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Empire State Building vs The Met Cloisters
Empire State Building and The Met Cloisters are both highly recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Empire State Building is the choice of most reviewers compared to The Met Cloisters. Empire State Building comes in at 97 with endorsements from 10 publications such as Michelin Guide, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
Empire State Building
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350 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY 10118
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Fodor's
"The Empire State Building is an art deco monument to progress, a symbol for New York City, and a star in some great romantic scenes, on- and off-screen."
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Concierge
"With the tragic demise of the World Trade Center, this symbol of New York is again the city's most recognizable skyscraper and, at 1,050 feet, its tallest."
Lonely Planet
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"The Empire State Building – actually a very glorified office building – is the most famous member of the New York skyline."
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Frommer's
"There’s no better introduction to New York than a visit to the Empire State Building... the apex of the New York skyline."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Remains one of the city's most beautiful—and popular—attractions, with thousands of people visiting every day."
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The Met Cloisters
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Fort Tryon Park, New York City, NY 10040
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Concierge
"The Cloisters is a series of medieval passageways reconstructed from French monasteries and incorporated within a modern museum."
Frommer's
"If it weren’t for this branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, many New Yorkers would never get to this northernmost point in Manhattan."
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Lonely Planet
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"On a hilltop overlooking the Hudson River, the Cloisters is a curious architectural jigsaw, its many parts made up of various European monasteries and other historic buildings."
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Time Out
"Set in a lovely park overlooking the Hudson River, the Cloisters houses the Met’s medieval art and architecture collections."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe, the Cloisters is a series of medieval passageways reconstructed from French monasteries."
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