Best places: History museums in New York County

Artifacts & passenger records tell the story of US immigration in a former processing station.

Sprawling space for multimedia exhibits & historic artifacts, including the statue's original torch.

Historic restored synagogue holds orthodox services & hosts tours, community classes & events.

Exhibits & public programs on Jewish history, life & culture in the 20th & 21st centuries.

Institution housing paintings, ship models, scrimshaw & more with vintage ships docked outside.

Preserved 19th-century home of a wealthy merchant family, with intact interiors & exteriors.

Photos, maps & other artifacts trace NYC history from its 16th-century birth to the present day.

1863 preserved tenement building brings Lower East Side immigrant stories to life with guided tours.

Museum in 1842 Customs House on site where Washington was sworn in & the Bill of Rights was written.

👍👍 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...

Elaborate granite & marble tomb (North America’s largest) for President Ulysses S. Grant & his wife.

Exhibits at this 1904 ex-firehouse include firefighting tools, uniforms, vehicles & a 9/11 memorial.

Museum founded in 1923 offering guided tours of period rooms in historic home of the 26th president.

100-acre site exploring the diversity of the American experience, from colonial days to the present.

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

Small museum focused on the Chinese experience in America through exhibits & public programs.

Featuring the history & innovation of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, this museum offer exhibits & a tour.

Marlon Suson's candid photos of firefighters & rescue crews at Ground Zero in the aftermath of 9/11.

Circa-1652 home built by Netherlands native Pieter Claesen Wyckoff, featuring artifacts & a garden.

👍👍 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...