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Frick Collection vs American Museum of Natural History
Both Frick Collection and American Museum of Natural History are rated highly by professional travelers. Overall, Frick Collection is the choice of most writers compared to American Museum of Natural History. Frick Collection comes in at #2 in New York City with positive reviews from 9 reviews including Not For Tourists, Travel + Leisure and Fodor's.
Frick Collection
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1 E. 70th St., New York, NY 10021
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Fodor's
"Everything here is a highlight. The Portico Gallery, an enclosed portico along the building's 5th Avenue garden, houses the museum's growing collection of sculpture."
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"A real find among the city's museums, this collection housed in an exquisite Beaux Arts mansion on the Upper East Side represents the personal holdings of Henry Clay Frick."
Lonely Planet
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"This spectacular art collection sits in a mansion built by prickly steel magnate Henry Clay Frick, one of the many such residences that made up Millionaires’ Row."
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Time Out
"The opulent residence that houses a private collection of great masters (from the 14th through the 19th centuries) was originally built for industrialist Henry Clay Frick."
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"Housed in an exquisite Beaux Arts mansion on the Upper East Side represents the personal holdings of Henry Clay Frick."
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American Museum of Natural History
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79th Street and Central Park West, New York City, NY 10024
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"No child—or adult for that matter—who has strolled under the enormous blue whale has ever forgotten this cavernous museum on the Upper West Side."
Travel + Leisure
"One of New York City’s most prestigious museums, the American Museum of Natural History encourages visitors to explore and understand the natural world around them."
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Time Out
"No matter which wing you wander through or where your curiosities lie (dinosaurs, gems or something else entirely), it’s hard to explore this Upper West Side fixture without being awestruck."
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Fodor's
"The largest natural history museum in the world is also one of the most impressive sights in New York."
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Hit the highlights in half a day
Condé Nast Traveler
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"No child—or adult for that matter—who has strolled under the enormous blue whale has ever forgotten this cavernous museum on the Upper West Side."
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Don't miss the hall of African mammals with its centerpiece herd of elephants.
