Metropolitan Museum of Art

On your right, you'll see the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the largest museum in New York City. Its main entrance is on Fifth Avenue, but its eastern side has stood in Central Park since 1880. When founded in 1870, the museum, more commonly known as the Met, was housed in a building just a few yards from St. Patrick's Cathedral, on the southern edge of Central Park. Today, it houses over two million works of art, showcasing more than 5,000 years of art from across the globe; you'll find paintings, sculptures and artifacts from antiquity to the present day, coming from every continent. With 270 exhibition rooms, it's one of the world's biggest art museums and a must-see when visiting New York. You'll need plenty of time to explore it all!