Hotels near The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest art museum in the United States and one of the finest in the world, holding more than two million works that span 5,000 years. Its collection runs from Egyptian temples and Greek sculpture to European masters and a rooftop garden with a skyline view, all behind a grand Fifth Avenue facade.

Set aside serious time: the Temple of Dendur in its glass-walled gallery, the European paintings wing, the arms and armour hall and the American Wing are all highlights. The museum sits on Museum Mile on the edge of Central Park, which makes the two easy to combine in a single day.

Pro Tip: The Met is vast, so pick three or four sections rather than trying to see everything. Visitors from outside New York State pay a set admission valid only for the same day; arrive at opening to enjoy the popular galleries before the tour groups.