Lower East Side Tenement Museum - New York Museum

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum was chartered in 1988. The heart of the Museum is the tenement at 97 Orchard... more on MuseumStuff.com

This museum, located in an actual tenement, is dedicated to interpreting and preserving the... more on TripAdvisor

Children love to interact, so best choice of the three possible tours at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum is to "Visit the Confino Family Apartment." The Confino tour lasts approximately 45 minutes, and consists of a simple visit to one apartment in an old tenement, inhabited by a 14 year old... more on GoCityKids.com

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum's mission is to promote tolerance and historical perspective... more on Tenement.org

5.0	The Surprise (Mar 29, 2007) Just had my 1st visit to NY - only 3 days and one of the highlights was the Tenement Museum. Our tour leader gave us an excellent introductory talk that included a description of the type of characters we were to adopt (a newly arrived... sarWales , a user of Tripadvisor, Read full review on TripAdvisor
4.0	Loretta C. 's review Fun way to spend half... a user of yelp.com, Read full review on Yelp
4.0	Interesting for Kids over 5 (Jan 9, 2007) This museum was certainly worth the visit. I went with my extended family, including 3 young boys, each over 5 years... TravelingLite , a user of Tripadvisor, Read full review on TripAdvisor
4.0	Julie F. 's review Book at least a day in advance and recommend to any visitors you've got in town.... a user of yelp.com, Read full review on Yelp

From the Lincoln Tunnel and West Side Highway Exit either the Tunnel or the Highway and go east across town on 42nd St. to 2nd Ave. (If you prefer, you can exit the West Side Highway at 23rd St. or 18th St. and drive east across town to 2nd Ave.) Turn

Tue-Fri 11am-6pm; Sat-Sun 10:45am-6pm

Admission : Monday 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 10:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.