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Alexander Hamilton US Custom House/ Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Usual visiting times:
Federal building: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.; Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian: 10 am – 5 pm daily, 10 am – 8 pm Thursday
Admission: All events held at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House are free. One Bowling Green/ Broadway
neighborhood: Financial District
Visitors will gain access Tiffany Studio-designed Collector’s Room, which is rarely open to the public.
Sat: 10am-5pm
Sun: 10am-5pm
building date: 1907
subway: 1 to South Ferry, 4, 5 to Bowling Green, R to Whitehall St/South Ferry.
bus: M6
other transportation: Staten Island Ferry
US Custom House
Anderson architects
555 W 25th St/ 11th Ave, 6th fl New York
neighborhood: West Chelsea
Sat:10 am – 4 pm
Sun:Closed
Continuous open access, first come basis, lining up if necessary
opendialogue Tours with architects all day.
subway: C, E to 23rd St.
bus: M11, M23.
The Arsenal
Usual visiting times:
Gallery hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Admission is free. 830 Fifth Ave/ E 64th St
neighborhood: Upper East Side
As part of Open House New York, the Arsenal opens its doors during the OHNY weekend.
Sat: 10am-4pm
Sun: Closed
building date: 1847-1851
subway: N, R, W to Fifth Ave.
bus: M1, M2, M3, M4.
Austrian Cultural Forum
11 E 52nd St/ 5th Ave, New York
neighborhood: Midtown
Sat:10 am – 4 pm
Sun:Closed
Tours on the hour.
Maximum people: 12 per tour
building date: 2002
subway: E, V to 5th Ave/ 53rd St, B, D, F, V to 47-50th St.
bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5.
Austrian Cultural Forum
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue/ 112th St, New York
neighborhood: Morningside Heights
Sat:9 am – 5 pm
Sun:9 am – 5 pm
Sat 12, 2, 3, 4 pm, vertical tours. Sat 11 am, 1 pm, history and highlights tours.
Maximum people: 20 per tour
building date: begun 1892
subway: 1 to 110th St.
bus: M4, M11, M60, M104.
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
Castle Clinton National Monument
State St/ Battery Pl
neighborhood: Bowling Green
Saturday 10am & 2pm Costumed interpretation, “Soldier of the War of 1812” 11am & 3pm Musket marching and drilling program. 1pm General site tour of Castle Clinton. Sunday 10 am & 1pm Musket marching and drilling program. 11am & 2pm General site tour of Castle Clinton.
Sat: 8:30am-5pm
Sun: 8:30am-5pm
building date: 1807
subway: R, W to Whitehall St, 1 to South Ferry, 4, 5 to Bowling Green.
bus: M1, M6, M15, M20.
other transportation: Staten Island Ferry
Castle Clinton National Monument
Chrysler Building Lobby
405 Lexington Ave/ 42nd St
neighborhood: Midtown
Sat: 10am-4pm
Sun: 10am-4pm
building date: 1930/1998 (redevelopment)
subway: 4, 5, 6, 7, S to Grand Central.
bus: M42, M98, M101, M102, M103 .
other transportation: Metro-North to Grand Central
Chrysler Building
Common Ground/ The Prince George Ballroom and World Monuments Fund Gallery
15 E 27th St/ Fifth Ave
neighborhood: Murray Hill
Sat:11 am – 4 pm
Sun:Closed
building date: 1904-1911; restoration Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners LLP
subway: R, W to 28 St, 6 to 28 St.
bus: M2, M3, M5, M6, M7.
Common Ground
Control Group Offices/ Woolworth Building
233 Broadway, 21st Fl/ Barclay
neighborhood: Financial District
Sat:
Sun: Closed
Tours on the half hour. Reservations required: openhouse@controlgroup.com.
subway: A, C, E, 2, 3 to Park Pl, R, W, 4, 5, 6, to City Hall, J, M, Z, 4, 5, 6 to Chambers St.
bus: M1, M6.
Woolworth Building
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
2 E 91st St/ Fifth Ave
neighborhood: Carnegie Hill
Sat:11 am, 3:30 pm
Sun:1:30 pm
Sat 11 am, 3:30 pm, Sun 1:30 pm, tours, free admission.
Reservations required: chtours@si.edu (limit 2 reservations per person).
Maximum people: 18 per tour
building date: 1899-1902
subway: 4, 5, 6 to 86th St.
bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86, M96.
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Eldridge Street Synagogue
12 Eldridge St/ Canal and Divisions Sts, New York
neighborhood: Lower East Side
Sat:Closed
Sun:10 am – 3:30 pm
Building tours every half hour (max 50). opendialogue 12 pm, roundtable discussions with artisans on the restoration and preservation (max 250).
Reservations required for building tours: mbader@eldridgestreet.org
building date: 1887
subway: B, D to Grand St, F to East Broadway.
bus: M15.
Eldridge Street Synagogue
Federal Hall National Memorial
26 Wall St/ Nassau St
neighborhood: Financial District
Sat: 10am-4pm
Sun: Closed
Historical tours and activities all day.
building date: 1842
subway: 2, 3 to Wall & William Sts, 4, 5 to Wall St. & Broadway.
bus: M15.
Federal Hall
The Forbes Galleries
62 Fifth Ave/ 12th St
neighborhood: Greenwich Village
Sat: 10am-4pm
Sun: Closed
Tours at 1, 2 pm. Reservations required: 212-620-1828.
Maximum people: 20 per tour
building date: 1925
subway: A, C, E, 1 to 14th St , L, N, Q, R, 4, 5, 6 to Union Sq.
bus: M1, M2, M3, M14.
The Forbes Galleries
The Gatehouse
150 Convent Ave/ W 135th St
neighborhood: Harlem
Sat:11, 11:30 am, 12, 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2 pm
Sun:Closed
Tours at 11, 11:30 am, 12, 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2 pm.
Maximum people: 15 per tour
building date: 2006
subway: A, B, C, D to 125th St, 1 to 137th St.
bus: M4, M5, M11, M100, M101.
General Grant National Memorial
Riverside Dr/ 122nd St
neighborhood: Morningside Heights
Sat: 9am-5pm
Sun: 9am-5pm
tours at 11 am, 1, 3 pm. Reservations required: (212) 666-1668.
Maximum people: 20 per tour
building date: 1897
subway: 1 to 125th St.
bus: M5.
General Grant National Memorial
Grand Central Terminal
E 42nd St/ Park Ave, New York
neighborhood: Midtown
Sat & Sun, 12 pm (max 50), historical tour. Reservations required: Go to the “I Love NY Tourism” window, main concourse, to sign up (Sat & Sun).
opendialogue Sat 11 am, 1 pm, tour with renovation architects (max 25). Reservations required ohny@bbbarch.com.
building date: 1913
subway: 4, 5, 6, 7, S to Grand Central.
bus: M42, M98, M101, M102, M103, M104.
other transportation: Metro-North to Grand Central.
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Lodge of Masons
71 W 23rd St/ Sixth Ave
neighborhood: Chelsea
Sat: 10am-4pm
Sun: 10am-4pm
Tours throughout the day.
building date: 1910
subway: F, V to 23rd St.
bus: M5.
other transportation: PATH train to 23rd St.
Grand Lodge of Masons
Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Ave/ 89th St, New York
neighborhood: Upper East Side
Sat:2 pm
Sun:Closed
opendialogue Sat, 2 pm, tour/ Q & A with restoration project manager and museum staff.
Reservations required: ohny.guggenheim@gmail.com
Maximum people: 20 per tour
building date: 1959
subway: 4, 5, 6 to 86th St.
bus: M1, M2, M3, M4.
Guggenheim Museum
Japan Society
333 E 47th St/ First Ave
neighborhood: Turtle Bay
Sat: 11am-5pm
Sun: 11am-5pm
Sat & Sun 11 am: family building/ gallery tours. Sat & Sun at 12:30, 2, 3:30 pm: adult building/ gallery tours. Reservations required: jseducation@japansociety.org.
Maximum people: 20 per tour
building date: 1971
subway: 4, 5, 6, 7, S to Grand Central, E, V to Lexington Ave
bus: M15, M27, M42, M50, M101, M102
Marble Collegiate Church
1 W 29th St/ 5th Ave, New York neighborhood: Astoria Sat:Closed
Sun:2 – 5 pm
Tours all afternoon.
Maximum people: 50
building date: 1854
subway: N, R, W to 28th St, 1 to 28th St, 6 to 28th St.
bus: M3, M5, M7.
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave/ 103rd St
neighborhood: East Harlem
Sat: 10am-5pm
Sun: 10am-5pm
Tours Sat 1 – 4 pm. Reservations required: program@mcny.org.
Maximum people: 10 per tour
building date: 1932
subway: 2, 3 to 110th St, 6 to 103rd St.
bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M106.