Skyscraper Museum
The Skyscraper Museum is an architecture museum in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, founded in 1996. 1997 is when its story starts. A short trip away is Madison Square Garden, 3.4 mi off.
A museum inside New York City
You can stay in New York City
Skyscraper Museum is inside New York City, which has 1,485 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
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 8 miles away
Newark Liberty (EWR) has airline service, about 8 miles from Skyscraper Museum.
Established in 1997
Skyscraper Museum dates from 1997. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Warm months and cold ones
Here is how the weather at Skyscraper Museum changes month by month.
Skyscraper Museum
The Skyscraper Museum is an architecture museum in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, founded in 1996. The museum focuses on high-rise buildings as "products of technology, objects of design, sites of construction, investments in real estate, and places of work and residence." The Skyscraper Museum also celebrates the architectural heritage of New York and the forces and people who created New York's skyline. Before moving to the current and permanent location in Battery Park City in 2004, the museum was a nomadic institution, holding pop-up exhibitions in four temporary donated spaces around Lower Manhattan since 1996.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1997
- Wikipedia readers
- 3.3K a year
Overnight near Skyscraper Museum
Hotels, motels or campgrounds are closest in New York City (1,485) and Jersey City (39).
- 1Madison Square Garden
- 2Central Park
- 3National September 11 Memorial & Museum
- 4Studio 54
- 5Metropolitan Museum of Art
- 6MetLife Stadium
- 7Coney Island
- 8Barclays Center
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Skyscraper Museum | 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 | 3 mi west | 5 min | 39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 302,013 | $567K | C− |
| Newark | 8 mi west | 10 min | 29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 323,808 | $374K | C− |
| North Bergen Township | 6 mi north | 10 min | 19 15 hotels · 4 motels | 61,483 | $474K | B |
| Secaucus | 6 mi northwest | 10 min | 18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 22,640 | $572K | C− |
| Elizabeth | 10 mi west | 15 min | 25 16 hotels · 8 motels · 1 inn or B&B | 141,675 | $449K | D |
| Hempstead | 22 mi east | 35 min | 51 30 hotels · 8 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 795,734 | $641K | — |
| Hoboken | 3 mi north | 5 min | 5 5 hotels | 59,027 | $895K | C+ |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Around Skyscraper Museum
Also within 10 miles are these.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw26 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw3in town MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw44 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw56 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw68 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw79 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw83 mi Stadium & arenaBarclays CenterPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Barclays Center: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0
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Skyscraper Museum: what to know
Is Skyscraper Museum in New York City?
Yes. It’s inside New York City, NY.
When is the best time to visit Skyscraper Museum?
May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.
How far is Skyscraper Museum from Oyster Bay?
About 27 miles east of Oyster Bay, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Skyscraper Museum?
Newark Liberty (EWR), about 8 miles away.
Where should I stay near Skyscraper Museum?
New York City (in town, 1,485 places to stay), Jersey City (3 mi, 39 places to stay) and Newark (8 mi, 29 places to stay).
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