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Brooklyn BridgevsSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Both are endorsed by experts. On balance, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is the choice of most professionals compared to Brooklyn Bridge. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum comes in at #5 in New York City with endorsements from 10 publications like Condé Nast Traveler, Not For Tourists and Michelin Guide.
Brooklyn Bridge
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Brooklyn Bridge, NY
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Fodor's "A walk across its promenade—a boardwalk elevated above the roadway, shared by pedestrians, in-line skaters, and cyclists—takes about 40 minutes and delivers exhilarating views." Full review
Concierge "When it was completed in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was a marvel of civil engineering—the longest suspension bridge in the world."
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"A New York icon, the Brooklyn Bridge was the world’s first steel suspension bridge." Full review
Travel + Leisure "A stroll along this span is an only-in-New York experience that provides an up-close sense of the city's true grandeur." Full review
Not For Tourists "The granddaddy of them all. Walking toward Manhattan at sunset is as good as it gets."
Afar Magazine "A stroll across the 5,989-foot-long bridge is a quintessential New York experience." Full review
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Pedestrians should stay on the south (harbor) side of the walkway, bicycles on the north.
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"This famed structure was one of the great engineering triumphs of the 19C." Full review
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Stroll across it to enjoy one of the most dramatic walks in New York.
Where "A hybrid cable-stayed suspension bridge and one of the oldest of its kind, the Brooklyn Bridge, which connects Manhattan and Brooklyn over the East River." Full review
Fodor's "While the majority of tourists usually walk across the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan, you'll get better views if you enter and walk from the Brooklyn side." Full review
Fodor's "“A drive-through cathedral" is how the journalist James Wolcott once described the Brooklyn Bridge, one of New York's noblest and most recognized landmarks, perhaps rivaling Walt Whitman's comment that it was "the best, most effective medicine my soul has yet partaken" Full review
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Fodor's Concierge Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure
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1071 Fifth Ave. at 89th St., New York City, NY 10128
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Fodor's "Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark nautilus-like museum building is renowned as much for its famous architecture as for its superlative collection of art and its well-curated shows." Full review
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Be sure to notice not only what's in front of you but also what's across the spiral from you.
Concierge "The unique spiral building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright—reluctantly, since he thought New York was too overbuilt—tends to overshadow the collections within."
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"A sculpture in its own right, architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s building almost overshadows the collection of 20th century art it houses." Full review
Travel + Leisure "One of the world’s most acclaimed art museums, the Guggenheim in New York City is dedicated to modern and contemporary art from the 20th century to the present." Full review
Time Out "The Guggenheim is as famous for its landmark building—designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and restored for its 50th birthday in 2009—as it is for its impressive collection." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The unique spiral building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright sends visitors to the top floor first and then allows them to wind their way down along a corkscrew ramp." Full review
Not For Tourists "Wright's only building in NYC, but it's one of the best."
Afar Magazine "This spiraling white concrete structure, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is one of the most iconic buildings in NYC, if not in all of the USA." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"In 1943 art patrons Solomon R. Guggenheim and his wife, Irene Rothschild, commissioned architect Frank Lloyd Wright to design a permanent home for their collection of modern art." Full review
Where "One of the most significant architectural icons of the 20th century, Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous structure is the repository for world-class art and exhibitions." Full review
