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Empire State Building vs Tenement Museum

Both are highly recommended by expert writers. Overall, Empire State Building is the choice of most writers compared to Tenement Museum. Empire State Building comes in at 97 with recommendations from 10 publications like Condé Nast Traveler, The Telegraph and Atlas Obscura.

Empire State Building
Empire State Building
9 / 10
350 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY 10118
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Fodor's Fodor's
"The Empire State Building is an art deco monument to progress, a symbol for New York City, and a star in some great romantic scenes, on- and off-screen." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"With the tragic demise of the World Trade Center, this symbol of New York is again the city's most recognizable skyscraper and, at 1,050 feet, its tallest."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The Empire State Building – actually a very glorified office building – is the most famous member of the New York skyline." Full review
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Frommer's Frommer's
"There’s no better introduction to New York than a visit to the Empire State Building... the apex of the New York skyline." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"Remains one of the city's most beautiful—and popular—attractions, with thousands of people visiting every day." Full review
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Tenement Museum
Tenement Museum
9 / 10
103 Orchard Street, Lower East Side, New York City, NY 10002
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Lonely Planet 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 Travel + Leisure
"Searching for a place to house a museum honoring American immigrants, Ruth Abram unearthed 97 Orchard Street." Full review
Time Out 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 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 Not For Tourists
"Great illustration of turn-of-the-century (20th, that is) life."
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