Tenement Museum, New York City

Extremely interesting museum. Tour was fascinating and going through the old tenement building dynamite. Very good bookstore and the movie that runs on a loop was very interesting. Would’ve given five stars except the staff working there were kind of snippety and they didn’t allow any photographs in the tenement building tour. Why? I have no idea!

I did the 100 Years Apart tour about Mrs. Wang from China and Natalie from Prussia. The tour guide was kind and knowledgeable and really brought the history to life; I think I could have listened to them for hours. The apartment, factory, and props/materials handed around were really neat. It was $30 and I was able to make a reservation the day of the tour, although I would recommend doing that earlier if you need more time options. There’s stairs and an elevator to access some, but not all, of their tours. There’s lockers and gendered restrooms with multiple stalls on the lower level. There’s a gift shop with excellent book, art, and gift options. I’m so excited to read the book that I got!