The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Five thousand years of art, from Egyptian temples to Impressionists, in the largest museum in the Americas.
- Type
- Museum
- Area
- Central Park & Upper East Side
- Opening hours
- Sun–Thu 10:00–17:00, Fri–Sat 10:00–21:00; closed Wed
- Price
- $30
- Time needed
- 180 min
- Official website
- metmuseum.org/visit/plan-your-visit
Getting there from Times Square
🚇 10 min by metro (line 6 or N / R / W: Grand Central–42 St / 49 St → 77 St / 5 Av–59 St) · 3.6 km · 45 min walk
Where to eat nearby
- Café Sabarsky (Café · $$$ · Central Park & Upper East Side) · 🚶 6 min walk
- Serafina Fabulous Pizza (Madison Ave) (Pizza · $$ · Central Park & Upper East Side) · 🚶 7 min walk
- Sant Ambroeus (Café · $$$ · Central Park & Upper East Side) · 🚶 8 min walk
- Pastrami Queen (Deli & bagels · $$ · Central Park & Upper East Side) · 🚶 11 min walk
- Via Quadronno (Café · $$ · Central Park & Upper East Side) · 🚶 12 min walk
Breakfast nearby
- Lexington Candy Shop (Café · $$ · Central Park & Upper East Side) · 🚶 9 min walk
- Barney Greengrass (Deli & bagels · $$$ · Upper West Side & Harlem) · 🚶 21 min walk
- Levain Bakery, West 74th Street (Bakery · $$ · Upper West Side & Harlem) · 🚶 23 min walk
Other sights nearby
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum · Museum · 🚶 0.7 km · 9 min walk
- American Museum of Natural History · Museum · 🚶 1.2 km · 15 min walk
- The Frick Collection · Museum · 🚶 1.2 km · 16 min walk
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Last updated: 8 October 2026