The New York Public Library, Research Branch
Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street
New York, NY 10018
(212) 930-0830 

One of the most important libraries in the world is nestled here in the heart of Manhattan, housed in a beautiful building from the 1910’s built in the Beaux Arts style. Inside, one can find a vast number of books and periodicals, in addition to traveling exhibitions of high caliber. Spend a day in one of its cozy rooms, and get an Ivy League education for the price of, well, nothing.