This LES building offers a peek into the life of immigrants in NYC. Home to 7,000+ working class European immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries looking to build new lives, successful futures, and happy families. The museum offers
3 different experiences: tour the building and its residents' homes, meet the residents of 97 Orchard and get a peek into their lives, or walk around the LES neighborhood to see how the immigrants helped shape its culture. Adult tickets are $25. This museum shows how difficult conditions really were, and how hard our previous generations worked to create lives in America.
The Tenement Museum, 103 Orchard St, NYC
If you're interested in learning more about NYC's immigrants, check out the
Immigration Museum on Ellis Island.
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