Top rated Local history museums in Valley Stream, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Top rated Local history museums in Valley Stream

Experience the best that Valley Stream 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 18 places from Local history museum category.

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The Armour-Stiner Octagon House

Tour operator

👍👍 Got the opportunity to visit this hidden gem this weekend. We were looking for something local and partially indoors due the the weather. I’ve lived in Scarsdale for 10 years and never heard of this delightful home in Irvington. If you are a fan of historic homes, or restored homes, or just intere...

4.80 (325 reviews) (~43.17 km from centre)

East Jersey Old Town Village

History museum

Restored & replica buildings from the 1700s-1800s, with period artifacts & educational programs.

4.70 (280 reviews) (~67.18 km from centre)

Sea Girt Lighthouse

Local history museum

👍👍 Great little lighthouse. Only open on Sundays

4.70 (246 reviews) (~64.57 km from centre)

Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center

Museum

18th-century tavern now housing a living Colonial museum with period furnishings & costumed guides.

4.70 (96 reviews) (~70.11 km from centre)

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) (~26.15 km from centre)

Interpretive Center at Cheesequake State Park

Local history museum

👍👍 Beautiful park, a shame that the nature center will be gone soon due to administration cuts..a great service Jim Fazak gave to the public will with his expert knowledge of the park and all its creatures. Sad that no one truly care about our national parks anymore.

4.70 (76 reviews) (~53.76 km from centre)

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium

Museum

Estate & Spanish Revival mansion (built from 1910-1936) with worldwide displays & newer planetarium.

4.60 (574 reviews) (~39.2 km from centre)

Putnam Memorial State Park

State park

Site of a 1778 war camp atop a bluff, with artifacts & structures, museum, visitor center & views.

4.60 (283 reviews) (~79.75 km from centre)

The Conference House

Historical place museum

This historic riverfront home was the site of failed peace talks during the Revolutionary War.

4.60 (257 reviews) (~49.54 km from centre)

Dey Mansion Washington's Headquarters

Museum

Museum in a Georgian mansion that once served as George Washington’s Revolutionary War headquarters.

4.60 (140 reviews) (~52.53 km from centre)

Pinkney Park

Park

👍👍 What a beautiful and peaceful place! Great for kids

4.60 (109 reviews) (~50.3 km from centre)

New Haven Museum

Local history museum

Refined museum showcasing exhibits, research documents & artifacts pertaining to the area’s history.

4.60 (99 reviews) (~97.8 km from centre)

Strauss Mansion Museum

Local history museum

👍👍 Great night good hosts and definitely haunted! 😁

4.60 (47 reviews) (~39.35 km from centre)

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) (~25.25 km from centre)

Edison Memorial Tower Corporation

Museum

Museum dedicated to Edison's creative exploits while in Menlo Park & an Art Deco memorial tower.

4.50 (650 reviews) (~54.61 km from centre)

New-York Historical Society

Museum

West Side museum presenting New York City history via artwork, manuscripts, furniture and more.

4.50 (596 reviews) (~26.04 km from centre)

The City Reliquary Museum

Museum

Quirky storefront museum that's filled with New York City artifacts & hosts annual cultural events.

4.30 (163 reviews) (~21.83 km from centre)

Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites

State park

👍👍 I didn't get to enter the house, but they had a re-enactment and life story accounting of Phillis Wheatley which was pretty good. If history was taught like this, it would have caught my attention more in school. Parking lot is limited but street parking shouldn't be a problem.

4.30 (44 reviews) (~78.04 km from centre)

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Top rated Local history museums in Valley Stream, United States