The Met is great. MoMA is great. But New York gets much more interesting when you choose a museum that focuses on something oddly specific, deeply local, or just plain unexpected. These five spots are for the person who has already done the obvious and wants a museum day with a better story afterward.

This is not a guide for cracking open a lager at mile two. This is for people who want a proper run, a little river breeze, and a cold beer earned the old-fashioned way: by putting one foot in front of the other until the post-run pint tastes like a personal achievement.