The Cloisters
The Cloisters (also known as the Met Cloisters) is a museum in Fort Tryon Park, straddling the neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood. This is one of the sights of New York City. It goes back to 1938.
A museum inside New York City
One of the most looked-up attractions in the U.S.
About 123K people a year read its Wikipedia article, more than for 97% of the 7,799 attractions we track.
You can stay in New York City
The Cloisters 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 7 miles away
LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 7 miles from The Cloisters.
Established in 1938
The Cloisters dates from 1938. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
The year’s weather
A visit to The Cloisters can follow the seasons below.
The Cloisters
The Cloisters (also known as the Met Cloisters) is a museum in Fort Tryon Park, straddling the neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood, in Upper Manhattan, New York City. The museum specializes in European medieval art and architecture, with a focus on the Romanesque and Gothic periods. Governed by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it contains a large collection of medieval artworks shown in the architectural settings of French monasteries and abbeys. Its buildings are centered around four cloisters—the Cuxa, Saint-Guilhem, Bonnefont, and Trie-sur-Baïse—that were acquired by American sculptor and art dealer George Grey Barnard in France before 1913 and moved to New York. Barnard's collection was bought for the museum by financier and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. Other major sources of objects were the collections of J. P. Morgan and Joseph Brummer.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1938
- Listed
- New York City Landmark (1974) · National Register of Historic Places contributing property (1978)
- Wikipedia readers
- 123K a year
Where to sleep near The Cloisters
Places to stay start in New York City (1,485) and Jersey City (39).
- 1Central Park
- 2Madison Square Garden
- 3Yankee Stadium
- 4Metropolitan Museum of Art
- 5MetLife Stadium
- 6Studio 54
- 7National September 11 Memorial & Museum
- 8Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From The Cloisters | 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 | 13 mi southwest | 20 min | 39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 302,013 | $567K | C− |
| North Bergen Township | 7 mi southwest | 10 min | 19 15 hotels · 4 motels | 61,483 | $474K | B |
| Yonkers | 7 mi northeast | 10 min | 14 10 hotels · 1 motel · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 212,603 | $502K | C+ |
| Secaucus | 9 mi southwest | 15 min | 18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 22,640 | $572K | C− |
| Greenburgh | 12 mi north | 20 min | 25 16 hotels · 3 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 4 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 94,537 | $697K | B− |
| Fort Lee | 2 mi southwest | 5 min | 9 7 hotels · 2 motels | 40,345 | $448K | B |
| Newark | 16 mi southwest | 25 min | 29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 323,808 | $374K | C− |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Worth adding to a visit
Other well-known places within 12 miles.
Big draw16 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw46 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw58 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw67 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw711 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw86 mi MuseumSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum1.1M visitors a yearPhoto 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 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0
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Visiting The Cloisters
Is The Cloisters in New York City?
Yes. It’s inside New York City, NY.
When is the best time to visit The Cloisters?
May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.
How far is The Cloisters from Oyster Bay?
About 22 miles east of Oyster Bay, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to The Cloisters?
LaGuardia (LGA), about 7 miles away.
Where should I stay near The Cloisters?
New York City (in town, 1,485 places to stay), Jersey City (13 mi, 39 places to stay) and North Bergen Township (7 mi, 19 places to stay).
Notes from people in New York City
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.