Cloisters Museum directions, from a licensed NYC tourguide.

Many people get lost in upper Manhattan because they took the A train to the Cloisters, but got off and walked out into the neighborhood.
Follow these easy directions from Tourguide Stan.
The trick to finding the Cloisters is that it's above the neighborhood, not part of it. So the first thing you should do is go straight up.

1. Exit the A train at 190th Street.
2. Go upstairs, NOT out the exit tunnel.
3. Find the elevator/lift and take it to the top.
4. Exit the upper lobby, and climb 15 stone steps to the street.
5. Turn right and cross the traffic circle/roundabout, onto Margaret Corbin Drive. Walk five minutes to the Cloisters. You'll know it when you see it: the lone Mediterranean building with stone walls and tile roofs.

BTW, you are in Fort Tryon Park, which I think is the highest natural point in Manhattan. You can take in the gardens while walking to the western edge of the park. Clint Eastwood had the motorcycle chase from the 1967 film, Coogan's Bluff, in the park.
Stand there and have your photo taken with the Hudson, the GW Bridge, and the NJ palisades in the background.

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TourguideStan

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[MITCHWILD]

"Cool" Stan, or as we in Britain would say, "Nice one" if i ever get to America i hope i remember this. I would like to recreate the scene from Coogan's Bluff with my Bonneville!.....not crash it obviously,

[halfirishrover]

Hi, Tour Guide Stan! I love this. What a fab way to get us to some place we're longing to see. I saw your link to this at Trip Advisor, and came over to watch. We'll be visiting in July. Thanks for providing this.

[jeffersonco1]

Thanks, ..........Unfortunately, I took the first gate and ended up in a place, that in America, we call.."A good place to me mugged!"...and in Britain, they just call it, "Where the Bloody Hell am I!"