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A Spectacled bear. © AMNH/R. Mickens

Extreme Mammals

23 May 2009 - 3 Jan 2010

Extreme Mammals at the American Museum of Natural History explores the surprising world of mammals. Featuring spectacular fossils from the museum's collections, the exhibition examines the…

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Models of Rockefeller Plaza and other New York Landmarks Photo by Robert Benson Photo by Robert Benson. Courtesy of New York Botanical Garden

Holiday Train Show

21 Nov 2009 - 10 Jan 2010; not Mon (annual)

The Holiday Train Show at The New York Botanical Garden is a fantasyland of lights, model trains and recreations of historic New York landmarks. Leaves, twigs and other botanicals are…

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The Blessing of the Bicycles Glen Goldstein, BICYCLE SHOWS U.S.

Blessing of the Bicycles

Apr 2010 (annual)

New York has a flourishing bicycling community. Hundreds of cyclists aim to ensure safe pedalling by attending the somewhat eccentric Blessing of the Bicycles ceremony, held at the Cathedral…

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, photograph by Camilla Wingfield

Museum Mile Festival

Jun 2010 (annual)

New York is home to some of the world's best museums. During the Museum Mile Festival, many of the biggest and most exciting along Fifth Avenue, from 82nd Street to 104th Street, open their…

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Still from The Education of Shelby Knox / Courtesy of HRWIFF New York 2005  HRWIFF New York 2005

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

Jun 2010 (annual)

The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, at The Walter Reade Theater, is the world's leading showcase for distinguished fiction, documentary and animated films and videos that…

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Afro-Punk Festival

Jul 2010 (annual)

The annual Afro-Punk Festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music celebrates the continuous struggle against racist institutions and ideologies with musical performances, film screenings…

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Queens County Fair

Sep 2010 (annual)

Queens County Fair at Queens Country Farm Museum is a traditional American county fair with Blue Ribbon competitions in livestock, produce, home crafts, arts and crafts. Children should enjoy…

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Children Enjoying The Annual Spooktacular Halloween Celebration Image Courtesy Of the American Museum Of National History( AMNH) / R Mickens. R. Mickens/AMNH

Annual Spooktacular Halloween Celebration

Oct 2010 (annual)

The American Museum of National History invites children of all ages to enjoy a Halloween night of trick-or-treating, arts and crafts and live entertainment.

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New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx. Courtesy of NYC & Company

New York Botanical Garden

Daily; not Mon

It's hard to imagine what New York must have looked like before the building frenzy filled it with concrete and glass. But if you visit the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, just 20…

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Photo credit to D.Finnin/AMNH

Rose Center for Earth and Space

Daily

At the start of the millennium, the American Museum of Natural History opened the Rose Center for Earth and Space. At a cost of US$300 million, the building's spectacular architecture consists…

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New York Public Library, New York. Photo by Peter Aaron/Esto

New York Public Library

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Guarded by huge marble lions Patience and Fortitude, the Beaux Arts New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue has scholarly volumes for reference only and temporary exhibitions. Look upwards in…

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Jewish Museum, New York. © Peter Aaron/Esto

Jewish Museum

Daily; not Wed

Housed in the ornate 1908 Warburg Mansion on the Upper East Side, the Jewish Museum includes over 28,000 paintings, religious icons and interactive installations. One of the best displays…

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Behind the Screen, the core exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image, New York. Photo by Peter Aaron/Esto, courtesy of Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image

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The Museum of the Moving Image in Queens has the largest and most comprehensive collection of film, television and digital media artefacts in America. The collection spans the earliest…

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Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum

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The Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum, housed in a 40,000-ton, 900-foot long aircraft carrier from 1943, is the world's largest naval museum. A must see for all those interested in military…

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A rearing Barosaurus defends her young from an Allosaurus NYC & Company

American Museum of Natural History

Daily

With over 36 million specimens and exhibits, the American Museum of Natural History is one of the largest in the world, famous for its habitat groups of African, Asian and North American mammals.

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Central Park Zoo

Daily

Central Park Zoo has 450 animals and over 100 species ranged across five-and-a-half acres, just a short walk away from the glitzy shops of 5th Avenue in the heart of Manhattan.


Highlights

Extreme Mammals

American Museum of Natural History

23 May 2009 - 3 Jan 2010

Holiday Train Show

New York Botanical Garden

21 Nov 2009 - 10 Jan 2010; not Mon (annual)

Blessing of the Bicycles

Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Apr 2010 (annual)