Sights & Attractions in New York City

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Things to Do in Upper East Side

Name	Category	Location

Acquavella Galleries The 19th- and 20th-century art shown inside this five-story marble-floored...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Asia Society and Museum The Asian art collection of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Carl Schurz Park Facing the East River, this park, named for a German immigrant...	Parks	Upper East Side

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum is closed while undergoing...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

El Museo del Barrio El barrio is Spanish for "the neighborhood" and the nickname...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side


Frick Collection Henry Clay Frick made his fortune amid the soot and smoke of...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Gracie Mansion The official mayor's residence, Gracie Mansion was built in 1799...	Houses / Mansions	Upper East Side

Jane Kahan This welcoming gallery represents some lofty works. In addition...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

The Jewish Museum In a Gothic-style 1908 mansion, the Jewish Museum draws on a...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Lady M Cake Boutique You don't know it yet but you're here for the signature Mille...		Upper East Side

Leo Castelli Castelli was one of the most influential dealers of the 20th...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

The Metropolitan Museum of Art If Manhattan held no other museum than the colossal Metropolitan...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Mitchell-Innes & Nash This sleek spot represents the estates of Roy Lichtenstein and...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden Built in 1799, this former carriage house (i.e., stable) became...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Museum of American Illustration Founded in 1901, the museum of the Society of Illustrators presents...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Museum of the City of New York In a Colonial Revival building designed for the museum in the...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Neue Galerie New York Early-20th-century German and Austrian art and design are the...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Peter Findlay Gallery Covering 19th- and 20th-century works by European artists, this...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Roosevelt Island The 2-mile-long East River slice of land that parallels Manhattan...	Neighborhoods / Streets, Memorials / Monuments	Upper East Side

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark nautilus-like museum building is...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Sotheby's Occupying its own 10-story building, this branch of the storied...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Two Little Red Hens With first-rate joe and delicious cupcakes, cheesecake, and cookies...		Upper East Side

Viand Cafe This classic New York diner is known as much for its notable...		Upper East Side

Whitney Museum of American Art With its bold collection of 20th- and 21st-century contemporary...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side
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