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Lower East Side Tenement Museum

East Village & Lower East Side, New York City

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

About Lower East Side Tenement Museum

The museum preserves tenement flats as they were lived in by immigrant families from the 1860s onward, and is visited only on guided tours of a single building and its restored apartments. Book ahead; tours are small and sell out.

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Lower East Side Tenement Museum on the map

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Information source: NYC Tourism + Conventions

Good to know

Is Lower East Side Tenement Museum worth visiting?
Lower East Side Tenement Museum is one of the attraction highlights we list in New York City. This page covers what to know before you go and which restaurants are nearby.
Where can I eat near Lower East Side Tenement Museum?
Nearby restaurants are listed on this page. Those already on Woltaro can be booked online; the others are shown for reference with their address and map location.
When is the best time to visit Lower East Side Tenement Museum?
Shoulder season, late spring and early autumn, is generally quieter and cooler than midsummer, when popular spots in New York City are busiest around midday.

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