In a city with several of the finest museums in the world, this one is often overlooked. The cab driver taking us here, a history buff, had never been inside. The more people we spoke to, the more ignored this place seemed to be. We came for the Audubon exhibit (sensational) and stayed for hours, going from exhibit to exhibit.... More

The New York Historical Society at West 77th St. and Central Park west is across the street from The Museum of Natural History.It is a small museum with wonderful information about New York history going back to the Dutch. An added attraction are the wonderful Audubon paintings of birds which every bird lover will want to see. Storico, the delicious... More

Breathtaking! Audio of bird calls a very nice accompaniment! Liked it and I hope this is fifty characters, I'm not very chatty tonite

Great museum to visit that is overshadowed by the much larger American Museum of Natural History next door. The facilities are beautiful after its recent renovation. There is even a little iPhone app that has some introductory videos - helpful but somewhat limited. Also, don't forget to pick up the free audio guides that accompany some of the exhibits. They... More

I had no idea upon entering this museum how many incredible artifacts this place houses. There were many floors of a variety of things all divided by categories such as "furniture" and even "toys." Even my seven year old child was fascinated with the collections at this friendly and enjoyable museum. It was a refreshing change having just gone to... More

I don't even know where to start. I'm a huge art fan and of Audubon in particular. His widow Lucy Bakewell sold his original watercolor studies for epic masterpiece 'Birds of New York' to NYHS back in 1863 and they're showing them all in series from 2013-2015 every spring. If you're any sort of naturalist art fan, do whatever you... More

This museum has been re-done in appearance and programming. Its beautiful. Check out free events on Friday nights, their ongoing exhibit of Audubon prints, and their permanent collection of Tiffany lamps.

We planned a trip to NYC specifically to see the Audubon watercolors -- checked and double checked the dates on their website, and when we got to the museum, the Audubon exhibit was closed for a "special event". This was on Friday, April 12 -- they said it would re-open at 3:30 the next day. Fortunately, our flight home was... More

Very informative and interesting. The introductory film was very good, and the exhibits were well presented. It covered the Civil War, World War II and the Cold War as well as the founding of New York. Our 11 year-old who loves history found it gripping, but may not be interesting for all kids. The adjacent cafe was expensive, so we... More