The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met)

With nearly two million artworks spanning 5,000 years, The Met is the largest art museum in the U.S., with a mind-bogglingly extensive array of holdings, from Classical Greek sculpture to contemporary photography. Check out one of the many special exhibits or explore the museum’s vast collections of Ancient Egyptian art (and the splendid Temple of Dendur); myriad rooms of European paintings; African, Asian or Islamic art; or the always gorgeous Costume Institute offerings. Refuel at the relatively inexpensive but impressively eclectic cafeteria on the ground floor.