{"id":11579,"date":"2012-10-08T09:59:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T13:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/?p=11579"},"modified":"2012-10-08T09:59:58","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T13:59:58","slug":"visit-new-york-rainy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/08\/visit-new-york-rainy-day\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Do in New York City on a Rainy Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"img aligncenter size-full wp-image-11580\" style='width:585px;'>\n\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/nyc-lower-manhattan-rain-clouds.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of rainclouds over Lower Manhattan in New York City\" width=\"585\" height=\"293\" \/>\n\t<div>Rainclouds gather over New York City\u2019s Lower Manhattan skyline<\/div>\n<\/div>New York is the Empire city that never sleeps: always bustling and always crowded. Occasionally, however, the streets empty suddenly as people lunge for the nearest taxicab or down the nearest subway entrance.<\/p>\n<p>When it starts raining, and we don\u2019t just mean a drizzle but a true downpour, New Yorkers venture inside just like anybody else would do. When you\u2019re visiting New York and the forecast suggests a downpour, you might have to adjust your schedule a bit. Luckily, New York City has plenty of indoor things to do!<\/p>\n<p>To help you plan a day out in New York City on a rainy day, we\u2019ll highlight some of the<strong> best indoor activities in the city<\/strong>!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Museums<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New York, being the massive city it is, offers <strong>some of the most famous and largest museums in the world<\/strong>. For a day out in rainy New York City, we\u2019ve selected four museums that are all exciting and have enough exhibitions on display to last you at least a couple of hours!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"img size-medium wp-image-11581 alignright\" style='width:300px;'>\n\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/metropolitan-museum-art-manhattan-new-york-nyc-night-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Manhattan\u2019s Metropolitan\u2019s Museum of Art\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t<div>The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan<\/div>\n<\/div>New York City\u2019s largest museum houses art collections from all over the world. Permanent art collections include Classical Antiquity, Ancient Egypt, Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, Islamic Art, European paintings and much more. Work by famous artists such as Turner, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Van Gogh, Monet and Picasso is displayed in the museum. If you want to see all the collections at the Met you\u2019ll probably need more than a day, so it\u2019s best to pick a handful of galleries you really want to explore and take your time for this. You can always come back to see more on another rainy day!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Museum of Modern Art<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The MoMa is probably New York\u2019s second most famous museum. The museum of modern art contains not only paintings and sculptures, but also works of architecture, design and electronic media. Examples of highlights in the collection are The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh and Les Demoiselles d\u2019Avignon by Pablo Picasso.<\/p>\n<p>Other famous artists included in the MoMa are Rousseau, Mondrian and Warhol. Admission to the MoMa is $25 for an adult, but every Friday after 4 pm the entrance to the MoMa is completely free!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"img aligncenter size-full wp-image-11584\" style='width:585px;'>\n\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/guggenheim-nuseum-manhattan-new-york-nyc1.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of New York City\u2019s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum\" width=\"585\" height=\"390\" \/>\n\t<div>The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City<\/div>\n<\/div>People come to the Guggenheim for the splendid collections of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Early Modern and contemporary art, but also to see the museum\u2019s famous building. The cylindrical landmark was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and offers a striking spiral interior that today showcases temporary exhibitions. The must-see building became a National Historic Landmark in 2008.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>American Museum of Natural History<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is a great museum to take the kids to on a rainy day, as most of the collections are family oriented. The museum boasts impressive dinosaur fossils such as a tyrannosaurus rex, and contains collections on animals, meteorites, gem stones, ocean life and more. The museum\u2019s planetarium features space shows that are extremely popular with adults and children alike. Not to mention, anyone who\u2019s ever seen the movie Night at the Museum will definitely quite enjoy a visit to the \u201cAMNH\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shopping in Manhattan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some of New York City\u2019s best shops are just like museums, since you can spend an entire afternoon in them!<\/p>\n<p>Gigantic indoor shopping centers such as the <strong>Manhattan Mall<\/strong> on 33rd Street or the <strong>Time Warner Center<\/strong> on 59th Street contain dozens of fashion stores such as Hugo Boss or Victoria\u2019s Secret. Plus, these stores are often way less crowded than the ones on 5th Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Another store to check out on a rainy day is<strong> Macy\u2019s<\/strong>: the world\u2019s biggest department store! Stretching across an entire block, the store on 34th Street between 6th and 7th Avenue can keep you occupied for hours and hours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img aligncenter size-full wp-image-11585\" style='width:585px;'>\n\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/chelsea-indoor-market-manhattan-new-york-nyc.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the Chelsea Market in Manhattan\" width=\"585\" height=\"387\" \/>\n\t<div>The Chelsea Market in Manhattan features many food stores<\/div>\n<\/div>When it comes to food, there also a great variety of stores to be found in the city. <strong>Eataly <\/strong>on 23rd Street and 5th Avenue houses everything Italian, from wines to cheeses to pasta to bread; perfect for preparing your own Italian meal. <strong>Chelsea Market<\/strong> is another indoor food court with shops ranging from bakeries to wineries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoying NYC from the comfort of your vacation rental<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Instead of strolling through the rain searching for the right restaurant, you can stock up on fresh ingredients at any of these stores, and then go home to prepare your own meal just as you like it!<\/p>\n<p>Our <a title=\"Vacation Rentals in New York\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/new-york-apartment\/vacation\" target=\"_self\">vacation rental apartments in New York City<\/a> offer fully-equipped kitchens, so you can have fun preparing whatever dish you like! Of course, it\u2019s also quite nice to be able to sit in your own apartment with nice hot food and good company while watching the rain pour down outside. If you decide you just want to stay in for an entire day, there\u2019s also ton of activities to do in your own apartment! For instance, make your own microwave popcorn, settle on the couch and watch a great movie with your friends or family without having to step outside!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Broadway Musicals <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"img aligncenter size-full wp-image-11586\" style='width:585px;'>\n\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/times-square-broadway-famous-musicals-new-york-manhattan-nyc.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Times Square billboards with Broadway musicals in NYC\" width=\"585\" height=\"390\" \/>\n\t<div>Broadway musicals billboards on Times Square in NYC<\/div>\n<\/div>If after dinner you do want to step outside and are ready to brave the rain again, why not take a subway to Times Square? Although visiting Times Square on a rainy day might be a wet and fairly unpleasant experience, no such thing can be said of visiting one of the many nearby theaters on <strong>Broadway<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There are almost too many shows to choose from on Broadway, but some of the longest running plays include The Phantom of the Opera at the Majestic Theatre, Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre and the Lion King at the Minskoff Theatre. Every day, discounted tickets can be bought at the TKTS booth on Times Square for the evening performances, so if you want a good deal make sure to bring an umbrella!<\/p>\n<p>If you want to check out more musicals on Broadway, see our Foursquare list <a title=\"Best musicals and theaters in New York City\" href=\"https:\/\/foursquare.com\/newyorkhabitat\/list\/best-musicals-and-theaters-in-nyc\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Best musicals and theaters in New York City<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nMovie Magic in New York City<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For a cheaper alternative to a night out, you can also check out one of New York City\u2019s many movie theaters. Just off Times Square you\u2019ll find AMC Empire 25 on 42nd Street &amp; 8th Avenue, which is a gigantic theater great for blockbusters, and where you can also catch IMAX 3D showings.<\/p>\n<p>If art cinema is more to your liking, the Paris Theatre on 58th Street &amp; 5th Avenue is a classic theater with just one movie screen that often shows the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me of art-house cinema.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New York City Concerts<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"img aligncenter size-full wp-image-11587\" style='width:585px;'>\n\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/radio-city-hall-nyc-new-york-manhattan.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of New York City\u2019s Radio City Music Hall\" width=\"585\" height=\"415\" \/>\n\t<div>Radio City Music Hall in New York City<\/div>\n<\/div>For a truly memorable night out, you can also take a taxicab to one of <strong>New York City\u2019s many concert venues<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall<\/strong> and the <strong>New York Philharmonic<\/strong> are all famous names throughout the world. Because of this, it is wise to book popular concerts far in advance, or you\u2019ll risk dressing up for an already sold-out show. If you\u2019re looking for a slightly more low-key place, the East Village offers some amazing<strong> live-music cafes<\/strong>, while you\u2019ll find the best <strong>jazz lounges in Harlem<\/strong>. Also worth paying a visit is Harlem\u2019s famous <strong>Apollo Theater<\/strong>, which apart from concerts also holds a great Amateur Night every Wednesday. On amateur night, young and talented performers get to impress the crowd during a short showcase, and they are judged by professional judges and the crowd. It\u2019s quite an experience!<\/p>\n<p>We hope we\u2019ve given you enough inspiration for an amazing day out in New York City, even when it\u2019s raining!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York is the Empire city that never sleeps: always bustling and always crowded. 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