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New York, United States

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Five thousand years of art across two million objects, on the edge of Central Park.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Photo: Hugo Schneider / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Met is less a museum than a city of them: Egyptian temples, European paintings, American period rooms, arms and armour, musical instruments. The rooftop garden in summer looks out over the park and the skyline behind it.

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Opening hours and prices change regularly — always check the museum’s own site before you travel.

Do not miss

  • The Temple of Dendur
  • European paintings galleries
  • Arms and armour
  • The rooftop garden

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