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Tenement Museum vs American Museum of Natural History
Both Tenement Museum and American Museum of Natural History are praised by professional travelers. Overall, Tenement Museum is preferred by most professionals compared to American Museum of Natural History. Tenement Museum ranks #4 in New York City with endorsements from 10 sources such as Afar Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler and Lonely Planet.
Tenement Museum
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103 Orchard Street, Lower East Side, New York City, NY 10002
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This museum puts the neighborhood’s heartbreaking but inspiring heritage on full display in three recreations of turn-of-the-20th-century tenements."
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Travel + Leisure
"Searching for a place to house a museum honoring American immigrants, Ruth Abram unearthed 97 Orchard Street."
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Time Out
"This fascinating museum—actually a series of restored tenement apartments at 97 Orchard Street—is accessible only by guided tour."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Offers a glimpse of what life in the turn-of-the-20th-century Lower East Side was like for those who lived there."
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Not For Tourists
"Great illustration of turn-of-the-century (20th, that is) life."
American Museum of Natural History
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79th Street and Central Park West, New York City, NY 10024
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Concierge
"No child—or adult for that matter—who has strolled under the enormous blue whale has ever forgotten this cavernous museum on the Upper West Side."
Travel + Leisure
"One of New York City’s most prestigious museums, the American Museum of Natural History encourages visitors to explore and understand the natural world around them."
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Time Out
"No matter which wing you wander through or where your curiosities lie (dinosaurs, gems or something else entirely), it’s hard to explore this Upper West Side fixture without being awestruck."
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Fodor's
"The largest natural history museum in the world is also one of the most impressive sights in New York."
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Hit the highlights in half a day
Condé Nast Traveler
Editor's Pick
"No child—or adult for that matter—who has strolled under the enormous blue whale has ever forgotten this cavernous museum on the Upper West Side."
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Don't miss the hall of African mammals with its centerpiece herd of elephants.
