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Tribute WTC Visitor Center
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 1,362 attractions in New York City
Attraction type: Educational site; Tour; Tourist/visitor centre
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New York Public Library
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #42 of 1,362 attractions in New York City

Two marble lions mark the entrance to this Beaux Arts masterpiece, a National Historic Landmark containing more than six million books.

Attraction type: Library; Landmark/point of interest; Museum; Architectural building; Other
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The Morgan Library & Museum
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #85 of 1,362 attractions in New York City

Housed along with the collected books and manuscripts of J. Pierpont Morgan, the Treasures of the Royal Tombs of Ur include beautiful jewelry and trinkets from ancient Sumeria.

Attraction type: Library; Art gallery; Architectural building
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FDNY Fire Zone
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #140 of 1,362 attractions in New York City
Attraction type: Educational site
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Jazz at Lincoln Center
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #154 of 1,362 attractions in New York City

A performing arts and learning center devoted to jazz performance, education and presentation.

Attraction type: Concert; Educational site; Speciality museum; Theatre
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Scholastic Store
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #155 of 1,362 attractions in New York City
Attraction type: Educational site; Speciality shop
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The Institute of Culinary Education
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #157 of 1,362 attractions in New York City
Attraction type: Tour; Educational site
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #166 of 1,362 attractions in New York City
Attraction type: Educational site; Library
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Skyscraper Museum
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #174 of 1,362 attractions in New York City

Founded in 1996, The Skyscraper Museum is a private, not-for-profit, educational corporation devoted to the study of high-rise building, past, present, and future. Located in New York City, the...

Attraction type: History museum; Speciality museum; Educational site
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #180 of 1,362 attractions in New York City

National research library dedicated to documenting the experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world.

Attraction type: Other; Library; Educational site
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The Juilliard School
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #199 of 1,362 attractions in New York City
Attraction type: Educational site; Other
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Fashion Institute of Technology
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #221 of 1,362 attractions in New York City
Attraction type: Educational site; Speciality museum
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Columbia University
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #251 of 1,362 attractions in New York City

Find this Ivy League university on the Upper West Side.

Attraction type: Educational site
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Harlem YMCA
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #368 of 1,362 attractions in New York City
Attraction type: Educational site; Health club; Other; Sports centre/clinic
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Museum of Biblical Art
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #406 of 1,362 attractions in New York City
Attraction type: Art gallery; Educational site; Museum; Religious site
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Horticultural Society of New York
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #439 of 1,362 attractions in New York City

The mission of this organization is to improve the quality of life in New York through an appreciation of the art and science of horticulture.

Attraction type: Library
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Dana Discovery Center
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #456 of 1,362 attractions in New York City

Kids can visit a simulated Underground Railroad while attending learning workshops, storytelling and other fun activities.

Attraction type: Educational site
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No. 19 Washington Square
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #465 of 1,362 attractions in New York City
Attraction type: Historic home; Educational site
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Japan Society
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #505 of 1,362 attractions in New York City

American institution promotes understanding and relations between the United States and Japan through exhibits of traditional and contemporary Japanese art, films, performing arts, topical lectures and cultural exchange programs.

Attraction type: Educational site; Art gallery
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National Academy of Design
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #519 of 1,362 attractions in New York City
Attraction type: Educational site; Art gallery
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