Top rated History museums in East New York

Experience the best that East New York has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 28 places from History museum category.

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Statue of Liberty Museum
History museum
Sprawling space for multimedia exhibits & historic artifacts, including the statue's original torch.
4.80 (460 reviews) (~14.78 km from centre)
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USS Intrepid (CV 11)
Museum
👍👍 Great Museum! The family had a great time learning the history of the ship. Took about three hours to explore the ship itself. The wait time for the submarine looked quite long, so we didn't stand in line. If you buy scheduled tickets, they will let you in 30min before ticketed time. Staff was frien...
4.80 (203 reviews) (~15.69 km from centre)
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Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS)
History museum
👍👍 Everybody should visit this museum located in Alphabet City/Manhattan. It tells the history of the struggles in NYC related to the use of the space, like housing, public spaces, transportation. You can buy some zines, bottons, stickers and T-shirts there. It is a good way to know more about the real...
4.80 (88 reviews) (~11.36 km from centre)
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Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
History museum
Artifacts & passenger records tell the story of US immigration in a former processing station.
4.70 (5.4K reviews) (~14.5 km from centre)
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Museum at Eldridge Street
History museum
Historic restored synagogue holds orthodox services & hosts tours, community classes & events.
4.70 (895 reviews) (~11.69 km from centre)
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South Street Seaport Museum
Maritime museum
Institution housing paintings, ship models, scrimshaw & more with vintage ships docked outside.
4.70 (428 reviews) (~12 km from centre)
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Merchant's House Museum
Museum
Preserved 19th-century home of a wealthy merchant family, with intact interiors & exteriors.
4.70 (391 reviews) (~12.43 km from centre)
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Fraunces Tavern Museum
Museum
👍👍 A historical building that one might just walk on by, if not for the large historical plaques attached to the side, which harkens in its history. Fraunces Tavern served in many capacities during its history, but the one that made it most famous was when it served as the headquarters for George Washi...
4.70 (76 reviews) (~12.44 km from centre)
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Voelker Orth Museum
Museum
House museum, Victorian garden & bird sanctuary restored to their 1880s state & open for tours.
4.70 (74 reviews) (~12.78 km from centre)
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Lesbian Herstory Archives
Archive
Lesbian community hub with a vast collection of books, photos & artifacts tracing lesbian history.
4.70 (37 reviews) (~8.81 km from centre)
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Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
History museum
Exhibits & public programs on Jewish history, life & culture in the 20th & 21st centuries.
4.60 (1.6K reviews) (~13.14 km from centre)
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Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Historical place museum
Museum founded in 1923 offering guided tours of period rooms in historic home of the 26th president.
4.60 (397 reviews) (~13 km from centre)
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African American Museum of Nassau County
Museum
👍 An enlightening experience about Black people's history on Long Island, around the U.S., and all over the world.
4.60 (150 reviews) (~21.68 km from centre)
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Hoboken Historical Museum
History museum
Exhibits, tours & events focusing on the history & people of the "Mile Square City."
4.60 (149 reviews) (~16.29 km from centre)
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Lefferts Historic House
Historical place museum
This circa 1783 home with a working garden & period rooms depicts Brooklyn family life in the 1820s.
4.60 (95 reviews) (~7.43 km from centre)
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The Museum of Interesting Things (advance appt only)
History museum
Appointment-only viewings of old phonographs, cameras & toys in a private collector's home.
4.60 (47 reviews) (~12.68 km from centre)
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Museum of the City of New York
Local history museum
Photos, maps & other artifacts trace NYC history from its 16th-century birth to the present day.
$ $$$
4.50 (5.2K reviews) (~16.16 km from centre)
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Tenement Museum
History museum
1863 preserved tenement building brings Lower East Side immigrant stories to life with guided tours.
4.50 (4.7K reviews) (~11.7 km from centre)
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Federal Hall
Museum
Museum in 1842 Customs House on site where Washington was sworn in & the Bill of Rights was written.
4.50 (2.3K reviews) (~12.53 km from centre)
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General Grant National Memorial
Memorial
Elaborate granite & marble tomb (North America’s largest) for President Ulysses S. Grant & his wife.
4.50 (1.2K reviews) (~18.67 km from centre)
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