The Metropolitan Museum of Art, fondly referred to as "The Met," is perhaps New York City's most well-known museum. Its grandiose steps and impressive art collection attracted more than 7 million visitors in 2017. Some of the most famous pieces of art you can see at The Met include "Washington Crossing the Delaware" (1851) by Emanuel Leutze, "Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat" (1887) by Vincent van Gogh, and "Bridge over a Pond of Water Lillies" (1889) by Claude Monet.
Cost to enter: For New York State residents as well as New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut students, admission is "pay as you wish" or suggested — meaning, you could technically pay one penny to enter the museum. General admission for visitors not from those states is $25 for adults, $17 for seniors, $12 for students, and is free for patrons and children under 12.
A membership to the museum is $100 per year for New York City residents and $80 for people who live outside a 200-mile radius of New York City. If you're an out-of-stater who goes to the museum often enough, this membership could pay for itself in just over three visits!
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