Museum of the City of New York

The renovated, neo-Georgian building on 5th Avenue between 103rd and 104th Streets houses the one-of-a-kind Museum of the City of New York (1220 5th Ave., 212/534-1672, www.mcny.org [1], 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Tues.–Sun., suggested donation adults $10, students, seniors and children $6, families $20).

Inside this eclectic establishment, find a vast collection of paintings and photographs, maps and prints, furniture and clothing, Broadway memorabilia and old model ships—all telling the story of New York City [2].