About

I'm David. This site is a personal log of every museum I've visited — across NYC and on trips beyond. I rate everything on a 0–3 scale and write a short note when one stuck with me. Hopefully the next update will be from East Asia.

Got a suggestion?

If there's a museum I should visit, please let me know: [email protected]

The rating scale

3
3 — Don't miss
Must visit. Exceptional experience.
2
2 — Worth a stop
Worth visiting. A good experience.
1
1 — Interesting
Interesting but not essential.
0
0 — Skip
Skip. I went, you should not.
-1
-1 — Awful
Awful. Used sparingly for the rare disaster.

A blank “would revisit” means: I considered it and would not return. The list is exhaustive — every museum I've been to is here.

How I rate

Size of the collection
How the collection is displayed
Cost
Focus of the museum
General interest

For NYC museums

I also track inconvenience on a 0–5 scale, measured against the Upper West Side and weighted by hours of operation:

0–1 — Easy
2–3 — Moderate
4–5 — Hard (Snug Harbor territory)

The list also includes a handful of bridges and monuments — they were worth visiting and worth rating.