The American Numismatic Society
Dedicated to the study and collection of coins and currency, the American Numismatic Society is like the coin collection you had growing up - only instead of all fifty states it strives to include all civilizations based on a tangible monetary system. A great spot to contemplate the values of capitalism and whether or not the penny should be discontinued.
American Numismatic Society, 75 Varick Street, floor 11
[Photo via American Numismatic Society]