Tenement Museum
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is a museum and National Historic Site located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States.
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A museum inside New York
Places to stay next door
The Historic Blue Moon Hotel is 0.0 miles away; The Allen Hotel (0.0 mi) and RIVAL 120 Hotel (0.1 mi) are close too. 976 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 66–84°. When to go ↓
An airport 7 miles away
LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 7 miles from Tenement Museum.
Established in 1988
Tenement Museum dates from 1988 and is run by National Park Service. About ↓
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Tenement Museum
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is a museum and National Historic Site located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The museum's two historical tenement buildings were home to an estimated 15,000 people, from over 20 nations, between 1863 and 1935 (97 Orchard Street) and 1888 and 2015 (103 Orchard Street). The museum, which includes a visitors' center, promotes tolerance and historical perspective on the immigrant experience.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1988
- Run by
- National Park Service
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (1992) · National Historic Landmark (1994)
- Wikipedia readers
- 18K a year
Hotels near Tenement Museum
976 hotels, motels and campgrounds within 4 miles. The closest is The Historic Blue Moon Hotel, 0.0 miles away.
Closest places to stay
- 1The Historic Blue Moon Hotelhotel · 0.0 mi northeast
- 2The Allen Hotelhotel · 0.0 mi southwest
- 3RIVAL 120 Hotelhotel · 0.1 mi north
- 4Sago Hotelhotel · 0.1 mi north
- 5Windsor Hotelhotel · 0.1 mi west
- 6Hotel on Rivingtonhotel · 0.1 mi northeast
Places to eat nearby
8,245 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles
Compare 8 towns to stay in
| Town | From Tenement Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | in town | — | 1,486 1296 hotels · 35 motels · 71 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 38 hostels · 28 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 8,483,844 | $778K | D |
| Jersey City | 4 mi west | 5 min | 39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 294,078 | $567K | C− |
| Newark | 10 mi west | 15 min | 29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 310,178 | $374K | C− |
| North Bergen Township | 6 mi north | 10 min | 19 15 hotels · 4 motels | 61,250 | $474K | B+ |
| Secaucus | 6 mi northwest | 10 min | 18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 21,778 | $572K | C− |
| Elizabeth | 11 mi west | 15 min | 25 16 hotels · 8 motels · 1 inn or B&B | 137,302 | $449K | D |
| Hempstead | 21 mi east | 30 min | 51 30 hotels · 8 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 790,202 | $641K | — |
| Fort Lee | 9 mi north | 15 min | 9 7 hotels · 2 motels | 40,067 | $448K | B |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Tenement Museum
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Big draw10 mi🏖 BeachConey Island
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Big draw2 mi🌸 GardenHigh Line5.0M visitors a year
Big draw4 mi🏛 MuseumAmerican Museum of Natural History5.0M visitors a year
4 mi🏛 MuseumThe Frick Collection330K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0 · High Line: Wil Fyfordy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Museum of Natural History: Gigi alt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Frick Collection: Aude, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Visiting Tenement Museum
Is Tenement Museum in New York?
Yes. It’s inside New York, NY.
When is the best time to visit Tenement Museum?
May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.
What is the closest airport to Tenement Museum?
LaGuardia (LGA), about 7 miles away.
What hotels are near Tenement Museum?
The Historic Blue Moon Hotel (0.0 mi), The Allen Hotel (0.0 mi) and RIVAL 120 Hotel (0.1 mi). 976 places to stay are within 4 miles.
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