The country—heck, the world—is full of architecturally significant, beautifully designed museums. But here in New York City, we're lucky to have a particularly high concentration of lovely cultural institutions, representing all manner of styles, time periods, and architects' whims. (How many cities can say that two museums are designed like inverted ziggurats?)
Here, we've collected 13 of New York City's most architecturally significant museums, designed by everyone from McKim, Mead & White to Frank Lloyd Wright. They're worth visiting not just for their collections (which, to be fair, are also outstanding), but also for the sheer "stand and gawk at the building" factor.
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