The Tenement Museum

Museum New York, New York, United States

What to expect

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is a museum and National Historic Site that tells the stories of working-class tenement residents who moved to New York City from other countries and parts of the country, with guided tours of recreated tenement apartments and neighborhood walking tours

Plan your family visit to the The Tenement Museum with these blog insights 👇

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This family's experience:

Activities: We took the Victoria Confino tour, which was eye-opening

Highlights: The kids loved sitting in a real tenement apartment room and interacting with the historical re-enactor ✨

New York City, USA (2024)

This family's experience:

Activities: On our second day we visited the Tenement Museum with a guided tour, exploring the lives of immigrant families at the turn of the 20th century

Highlights: We were all very impressed with the museum. It was very informative and insightful into immigrant life in the early 1900s. The guide was excellent and kept the kids engaged ✨