The Met, Fifth Avenue steps
Paid entryUptown
The front steps: Gossip Girl’s lunch spot, and the Met Gala in Ocean’s 8.
- Time there
- 3 hours or more
- Best time
- Weekday mornings; Friday and Saturday open till 9
- Cost
- $30 adults; pay what you wish for New York State residents
- Good to know
- Closed Wednesdays. Kids 12 and under free. Station: 86th St (4 5 6).
Filmed here
Gossip Girl (2007–2012) · Recurring, from season 1
Blair and her friends hold court over yoghurt on the front steps between classes.
Ocean’s 8 (2018)
Debbie Ocean’s crew rob the Met Gala; the production filmed overnight inside the museum for two weeks, with some galleries rebuilt on a Long Island stage.
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