New York Historical
The New York Historical is an American history museum and library on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. The society was founded in 1804 as New York's first museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: American history museum and library located in New York City
- Also known as: “N-YHS”, “New York Historical Association”, “New York Historical Society”, “New York Historical Society Museum & Library”, “New-York Historical Society”, “nyhistory.org”, “NYHS”, “The New York Historical”, and “The New-York Historical Society”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Central Park and American Museum of Natural History.
Central Park
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A vast green swath of open space in the heart of Manhattan, Central Park is a district in its own right, neatly separating the Upper East Side from the Upper West Side, stretching from Midtown at the southern end to Harlem at the north.
American Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The American Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Located in Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from Central Park, the museum complex comprises 21 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library. American Museum of Natural History is situated 670 feet north of New York Historical.
Hayden Planetarium
Museum
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The Rose Center for Earth and Space is a part of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The Center's complete name is The Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space. Hayden Planetarium is situated 800 feet north of New York Historical.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upper West Side and Lincoln Square.
Upper West Side
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The Upper West Side covers a large area in upper Manhattan bounded by 59th Street on the south, 125th Street on the north, the Hudson River on the west, and Central Park and Morningside Park on the east.
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
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Lincoln Square is the name of both a square and the surrounding neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Lincoln Square is centered on the intersection of Broadway and Columbus Avenue, between West 65th and 66th streets.
Upper East Side
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The Upper East Side of Manhattan is one of the city's wealthiest districts. Spanning the stretch of island between 59th Street to 96th Street east of Central Park, the neighborhoods of Lenox Hill, Yorkville, and Carnegie Hill are full of luxurious townhouses and apartment buildings on some of the most affluent addresses in New York.
New York Historical
- Categories: museum, history museum, nonprofit organization, and historical society
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“New York Historical” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف التاريخ الاجتماعي في نيويورك”
- Catalan: “New-York Historical Society”
- Chinese: “紐約歷史協會”
- Chinese: “紐約歷史學會”
- Chinese: “纽约历史协会”
- Chinese: “纽约历史学会”
- Czech: “Newyorská historická společnost”
- Dutch: “New-York Historical Society”
- Esperanto: “Novjorka Historia Societo”
- French: “New York Historical Society”
- French: “Société historique de New York”
- Georgian: “ნიუ-იორკის ისტორიული საზოგადოება”
- German: “New-York Historical Society”
- German: “The New York Historical”
- Hebrew: “החברה ההיסטורית של ניו יורק”
- Italian: “New-York Historical Society”
- Japanese: “ニュー＝ヨーク歴史協会”
- Japanese: “ニューヨーク州歴史協会”
- Japanese: “ニューヨーク市歴史協会”
- Japanese: “ニューヨーク歴史協会”
- Korean: “뉴욕 역사 협회”
- Korean: “뉴욕 역사협회”
- Korean: “뉴욕역사협회”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “New-York Historical Society”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “New-York Historical Society”
- Polish: “New-York Historical Society”
- Portuguese: “New York Historical”
- Portuguese: “New-York Historical Society”
- Russian: “Нью-Йоркское историческое общество”
- Slovenian: “New-York Historical Society”
- Slovenian: “Newyorško zgodovinsko društvo”
- Slovenian: “NYHS”
- Spanish: “New-York Historical Society”
- Spanish: “Sociedad Historica de Nueva York”
- Turkish: “New-York Historical Society”
- Ukrainian: “Музей і бібліотека Нью-Йоркського історичного товариства”
- Ukrainian: “Нью-Йоркська історична асоціація”
- Ukrainian: “Нью-Йоркське історичне товариство”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Strawberry Fields and Phipps Houses.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as The Studio Building and The Aylsmere.
Manhattan: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Central Park, Upper East Side, Theater District, and Upper West Side.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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