The Skyscraper Museum, Battery Park CityPhoto: Aude / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
Always Free

The Skyscraper Museum

Battery Park City · Manhattan

Museum

Exhibits on high-rise architecture and the building of New York's skyline.

Admission

Who gets in free: Everyone

Free for everyone. Free timed tickets recommended; walk-ins welcome.

Hours

MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday12pm–6pm
Thursday12pm–6pm
Friday12pm–6pm
Saturday12pm–6pm
SundayClosed

Getting there

39 Battery Pl, New York, NY 10280

Nearest subway lines

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