After a two-year restoration, one of New York’s most iconic theatres — Cherry Lane Theatre — is reopening its doors. The Oldest Off-Broadway Theatre Cherry Lane Theatre is considered the oldest continuously operating Off-Broadway theatre in New York City, in operation since 1923. Over the years, it has staged works by nearly every major American…
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is one of the oldest and most visited modern art museums in the U.S. Opened in 1959, it’s not just a museum — it’s a symbol of modernism and a radical rethinking of how art interacts with space and the viewer. Its iconic spiral design, reminiscent of a seashell, was…
New York City lives a full “capital city” life — even though, technically, it’s not the capital of the country or even of its own state (that would be Albany, in case you’re wondering). If you ever feel overwhelmed by city life and start missing those laid-back summer evenings in your old neighborhood — beer…
It’s hard to believe, but Fraunces Tavern in New York still operates for its original purpose. You can share a meal in the very same place where New Yorkers dined back in the 17th century. According to its owners, it’s the oldest surviving building in Manhattan — and once served as George Washington’s headquarters. Fraunces…
The Society of Illustrators in New York is a non-profit art organization and museum dedicated to comics, comic strips, and other forms of illustrative art. It’s a charming gallery filled with wonderful artifacts for fans of classic American comics and animation. Founding History The building that now houses the museum has a rich and layered…
Lights! Camera! Action! Step behind the scenes of iconic TV shows and series on the NBC Studios Tour at Rockefeller Center (30 Rockefeller Plaza). Here, you’ll get a look inside the NBC Sharp Globe Theater, the main broadcast operations center, and the backstage makeup rooms. You can even create your own news broadcast and weather…
Funded by the Susan and Elihu Rose Foundation and opened in 1991, The Rose Museum tells the story of Carnegie Hall. Its exhibition showcases the Hall’s archival treasures — concert programs, photographs, signed posters, musical manuscripts, and videos — revealing the building’s history and the events that made it famous. History In the late 1980s,…
