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Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City.

Photo: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0

Nearest place to stay

0.3 mi

The Mark Hotel

Visitors in 2021

Wikidata

Open since

1870

In brief

A museum inside New York City

One of the most looked-up attractions in the U.S.

About 343K people a year read its Wikipedia article, more than for 99% of the 7,799 attractions we track.

Places to stay next door

The Mark Hotel is 0.3 miles away; Yves De Lorme (0.3 mi) and The Surrey, A Corinthia Hotel (0.4 mi) are close too. 825 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓

Established in 1870

Metropolitan Museum of Art dates from 1870. About ↓

Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct

May, June, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 66–84°. When to go ↓

An airport 5 miles away

LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 5 miles from Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Typical highs and lows in New York City. Green months are the mild ones.

Jan40° / 27°

Feb43° / 28°

Mar50° / 34°

Apr61° / 43°

May71° / 53°

Jun80° / 63°

Jul85° / 69°

Aug84° / 68°

Sep77° / 61°

Oct66° / 50°

Nov55° / 40°

Dec45° / 32°

Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for New York City. New York City’s full climate →

About

Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City. By floor area, it is the fourth-largest museum in the world and the largest art museum in the Americas. With 5,727,258 visitors in fiscal year 2025, it was the most-visited museum in the United States and the fifth-most visited art museum in the world.

Type: Museum
Established: 1870
Wikipedia readers: 343K a year

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.

Where to stay

Hotels near Metropolitan Museum of Art

825 places to stay within 4 miles. The closest is The Mark Hotel, 0.3 miles away.

Metropolitan Museum of ArtWater1Places to stay (the list)Places to eat

Closest places to stay

1The Mark Hotelhotel · 0.3 mi southDirections
2Yves De Lormehotel · 0.3 mi southDirections
3The Surrey, A Corinthia Hotelhotel · 0.4 mi southDirections
4Voco the Franklin New Yorkhotel · 0.5 mi eastDirections
5Kolping Househostel · 0.5 mi eastDirections
6Hotel Brewsterhotel · 0.6 mi northwestDirections
7Roslyn Claremont Hotel Corp. C/o Alex Larihotel · 0.6 mi northeastDirections
8Warwick Hotelhotel · 0.6 mi southeastDirections
9Excelsior Hotelhotel · 0.6 mi northwestDirections
10International Student Centerhostel · 0.6 mi northwestDirections

Places to eat nearby

4,086 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles

547 Asian & Indian408 coffee & cafés335 bars & pubs257 Italian203 subs & sandwiches183 Mexican & Latin182 bakeries

Compare 8 towns to stay in

Town	From Metropolitan Museum of Art	Drive	Places to stay	People	Typical home	Safety
New York City	in town	—	1,485 1295 hotels · 35 motels · 71 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 38 hostels · 28 campgrounds · 1 RV park	8,584,629	$778K	D
Jersey City	7 mi southwest	10 min	39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground	302,013	$567K	C⁻
North Bergen Township	3 mi west	5 min	19 15 hotels · 4 motels	61,483	$474K	B
Secaucus	5 mi west	10 min	18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins	22,640	$572K	C⁻
Newark	12 mi west	15 min	29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs	323,808	$374K	C⁻
Fort Lee	5 mi north	5 min	9 7 hotels · 2 motels	40,345	$448K	B
Elizabeth	14 mi southwest	20 min	25 16 hotels · 8 motels · 1 inn or B&B	141,675	$449K	D
Hempstead	21 mi southeast	30 min	51 30 hotels · 8 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds · 1 RV park	795,734	$641K	—

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Paterson14 mi northwest Oyster Bay24 mi east

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

LGALaGuardia · major hub5 mi

TEBTeterboro7 mi

EWRNewark Liberty · major hub13 mi

Places to stay and eat: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · streets, water and the site outline: Overture Maps / OpenStreetMap contributors · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Metropolitan Museum of Art’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.

Make a day of it

Also near Metropolitan Museum of Art

Other well-known places within 7 miles.

Big drawin town GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year

Big draw3 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden

Big drawin town TheatreStudio 54

Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium

Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium

Big drawin town MuseumSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum1.1M visitors a year

Big draw5 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum

Big drawin town MuseumMuseum of Modern Art1.2M visitors a year

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0

Common questions

Visiting Metropolitan Museum of Art

Is Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City?

Yes. It’s inside New York City, NY.

When is the best time to visit Metropolitan Museum of Art?

May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.

How many people visit Metropolitan Museum of Art each year?

1,958,000 in 2021, according to Wikidata.

How far is Metropolitan Museum of Art from Oyster Bay?

About 24 miles east of Oyster Bay, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to Metropolitan Museum of Art?

LaGuardia (LGA), about 5 miles away.

What hotels are near Metropolitan Museum of Art?

The Mark Hotel (0.3 mi), Yves De Lorme (0.3 mi) and The Surrey, A Corinthia Hotel (0.4 mi). 825 places to stay are within 4 miles.

From locals

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