Worth the walk up Fifth Avenue
Thursday, March 09, 2006
There are two reasons to visit the Museum of the City of New York.
1. The building itself - imagine when 5th Avenue was just the country and rich folks had huge mansions (their "country estates") up here. The staircase is a great climb.
2. The exhibits - both New Yorkers and visitors to the city will gain a new perspective on what New York has been in the past (and what it represents in the present) through wonderfully curated exhibits (there is a lot more to New York than high society & 9-11 and the museum will show you). I have seen some of the best photography exhibits in Manhattan at this museum.