by Lower East Side Tenement Museum
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Guided tours lead families into restored apartments where real immigrant families lived. On the Confino tour, a costumed interpreter plays a 1916 teenager who answers kids' questions about her new life in America.
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| Monday | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM – 6 PM |
Visitor Center open daily; costumed family tour runs weekends and holidays
Timed guided tours; see website for current ticket prices
Open daily. Pick a date to add it to your plans.
Ages 5–17.
Timed guided tours; see website for current ticket prices
Sunday: 10 AM–6 PM · Monday: 10 AM–6 PM · Tuesday: 10 AM–6 PM · Wednesday: 10 AM–6 PM · Thursday: 10 AM–6 PM · Friday: 10 AM–6 PM · Saturday: 10 AM–6 PM. Visitor Center open daily; costumed family tour runs weekends and holidays
103 Orchard St, 10002, in the Lower East Side, Manhattan.
Yes. Tenement Museum is indoors, so it works on rainy or cold days.
Tickets are handled by Lower East Side Tenement Museum: tenement.org, or call (877) 975-3786.
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