part, because that was where Mrs. Grant intended to reside, and she wanted her husband’s monument nearby. When she passed away in 1902, she was laid to rest in Grant’s Tomb, by her husband’s side
After several years of fighting between Washington DC and New York City over which city the monument to Grant should be located in and several more years designing, funding, and constructing the monument, Grant’s Tomb was completed in 1897, twelve years after General Grant’s death. Read more about the history of Grant’s Tomb at Wikipedia.
Grant’s Tomb is the largest mausoleum in North America. The monument is constructed of granite and has a domed rotunda which overlooks a crypt with matching red granite sarcophagi where President and Mrs. Grant are entombed.
A visitors center is located near the tomb. The visitor center has exhibits and a short film about General Grant, a bookstore, and public restrooms.
The official name of the monument is the General Grant National Memorial. The monument has been managed by the National Park Service since 1958.
Visiting Grant’s Tomb
Grant’s Tomb is located in Riverside Park in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of upper Manhattan. The entrance to the memorial is near the intersection of West 122nd Street and Riverside Drive. See a map.
Grant’s Tomb is open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. The visitors center is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
There is no admission fee charged to visit Grant’s Tomb or the visitor center.
You may have heard the question, “Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb?” The answer would be Grant, right? Well, not exactly. The tricky part is the use of the word “buried” in the question. The correct answer is “no one,” since Grant and his wife are entombed in sarcophagi above ground in an atrium rather than being buried in the ground.
The question originated with Groucho Marx’s 1950s TV show “You Bet Your Life”.
The United Nations Headquarters on the East River. Photo by English: Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Flickr) [OGL], via Wikimedia CommonsThe United Nations Visitors’ Lobby and Visitor Centre are open to the public and there is no admission fee. If you want to see areas of the headquarters beyond the lobby and Visitor Centre, you’ll need to take a guided tour, for which there is a fee (see details below).
The U.N. Headquarters is located in the Turrle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, on the East River. The address is 760 United Nations Plaza (see map).
The visitors’ entrance is located at 46th Street and 1st Avenue. However, before entering there, visitors must acquire a U.N. Security Pass from the Visitors Check-in Office at 801 First Avenue (corner of 1st Avenue and 45th Street). Everyone 18 years or older must show a government-issued photo ID in order to receive a pass. Visit the U.N. security page to see a list of items that you’re not allowed to bring into the U.N. Headquarters.
There are exhibits available for viewing by the general public in the Visitors’ Lobby. See information on current exhibits at the U.N. Exhibits website.
By visiting the United Nations building, you’ll do a little international travelling without ever leaving New York City. The United Nations Headquarters is actually an international territory that belongs to the member states of the United Nations.
Guided U.N. Tours
Guided tours of the United Nations Headquarters are available for a fee ($22 for adults, $15 for students, seniors, and children). Note that children under the age of five are not permitted on the tour. You can book your spot on a tour online in advance, or a limited number of same-day tour tickets may be available on-site.
On the tour, you’ll learn about the work of the United Nations and United Nations Organizations. If official meetings are not in session, you’ll be able to see the General Assembly Hall, the Security Council Chamber, the Trusteeship Council Chamber, and the Economic and Social Council Chamber. You’ll also see the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights displayed on panels by Brazilian artist Octavio Roth, artifacts from the nuclear explosions in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, and works of art donated to the United Nations by member states. More information.
The Visitor Centre is located in the basement of the General Assembly Building and is where you’ll find the U.N. Post Office, U.N. Bookshop, U.N. Gift Shop and counters for UNICEF, WFUNA, Women’s Guild, and UNESCO. All are free to visit and open to the public.
U.N. Shops
There are several shops located within the UN Visitor Centre.
The U.N. Bookshop carries a variety of international publications for children and adults, plus posters, music, postcards, toys, and U.N. logo gifts and souvenirs.
The U.N. Gift Centre sells a variety of things from UN member countries. You’ll find traditional handmade items as well as U.N. and NYC souvenirs at the Gift Centre. Several other U.N. organizations have counters in the visitors center at which you’ll find information and items for sale.
U.N. Post Office
United Nations Seal
The U.N. operates it’s own post office and issues special U.N. stamps to be used in mailing items from within the headquarters. To commemorate your visit to this unique space, you can purchase a special card and U.N. stamp at the gift shop and mail it from the official U.N. post office.
The Visitor Centre Cafe
There is a cafe in the Visitor Centre that serves up a variety of international food, including sushi, paninis, hers, and baguette sandwiches.
The Delegates Dining Room
It takes a little pre-planning to dining in the Delegates Dining Room, but if you plan ahead and make your reservations ahead of time, you could find yourself enjoying lunch alongside ambassadors and international dignitaries.
The catch is that the Dining Room does not accept walk-ins. You must make a reservation as least one day in advance. Also, there is a business dress code for visitors dining in the Delegates Dining Room. Jackets are required for the men. No jeans, shorts, sneakers, or flip-flops allowed. Visit the Delegates Dining Room reservations website for details.
Lunch is a 3 course meal with a menu changes with the seasons. Price is $39.99, excluding beverages, gratuities, and tax.
To get an idea of what dining in the Delegates Dining Room is like, read a Wall Street Journal reporter’s account of her experience there: Wining and Dining Like a U.N. Delegate
Hours and Admission
The Visitors’ Lobby and Visitor Centre are open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Saturdays & Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (there are no weekend hours in January and February). The headquarters and Visitor Centre are closed on major holidays. Please visit the UN Headquarters website to see a list of closure dates and to confirm hours of operation.
There is no admission fee to visit the U.N. Headquarters Visitors Lobby or Visitors Centre.
Scandinavia House in NYC. Photo by Mvarick at English Wikipedia [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsScandinavia House: The Nordic Center in American is operated by the American-Scandinavian Foundation and serves as a center for educational and cultural outreach programs about Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
The structure houses has a gallery, restaurant, and shop, plus performance spaces, halls, and meeting rooms which hosts a variety of films, concerts, lectures, and other events throughout the year.
Scandinavia House is located on Park Avenue, in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, four blocks south of Grand Central Station. The address is 58 Park Avenue. See a map. The Morgan Library is nearby.
See reviews from visitors to the Scandinavia House gallery, restaurant, and shop at Yelp and TripAdvisor.
The Gallery
The Scandinavia House Gallery hosts changing exhibits by Scandinavian artists. Visit their website for information on current exhibits.
There is no admission charge to visit the gallery.
The Shop
The carries household items, jewelry, toys, and clothing of Scandinavian design, plus books, music, and specialty foods.
Smörgås Chef
The Scandinavia House restaurant, Smörgås Chef, specializes in fine Scandinavian cuisine. The menu includes a variety of Scandinavian sandwiches, salads, appetizers, entrées, and pastries. The restaurant is known for serving classic Scandinavian food in a casual setting. See reviews at Open Table.
The restaurant is located on the ground floor of Scandinavia House and serves lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch.
Hours & Admission
Scandinavia House gallery and shop are free to visit. Special events such as concerts and films may charge an admission fee.
The Gallery hours are noon to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday and noon to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
The shop is open 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday – Saturday and 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Smörgås Chef is open 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday – Saturday and 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday.
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