Top rated History museums in New York City, United States to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

History museum

Sprawling space for multimedia exhibits & historic artifacts, including the statue's original torch.

4.80 (439 reviews) (~8.61 km from centre)

Museum

👍👍 Great Museum! The family had a great time learning the history of the ship. Took about three hours to explore the ship itself. The wait time for the submarine looked quite long, so we didn't stand in line. If you buy scheduled tickets, they will let you in 30min before ticketed time. Staff was frien...

4.80 (176 reviews) (~2.31 km from centre)

Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration

History museum

Artifacts & passenger records tell the story of US immigration in a former processing station.

4.70 (5.2K reviews) (~7.54 km from centre)

Museum at Eldridge Street

History museum

Historic restored synagogue holds orthodox services & hosts tours, community classes & events.

4.70 (877 reviews) (~4.08 km from centre)

South Street Seaport Museum

Maritime museum

Institution housing paintings, ship models, scrimshaw & more with vintage ships docked outside.

4.70 (423 reviews) (~5.21 km from centre)

Merchant's House Museum

Museum

Preserved 19th-century home of a wealthy merchant family, with intact interiors & exteriors.

4.70 (384 reviews) (~2.69 km from centre)

Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS)

History museum

👍👍 Everybody should visit this museum located in Alphabet City/Manhattan. It tells the history of the struggles in NYC related to the use of the space, like housing, public spaces, transportation. You can buy some zines, bottons, stickers and T-shirts there. It is a good way to know more about the real...

4.70 (87 reviews) (~2.7 km from centre)

Lesbian Herstory Archives

Archive

Lesbian community hub with a vast collection of books, photos & artifacts tracing lesbian history.

4.70 (37 reviews) (~9.8 km from centre)

Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

History museum

Exhibits & public programs on Jewish history, life & culture in the 20th & 21st centuries.

4.60 (1.6K reviews) (~5.86 km from centre)

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

Historical place museum

Museum founded in 1923 offering guided tours of period rooms in historic home of the 26th president.

4.60 (383 reviews) (~1.48 km from centre)

Hoboken Historical Museum

History museum

Exhibits, tours & events focusing on the history & people of the "Mile Square City."

4.60 (148 reviews) (~3.81 km from centre)

Fraunces Tavern Museum

Museum

👍👍 A historical building that one might just walk on by, if not for the large historical plaques attached to the side, which harkens in its history. Fraunces Tavern served in many capacities during its history, but the one that made it most famous was when it served as the headquarters for George Washi...

4.60 (71 reviews) (~5.81 km from centre)