Tenement MuseumvsAmerican 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.
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Fodor's Travel + Leisure Show All Reviews
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." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Searching for a place to house a museum honoring American immigrants, Ruth Abram unearthed 97 Orchard Street." Full review
Time Out "This fascinating museum—actually a series of restored tenement apartments at 97 Orchard Street—is accessible only by guided tour." Full review
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." Full review
Not For Tourists "Great illustration of turn-of-the-century (20th, that is) life."
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Tour guides interpret several generations of immigrant life at 97 Orchard Street, a five-story tenement building (now a National Historic Landmark)." Full review
Afar Magazine "Not your typical museum experience, the Tenement Museum walks you through history and explores subject such as immigration, discrimination, housing and the history of the neighborhood through the stor." Full review
Where "Turn-of-the-20th-century immigrant life on Manhattan's Lower East Side is illustrated through guided tours of authentically preserved tenement apartments." Full review
Fodor's "Step back in time at the partially restored 19th-century tenement buildings that make up the essence of the Tenement Museum." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The Tenement Museum is a historical gem on the city's Lower East Side, offering immersive, guided tours of two tenement buildings and chronicling a very important part of the city's immigrant experience"
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." Full review
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." Full review
Fodor's "The largest natural history museum in the world is also one of the most impressive sights in New York." Full review
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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." Full review
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Don't miss the hall of African mammals with its centerpiece herd of elephants.
Not For Tourists "Includes an outstanding planetarium and lots and lots of stuffed animals."
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"A famed research facility... the vast halls present astounding collections." Full review
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Don't miss the excellent shows in the Hayden Planetarium.
Where "Guests explore halls filled with full-scale dinosaur skeletons, fossils, dioramas, artifacts, gems and minerals (including a rare 2-foot-long jade slab), meteorites and more." Full review
Afar Magazine "Located on the Upper West Side, at 79th Street and Central Park West, the American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's largest museums." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes. " Full review
