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Brooklyn Bridge vs Tenement Museum
Both are highly recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Tenement Museum ranks slightly higher than Brooklyn Bridge. Tenement Museum has a TripExpert Score of 94 with positive reviews from 10 sources such as Frommer's, Afar Magazine and Lonely Planet.
Brooklyn Bridge
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Brooklyn Bridge, NY
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Fodor's
"A walk across its promenade—a boardwalk elevated above the roadway, shared by pedestrians, in-line skaters, and cyclists—takes about 40 minutes and delivers exhilarating views."
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Concierge
"When it was completed in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was a marvel of civil engineering—the longest suspension bridge in the world."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"A New York icon, the Brooklyn Bridge was the world’s first steel suspension bridge."
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Travel + Leisure
"A stroll along this span is an only-in-New York experience that provides an up-close sense of the city's true grandeur."
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Not For Tourists
"The granddaddy of them all. Walking toward Manhattan at sunset is as good as it gets."
Tenement Museum
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103 Orchard Street, Lower East Side, New York City, NY 10002
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Lonely Planet
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"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."
