Wheelchair-Accessible Museums in New York

13 museums in New York are listed on Accessible America with an accessibility summary. Buffalo AKG Art Museum in Buffalo, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City and Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City lead the list. Scores are out of 5 and count only features a source confirmed: parking, entrance, restrooms, paths, seating and loaners. Every page lists where the accessible parking is, which entrance is step-free, what the paths are made of and what you can borrow at the desk.

  • Buffalo AKG Art Museum (Buffalo) – Major modern and contemporary art museum in Buffalo with detailed mobility, sensory, hearing, and vision access information.
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York City) – accessibility score 5/5 – Frank Lloyd Wright's spiral museum on Fifth Avenue. The rotunda ramp climbs at a steady three degrees, with elevators to every level.
  • Whitney Museum of American Art (New York City) – accessibility score 5/5 – The museum of American art at the foot of the High Line. Elevators reach every floor, and terrace doors open automatically.
  • 9/11 Memorial & Museum (New York City) – accessibility score 4.7/5 – Twin reflecting pools and an underground museum mark the World Trade Center site. The museum's single entrance is step-free, with elevators to every level.
  • Intrepid Museum (New York City) – accessibility score 3.1/5 – A World War II aircraft carrier turned museum on the Hudson. Ramps and elevators reach the hangar deck, flight deck and space shuttle.
  • Museum of Modern Art (New York City) – accessibility score 1.8/5 – World-renowned modern art collection featuring Picasso, Van Gogh, and contemporary masterpieces in Manhattan's cultural heart.
  • National Baseball Hall of Fame (Cooperstown) – accessibility score 1.7/5 – Celebrate America's pastime at the legendary National Baseball Hall of Fame, where baseball history comes alive through exhibits honoring the game's greatest p…
  • Strong National Museum of Play (Rochester) – accessibility score 1.7/5 – America's largest play museum brings childhood wonder to life with interactive exhibits and hands-on fun for all ages.
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) – accessibility score 1.7/5 – One of the world's largest art museums, the Met houses treasures spanning 5,000 years from ancient Egypt to contemporary works.
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) – accessibility score 1.3/5 – The world's largest art museum houses treasures spanning 5,000 years, from ancient Egyptian artifacts to contemporary masterpieces in an iconic Fifth Avenue se…
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum (Lake Placid) – accessibility score 0.9/5 – Experience Olympic history at Lake Placid's treasure trove museum featuring interactive exhibits and North America's second largest Winter Olympic collection.
  • American Museum of Natural History (New York City) – accessibility score 0.8/5 – Explore 34 million specimens and artifacts at this world-renowned museum, from towering dinosaur skeletons to the iconic planetarium shows.
  • Corning Museum of Glass (Corning) – Glass art museum with live glassblowing shows. Wheelchair-accessible entrances and elevators, plus free loaner wheelchairs at five desks.

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