 Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden
One of New York's oldest house (from 1799) is on 61st Street in Manhattan. Experience a bygone era with a visit to Mount Vernon Hotel Museum. Between 1826 - 1833 this was a hotel which New Yorkers could go to get away from the crowded city, which
extended only as far north as 14th Street.
421 East 61st Street, between First and York Avenues
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 Madame Tussauds
Londons kända vaxmuseum hittar du även i New York. Mingla med kändisar som: Beyonce, Elvis Presley, Madonna, Britney Spears och Brad Pitt mfl. För dig som är intresserad kan också få se hur tekniken bakom dessa verklighetstrogna dockor med ett sk. All Access Pass.
1071 5th Avenue (vid 89th Street)
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BUY Madame Tussauds All Access Pass
Here you will meet over 200 wax figures of celebrities, politicians, icons and historical persons. Free for children under 3 years.
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 Sony Wonder Technology Lab
4 floors of interactive exhibits in technology and communication. Intresting for everyone - 8 or 80 years old. You will find information about the latest in technology and digital entertainment. The museum is very popular so it can be a good idea to order some tickets in advance - and you know what - its free.
56th Street and Madison Avenue (Sony Plaza Public Arcade)
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 The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Guggenheim are probably the most wellknown museum in New York. Here you find modern art. Even the building it self are a work of art. It was drawn by Frank Lloyd Wright and almost looks like a huge white "spiral"
1071 5th Avenue (at 89th Street)
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 The American Museum of Natural History 
Animals, natur and space all gathered in one place. The museum contains so much interesting stuff. Don´t miss the collection of dinosaurs... it´s amazing.
Central Park West (79th Street)
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 Ever wonder what happens on the museum at night - do the animals come alive?
Now you have the oppertunity to discover for your self. American Museum of Natural History offer sleepovers at the museum during certain dates with activities for children and adults. Very popular.
Check the website for dates and hours.
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 The Museum of the City of New York
Mixed information and history about New York, among other: the
theater, the Firefighting, New Yorks development from Indian land til today... and a lot more.
1220 Fifth Avenue (at 103rd St)
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 The Skyscraper Museum
Learn everything about skyscrapers and see how New York was built and what´s on the schedule.
Battery Park (at 39 Battery Place)
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 Museum of American Finance
All you need to know about New Yorks bank history.
28 Broadway (at Bowling Green Park)
(will move to 48 Wall Street at the end of 2006)
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 Federal Hall National Monument
The birthplace of the American Goverment. It was here that George Washington
swore his first president oath April 30, 1789.
The house looks like a greek temple.
26 Wall Street
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 Ellis Island Immigration Museum
The place called "the Island of tears". Between the years 1892-1954 approx. 12 million emigrants from all over the world arrived here to find a new future. Many found a new life in America but some had to leave.
Ellis island (the ferry at Battery Park)
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 Fraunces Tavern Museum
A historical building built 1719 as a
residential building and then it become a tavern. Most known for the place were George Washington
gave his farewell address to the officers of the Continental Army, in 1783.
54 Pearl Street (at Battery Park)
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 The New York City Police Museum
How is it to work as a Police officer in New York? You find a lot of interesting information here and
collection of material
going back approx. 16o years.
100 Old Slip (between Water Street and South Street)
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