The Paley Center for Media

formerly the Museum of Television & Radio

Dedicated to preserving and collecting television programs as a service to the public, the museum consists of two museum branches in Los Angeles and New York City; combined they hold over 100,000 television programs that are available to the public, providing a historical, artistic and cultural perspective to television and radio. You may use their library here for the price of admission. They have lots of old shows and a database so you can see if they have what you want.

• free
• museum
• history
• family

Address

25 W 52nd St

Getting there

between 5th and 6th Avs; Subway: to 5th Ave/53rd St or to 47th–50th Sts–Rockefeller Center

Hours

Wed Fri–Sun noon–6PM; Thu noon–8PM; closed Mon Tue

Price

Admission is free; suggested admission: $10 adults, $8 students/seniors, $5 children under 14

Website

paleycenter.org (opens in a new tab)