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MuseumsManhattan

American Museum of Natural History: Scientific Wonder on Central Park West

Spanning four city blocks opposite Central Park, this institution houses world-renowned paleontology collections, cultural halls, and cutting-edge biodiversity research.

Upper West Side5 min read

MuseumsBrooklyn

Court Street & The New York Transit Museum: A Decommissioned 1936 Station

Built as an IND terminus in Downtown Brooklyn that saw little passenger traffic, Court Street station found permanent life in 1976 as the premier urban transit museum in the nation.

Downtown Brooklyn4 min read

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