This museum is a wonderful experience. You get to see how people lived in the 30's and 40's. I especially loved hearing the stories about the different tenants who lived in this building. Rich vs. poor. More

The tour leaders were interesting, very knowledgeable and kept our attention. We have family members who lived there many years ago, so it was a very personal and moving experience. The museum was very organized and all the staff people there were helpful and courteous. I listened in on a few other tours and the other tour leaders were also... More

The Tenement Museum has a visitors center as well as two restored apartments. The first apartment dates back to before electricity was available and toilets. The second apartment dates to when electricity was available and there was a toilet on the floor for everyone's use. The detail and understanding of how people lived in such small quarters is an incredible... More

If you are interested in immigrant history this one is for you. The building is an original tenement and the tour was really interesting and informative. A great surprise! More

Animated and informative guide. Very interesting insight into life of immigrants to the city (we did the Jewish Families tour, and if we ever go back to New York, will do one of the others). Perhaps more expensive than some other tours, but the best we did in NYC. More

We did the tour with Victoria. There were six of us. My father and step mother, my three children (ages 10, 9, and 5) and me. We all LOVED this tour, it really spoke to all of us. I would totally recommend it for families with children in elementary school or above. We spent the entire day in the lower... More

The staff was extremely helpful. And the guides were most informative and interesting. The tenements certainly presented a sense of life in the 19th century and early 20th century. Our group split up, some did the Hard Times tour and I did the Irish Outsider Tour. In comparing notes, there was similar information, yet each Tour seemed to have specific... More

My grandfather came to this country through Ellis Island in the early 1900s. He lived on Broome Street and would tell stories about his "furniture"-- moveable orange crates that he would move to the street in hot weather. I so enjoyed this museum-- from the informative movie to the trip through time in the refurbished apartments in the museum. Well... More

I think there is good detailed info below specific to visiting this museum which is not like visiting an art museum. Read and heed. I do want to note that what is the special aspect of this is that most time one tours homes where people lived--it is the rich, famous and privileged. This is where the other 99% lived--and... More