Hobby trips

An aircraft carrier on the Hudson with jets on deck, the Space Shuttle Enterprise and a British Airways Concorde. Open daily 10:00–17:00 from October to March; Concorde is shown on extra-cost guided tours only.

More than 75 aircraft and spacecraft, including a real Apollo Lunar Module built on Long Island. Open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–17:00.

Eero Saarinen’s 1962 TWA Flight Center, restored as a hotel with a Lockheed Constellation parked outside as a cocktail lounge. Walk in from JFK Terminal 5 via AirTrain.

The Met’s Costume Institute stages a yearly spring blockbuster exhibition; from 2026 it is shown in the new Condé M. Nast Galleries next to the Great Hall.

The museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology runs exhibitions on designers and fashion history.

Van Gogh, Matisse and a superb design collection. Go at opening or late on Friday.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s spiralling ramp is the main exhibit; walk it top to bottom.

American art in Renzo Piano’s building at the foot of the High Line; terraces with Hudson views.

Old masters in a Fifth Avenue mansion, reopened in April 2025 after a major renovation. Timed tickets.

Austrian and German art, with Klimt’s golden portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer. Galleries reopen 12 November 2026; closed Tuesdays. No under-12s; 12–16s must come with an adult.

The Smithsonian’s design museum in Carnegie’s mansion; draw your own designs with the interactive pen.

Van Gogh, Matisse and a superb design collection. Go at opening or late on Friday.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s spiralling ramp is the main exhibit; walk it top to bottom.

American art in Renzo Piano’s building at the foot of the High Line; terraces with Hudson views.

Old masters in a Fifth Avenue mansion, reopened in April 2025 after a major renovation. Timed tickets.

Austrian and German art, with Klimt’s golden portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer. Galleries reopen 12 November 2026; closed Tuesdays. No under-12s; 12–16s must come with an adult.

The Smithsonian’s design museum in Carnegie’s mansion; draw your own designs with the interactive pen.