New York on a Rainy Day

  1. 9:00AM: The Met Cloisters
    1-hour drive from downtown Manhattan

    The Cloisters is located in Fort Tyron Park and overlooks the Hudson River. It houses a vast collection of European medieval art and architecture, including the famous Unicorn Tapestries.

  2. 11:00AM: Frick Collection
    25-minute walk from The Met Cloisters

    The Frick Collection houses some of the most renowned artworks from the Renaissance period through to the early 20th century. The galleries are located in a mansion built by Henry Clay Frick in 1914.

  3. 1:30PM: Eatly
    30-minute drive from Frick Collection

    Eataly is a fantastic little market in New York that offers the best of Italy’s food and drink scene. It features over 10,000 products from hundreds of local producers, and it is divided into different sections like cheese, meat, pasta, and seafood.

  4. 3:00PM: Tenement Museum
    15-minute walk from Eataly

    The Tenement Museum is an interactive museum that explores the experiences of immigrants who lived in New York City's tenement buildings in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Visitors can learn about the lives of individual families who lived and worked in the building.

  5. 4:30PM: Cinema Village
    20-minute drive from Tenement Museum

    Cinema Village is an independent, art-house cinema in Greenwich Village that screens a wide range of films, including new releases and classics. It has been in operation since 1963 and is a favorite among movie buffs in the city.

Time and Costs Estimates

  • The Met Cloisters (2 hours, $25)
  • Frick Collection (2 hours, $22)
  • Eataly (1 hour, $20)
  • Tenement Museum (1.5 hours, $25)
  • Cinema Village (2 hours, $18)

  • Total Estimated Costs: $110 per person

Useful Tips

If you have more time, you can visit the Museum of the City of New York, which displays the history of the Big Apple through numerous collections, photographs, films and also host some temporary exhibitions. For a longer itinerary, you can also include the Natural History Museum or explore Central Park. If you have less time, you can skip The Met Cloisters or the Frick Collection and add a quick visit to the famous Stonewall Inn, which is a historical site that participated in the fight against anti-gay legislation in the 60s.

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