Where is it? 11 W. 53rd St (between 5th & 6th Aves), Manhattan
How do I get there? 6 train to 51st St, E/M train to 5th Ave/53rd St, or B/D/F Train to 47-50th (Rockefeller Center)
When can I go? Closed Tuesdays; 10:30am-5:3pm all other days (til 8pm on Fridays)
How much do I have to shell out to get in? $25 for Adults, $16 for students, children under 16 are free; Target sponsors Target Free Friday Night, when admission is free 4-8pm.
The run-down: The MoMA is ginormous (5 floors), so give yourself a few hours if you plan on viewing all the rooms. Also, keep in mind it's one of the more famous museums in the city, so it can get pretty crowded. Pieces range from the work of Van Gogh and Monet to Picasso to Pollock to current artists, and include paintings, sculptures, photography, architecture and performance art. Please keep in mind many of the current exhibits do not allow pictures. The museum also has a cafe and several shops.
What was cool about the Museum: My favorite pieces were included in the permanent collection (although, it seemed a little bit of a let down to go from the room containing Monet's work to the room holding his contemporaries' works). Of course, Starry Night was amazing to see up close.
What I could have done without: A $25 admission is pretty steep, so I would recommend taking advantage of the Free Fridays. Also, I by no means consider myself an expert in the field, but many of the pieces in the Photography and Abstract rooms had me asking the question "why is this considered art?". Don't misunderstand me. I'm not knocking the field. I think photography can be amazing. It can be breathtaking. It can tell a story in one shot that would take an author hundreds of pages to tell. There were several photos here, however, that not only didn't tell a story, they didn't seem to have a purpose. And to artists in general, if you're going to go through the trouble of creating something, don't name it "Untitled"!
Need more info? Here's their website: http://www.moma.org/ 
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