Whats not to love about the Cloisters.Peaceful beautiful place located in Fort Tryon Park. Specializing in medieval art and architecture . Truly enjoyable even if your not into medieval art there is something for everyone including the gardens you can take in the scenery and stunning viewd of the Hudson River. Worth the visit .Of course in the spring when everything is starting to bloom is wonderful...but all seasons are worth taking in at the Cloisters.

Ive visited several times over the years, though I have seen it many more times, at least the tower, from the water in one of my kayaks or paddle boards. First, it was just my wife and I, then bringing our daughter to the medieval fair a few years, and weve brought visiting relatives as well. The site itself has a pretty fascinating history, having had a mansion atop the hill for many years from the late 1800s into the early 20th century, when portions of several European cloisters were brought here to be the foundation for what is here today.

Great during COVID. Lots of fresh air and social distancing

My 3rd favorite Museum filled with beautiful art, sculptures and artifacts. Plus beautiful gardens. No photos of the actual exhibitions

One of the best museums in NYC. You really feel like youre in a medieval monastery. Beautiful art and great views.

It felt like I was in different time period. It was beautiful calm and garden inside is beautiful. I advice to not rush and take time to visit the areas. Like MET, if you are resident, you can make any donation you want but for tourist there is fee i guess.

One of my favorite places to visit, you don’t even feel like you’re in NYC! Feels like you’ve transported to Europe! The museum itself is gorgeous, I especially love the gardens. You can spend a few hours just sitting in the gardens, and it’s so relaxing and soothing. Great collection of Medieval Art. Everything about this place is just fantastic! Best time to visit is in the spring and summer, to see the flowers blooming in the gardens.

We visited this museum last year, and had a great time.Nice place ang good museum.

Magnificent. These stones were brought over from monasteries in Spain in 1937. Peaceful. Monumental. Bucolic.

Really great museum with wonderful exhibits. COVID one-way path through all areas. Beautiful gardens and lots of seating. Sanitizer available at all galleries. All staff wearing masks, friendly and helpful.

Great collection of medieval art. This is not everybodys cup of tea, but the wonderfully detailed carvings, sculptures, tapestries, stained glass and Decorative Arts are really amazing. Take a moment to see how amazingly detailed they are. Works of great artistic skill, effort and patience. There are also some lovely little gardens, and great views of the Hudson River. More terrific views and forest trails are at hand in Fort Tryon Park, where the museum is located. The medieval architecture is pretty cool too. Much of it brought over from monestaries in Europe.

Step through Medieval monasteries of Europe reconstructed towering over the Hudson River and renew your soul. Meditate in the herb & flower gardens, wonder in the apse and study the numerous artifacts.And oh! The Unicorn tapestries!

A truly special place in NYC. If you are a tourist needing a more leisurely pace this is a good place to visit. Relaxing.

Loved it but i recently hurt my leg and it would be nice for a ramp or elevator way to many steps ...but i looved all the zen gardens and the arcitecture and stone archways everything was beautiful and im not religious and i found ut stunning

A special and extraordinary place. Always a joy to visit.

The cloister is amazing. Its not only about the cloister but also outside of it and around the place . If you go inside you will find lots of things which is made before 500-800 hundreds years ago . One secret is you can pay any amount you want for go inside but if you ask them or check online it say 25 dollars which is really not true. So guys if you are interested about history or arts you should go there. I grantee you you will like it.

This is a great place to spend an afternoon. The exhibits and grounds are fantastic to wander through and take in their beauty.

Amazing experience, going back in time 800 years.

I just love this museum. Its more that just the standard with its gorgeous atrium and gardens, castle exterior is an attention grabber. This the museum for non museum goers!

Beautiful, filled with neat stuff arranged as it would have been. Informative plaques next to the items. Might give preservationists the vapors though, since a lot of stuff has finger marks on it or had modern(well, Carnegie-era) replacement parts added.

It is open again! 10-5. Book your tickets online prior to your visit! Hurray!!!!

Amazing display of architecture and articles of medieval times. Well worth a visit for locals and tourist.

Great medieval artifacts and recreation!

Phenomenal artworks, Amazing architecture !!!

Perfect place, very worthy

The awesome European style mesuem on the fort Tyron Park hill. Just love to go there.

One of the most interesting art museums on Planet Earth for sure. I spent a good 4 hours here with a friend and we needed probably 3 more hours to have ingested it even more slowly and intensively. The Medieval art pieces in this museums collection will blow your mind. The architecture, imported from Europe piece by piece and reassembled by master stonemasons, is just plain astounding. Enjoy being surrounded by history in its purest form, as art and architecture.

Its like a time machine in New York! Beautiful and interesting museum.

Just beautiful.

Awesome and amazing

A must go place if youre a big fan of Medieval architecture and history. Learnt so much even though I am not a big fan of history.

FANTASTIC GARDEN

A wonderful place to visit! It is not crowded and you can find parking places nearby!

Really beautiful, I definitely wish I wouldve visited during the summer to see the garden. Very clean and not overly busy. I wish there were more places to sit down as I got really tired while on one of the tours.

Simply amazing. Worth the trip each and every time.

Love this place. You feel like you’re back in the Medieval period. I love to sit on the wall of the cloister and pretend I’m the lord of a manor

This museum is a tiny replica of a few monasteries in France mashed together. The majority of art is religious in nature but thats the middle ages for you. There are also some interesting gardens. I didnt actually see any suits of armor but there are several rooms filled with unicorn tapestries.The main problem I had was that it was very crowded when I went. But you couldnt blame people because it is free for most of us.

Beautiful

The collection is impressive. The museum is next to a nice park. You can easily spend half day at the museum and the park. Would love to go back to visit.

Nice abbey with view on the Hudson river. The museum collection is worth a look.

One of my favorite museum in metro NYC area. Very peaceful and wonderfully curated tapestry collections.

One of my favorite places in the city

What a beautifully done rendition of a medieval monastery! Can spend hours in here but I think a bit overwhelming for one visit. The museum pieces are definitely unique, from restored church naves and doors to the sculptures and priestly vestments. Being medieval the religious component is primary here.

The Cloisters is a true NYC legend. Stop in for the medieval art or just have a picnic outside while looking across the Hudson at land that will never see human development. Truly a magical spot close to the hustle of the city.

Really cool museum, even if you arent interested in medieval art, you can still find interesting exhibits

Step into medieval history. Wonderful building and art.

A amazing collection of medieval art; It is beautiful and and so peaceful that one can spends hours in here, not only that, is located on Fort Tryon Park which is a wonderful park: scenic, quiet, romantic, and escenic.

Stepping foot through the castle doors feels like walking through a portal to medieval times. A well preserved piece of history that provides a glimpse into the lives that came before us.

Stunning place to visit to escape for an afternoon.

I really enjoy the cloisters. Its a very fascinating look at medieval Christian art as well as some additional spots about how monks lived, mostly through the garden growing within the former monastery.

Beautiful airy space. Sculpture and artwork. A hidden gem in NYC

Love the cloisters! I especially love that admittance is donation based.MaryYourSoul(dot)com

A very unique museum. Make a day out of the trip with a stroll in New York Citys most scenic park.

So gorgeous, definitely worth the trip and there is free parking

Lovely grounds. Great fashions.

What can I say about this location is that its a hidden gem of North Manhattan. When accidentally found this place during my yearly December hike through the city, I thought I was transported to Medieval Europe. My trek started by leaving the subway station near Gorman park and headed west to the Hudson Cliffs. When arriving, the George Washington Bridge awaited me. What was left of the trees on both sides of the Hudson were all painted in different colors. Its one of those sights that you never would forget. Tree after tree painted in golden yellows and brilliant reds surrounding the white bridge. From that point I traveled north through Fort Tryon Park and stopped at the lookout next to the monument on the highest point of the park. I continued going north on Margaret Corbin Dr. crossing over Ft. Tryon Tunnel and that is when I first saw the Cloisters. Such a beautiful place during the winter. A medieval castle in the center of a multi-colored forest. Being in that place at that time was worth the long hike. When I entered they were playing church music in the chapel and you can really hear the acoustics of the room. You can also walk along the hallways admiring all the different art that is on display. Its such a great place to visit and I do recommended taking a hike through the park to visit it. Dont mess the opportunity to truly admire the location.

Its like Hogwarts.and you get the feel youre in another country for a second when youre out in the garden.but again truly remarkable

Very nice museum, if it werent for the occasional helicopter or emergency siren, youd forget youre in the city!

Its a diffent museum. Is not too big, but is interesting.

Lots of stairs. Otherwise, wonderful.

Although the collection is a bit small, it is still a fantastic getaway from the city.

Love this museum and its surroundings. The View is spectacular

Great place to study about religious art and sculpture.

My favorite place in NY!

You would never know that youre in one of the worlds biggest cities while sitting in one of the cloisters. it is so silent.

Awesome museum and park, one of the Citys hidden gems!

It brings you back to the Middle Ages.

Great place

I was there many years ago; heading there again to spend the day.

One of nycs hidden gems

Pretty architecture with a good collection of arts.

Far but worth to come. Not just only the collections here but the environment here is stunning. Cant imagine how beautiful it is when in spring.

Nice

Very excited,excellent!

Charming

NYC collection of medieval religious art and construction

Hidden gem in New York. Perhaps not as interesting for European travelers.

Amazing Fort for Crusaders

Beautiful collection and unique site

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An absolute must see. Even as a French visitor I was amazed by the quality of those Cloisters and the way they have been united together.Go there on a sunny day, and you are in Provence !

Feels like Europe

Great hidden space on the tip of the city!

Love it had a good time with the family.