Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Gansevoort St.
212-570-3600www.whitney.org
The most cutting-edge of the major art museums in New York, the Whitney has left its longtime Upper East Side home for a waterfront headquarters in the Meatpacking District. Provoking exhibitions and an enviable collection of 20th-century American masterworks provide the baseline, with artist talks, gallery tours and screenings on the docket.