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The Lower East Side Tenement Museum was founded in 1988. The building that houses the museum, a preserved tenement at 97 Orchard Street, was called home by some 7,000 people from more than 20 nations--from...
citysearch.com - expert review - 07/11/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This was my daughter's favorite thing she did in New York. Really! We went on one of the interactive tours (only on Saturdays & Sundays). The group (maybe 10 of us) pretended to be a family looking…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As another reviewer mentioned, this is the kind of place that makes a nosy person happy. I am such a person. It's amazing to see the kind of conditions people lived in in other times and how they…
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm nosey. I just find this place fascinating. It's really almost like walking in the past and the old days of Manhattan. You can't help but appreciate modern life and no matter how difficult it…
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's a tour about where they've been and what they went through. They, as in the early immigrants of America. They, as in your family who slaved just so you could get some ninja turtles. They, as in…
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I loved this....taking a tour in the LES. The tour guide really provides a lot of good information and actually being in the environment of the people who lived there so long before was amazing. You…
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Book at least a day in advance and recommend to any visitors you've got in town. It's an off the path activity, and the tours are well done, kept small, with new ones in the works. A lot of care has…
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We've all been on tours of historic homes. They're a staple on the American "living history" scene, a perennial favorite for school field trips, a place to bring your mother-in-law when she's in town…
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very authentic, very well done. A bit pricey at almost $20, but it's a unique experience, so worth a visit. You have to sign up for one of the 45-minute tours that takes you through one or two…
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is amazing. The tours are very well researched and presented in a very easy to understand way. The staff is knowledgeable and are happy to answer questions that aren't on their script. I…
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If I were only reviewing the museum store, I'd give it five stars easily. Great book selection and some groovy tsotskis perfect for holiday gifts! I personally will be sending "Haikus For Jews" to…
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Such a wonderful place. The book selection alone is worth the trip to the LES. This museum is a one of the most important in the entire city, and in a few years time will be the last good reason to…
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Interesting and informative in a nostalgic and sometimes poignant way. The tour is not long but is fun for anyone who is interested in the early history of New York. I loved the rooms set you get to…
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2007
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The Tenement Museum is a surprisingly nice way to spend a few hours. The guides are knowledgeable and love their subject. I'd advise against taking ...
gusto.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This museum is the jewel of the neighborhood. The tours are small and sell out fast so it's best to buy tickets on their website ahead of time. The research that went into these tours is amazing - you…
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love the politics of this place--they candidly reference today's immigration debate, issues with government aid to families in the neighborhood, racism, and the affordable housing problem. Maybe my…
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really love this museum, but I am also a history buff. It is rare that a building, in an area as dense as New York City, could stay virtually untouched for 65 years. This museum is about the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Tenement Museum is a must visit in NYC. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour, the guide's knowledge about the former tenents, and their stories, and the overall experience.
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Museums are sooo boring. Not this one. I take visitors there all the time. And if you don't go keep going there, the owners will take advantage of LES real estate prices and turn the buidling into…
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite museum in NYC. You must take the tour of old tenements. For people like me, who are descendants of tenement dwellers, it will really illuminate the experience for you. The tour…
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm afraid that my first impression wasn't a true introduction to the wonderment I expected of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. It's my kind of place, and it's taken me too long to make it there!…
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So it was pretty good, and definitely worth seeing; but the tour, or maybe just our guide, could have been better. A unique look at how New Yorkers have lived in the LES over the past 200 years. The…
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A testament to the importance of zoning laws. The museum's tour of old law tenements is extremely interesting, even to people who aren't interested in history and don't like museums. A win, win if you…
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
"Travels in Hyper-Reality" Along with Ellis Island, every American should see this one. I'll try not to reiterate what others have said, and my experience IS a few years old, but one of the unique…
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2006
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Lower East Side Tenement Museum is different from most museums. It's set up on an old tenement musue...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/28/2006
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The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is a life-changing experience. It's hard to picture just what li...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/09/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fun way to spend half the day. FYI: those restored apartments aren't so much different from many of the apartments in LES today--and for the record, many new immigrants now live in conditions that are…
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a really fantastic museum that needs to be visited by every New Yorker at least once. It's a deeply integral part of NYC history and extremely important in that you get to see first-hand what…
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2005
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Try to picture a time when you are newly arrived in America. There's little or no work available and...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/30/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This museum is one of New York City's true treasures and should be visited by everyone who lives here, as well as everyone who visits. All right, I know that sounds a little extreme, but honestly,…
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This museum is one of the best in New York City, especially if your ancestors came from the old world. The museum takes you back in time to when the building (97 Orchard) was a tenement back before…
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There are also Jewish and African-American apartments at this good museum. Great for out-of-towners.
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Documenting the lives of the five-story tenement building's original residents - some 10,000 people from twenty-five countries called it home between 1863 and 1935 - and the area's immigration…
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is easily the most important preservation project in America today. The museum has taken an historic tenement building (97 Orchard) that was miraculously vacant for most of the last century, and…
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2005
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Spent a fulfilling family afternoon here recently. As soon as you enter this building, rich with history, you taste what it was like for families living in NYC's tenements and stay immersed for the next few...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/07/2005
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This museum is like going back in time. There's so much information. Worthwhile!
citysearch.com - user review - 11/20/2003
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Very interesting place, but still a work in progress. Tour was made extra special by our guide Rose who pointed out an interesting walk of the neigbourhood. A large group would dilute the experience.
citysearch.com - user review - 02/26/2003
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I wasn't as impressed as I'd hoped to be. Maybe because I share a two-bedroom apartment with 3 other people here in NY, I thought that with some paint, light fixtures, and a bathroom, those apartments wouldn't...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/13/2002
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The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is a unique New York institution. They have preserved a tenement building on Orchard Street in its early 20th century state (the walls are crumbling and you can see all the...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/27/2002
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I've had a lot of expectations based on the reviews that I got but they were all exceeded immensely. It's pretty much like going back in time and being able to relive some aspects of your ancestors life. You...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/29/2002
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If you love history, and enjoy learning about the city than you MUST go here. You will get a great perspective on what it was like for yesterday's immigrants to come to NYC and how they lived and worked once...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/24/2002
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A visit here is a must for anyone who calls himself or herself a New Yorker. You think your studio is a tiny, rat-infested cell, wait till you see these places, and how people (and how many people) used to...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/23/2002
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