Tenement MuseumvsWashington Square Park Audio Tour
Both Tenement Museum and Washington Square Park are praised by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Tenement Museum scores slightly higher than Washington Square Park. Tenement Museum is ranked #6 in New York City with approval from 10 reviewers such as Fodor's, Frommer's and Afar Magazine.
Tenement Museum
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Time Out
Condé Nast Traveler
Not For Tourists
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine
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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"
Washington Square Park Audio Tour Fodor's Lonely Planet Time Out Michelin Guide Not For Tourists Not For Tourists Travel + Leisure
On the Grid Where Afar Magazine Show All Reviews
Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, New York City, NY 10001
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Fodor's "NYU students, street musicians, skateboarders, jugglers, chess players, and those just watching the grand opera of it all generate a maelstrom of activity." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"What was once a potter’s field and a square for public executions is now the unofficial town square of the Village." Full review
Time Out "The hippies who famously turned up and tuned out in Washington Square Park are still there in spirit, and indeed often in person." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"With a broad, sunny lawn and clusters of willow, cypress and sycamore trees, this pentagonal park occupies the heart of North Beach."
Not For Tourists "From Potter's field to counterculture mecca and everything in between."
Not For Tourists "Dogs run, children cry. Ah, what a world we live in."
Travel + Leisure "As one of the more lively parks in the city, Washington Square Park provides more than its fair share of entertainment to visitors strolling through the square." Full review
On the Grid "Located in the heart of Greenwich Village with a tradition of celebrating nonconformity, this landmark has been a gathering place for street entertainers, musicians, poets and chess players." Full review
Where "Known for its marble arch, which architect Stanford White modeled after the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, this historic park has been renovated to include expanded lawns and plantings." Full review
Afar Magazine "Washington Square Park is only a fraction of the size of Central Park, but it is as almost as much of an icon of New York as its much larger counterpart uptown." Full review
