New York Scoreboard/The Cloisters
Upper Manhattan · #82 on this board
The Cloisters
Medieval art in a castle overlooking the Hudson — a quiet, otherworldly Met branch.
- Culture
- Couples
- Typical cost
- Museum ticket
- Time
- 2–3 hours
- Cost band
- paid
How we scored this
Component scores are visible on purpose. Category boards change weights — they do not invent new numbers from nowhere.
- Traveller satisfaction91
- Popularity73
- Value for money84
- Uniqueness92
- Ease of visit74
- Family appeal79
- First-time visitor value82
Overall TIW Score weights: 30% traveller satisfaction · 20% popularity · 15% value · 15% uniqueness · 10% convenience · 10% first-time visitor value. Family, free, views, and other lenses re-weight these same factors.
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Best overall match
NYC: Metropolitan Museum of Art Guided or Self-Guided Tour
$47
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$8
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Skip-the-line Met Cloisters & Fifth Avenue Tour by Car
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