Tenement Museum Attractions & Things to do

Join this 3-hour New York City walking tour to sample the best ethnic foods in the Lower East Side. But this experience includes much more than sampling delicious foods, as you’ll learn about the history of the dishes, establishments, sites, and people along the way from your guide.
Duration: 3 hours.

From the Five Points and Mulberry Bend, through the Italian and Jewish immigrant waves, and finally what is today's Chinatown, this tour explores the development of a rustic landscape of lakes and farms into what became the mostly densely overcrowded neighborhood on earth barely 100 years ago.  The incremental step-by-step process of putting the need for adequate housing over the drive for profit to house the immigrant poor, from disease-ridden cellar dwelling in tumble down shanties. to pre-, old- and new-law tenements, this tour uses pictures to show what is no longer there, and finds what continues to stand in the street walls today to tell the immensely rich, tragic and redemptive story of New York's Lower East Side.
Duration: 2 to 3 hours.

Explore Lower Manhattan at your leisure with TouringBee's convenient mobile app. This offline smartphone app features a GPS map of the route, illustrations and audio narration filled with captivating stories about New York City life. Immerse yourself in the vibrant streets and key landmarks at your own pace, without the need to keep up with a tour group.

This tour, curated by a professional historian, offers reliable stories and intriguing legends. However, it's not an academic tour, so there's no need to worry about tedious lists of dates and technical terms.

The tour encompasses 34 points of interest. Feel free to pause at any time for a coffee break, veer off the path to explore an intriguing side street or resume the route whenever you're ready. You can navigate the tour on foot or by bicycle.
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes.

The Lower East Side is the ultimate immigrant neighborhood. A popular place for newly arrived immigrants to New York going back to the 1840's, the Lower East Side has seen large immigrant populations from Germany, Italy, Eastern Europe, the Caribbean and Asia. Join us for a walk through history as you learn why immigrants gathered in this area and why they left. Sample food from famous eateries in the area and see landmarks that tell the story of this unique neighborhood. This tour is perfect for food and history lovers of all ages!
Duration: 2 hours.

Join as we explore the historic and dynamic Downtown neighborhood of New York City, including the Lower East Side and Chinatown. This region encompassing the original NYC is rich with immigrant culture and history. In the modern era, Downtown Manhattan is the heartbeat of the city's nightlife scene with a wide range of venues and genres.

This night out tour gathers a group from around the world for a high energy immersion into the local scene while getting a dose of New York City's unique history. With visits to at least three hot spots which cater to the NYC insiders way off the beaten path of visitors to the city.

The tour will include panoramic skyline views, chic cocktail lounges with a last stop at a lounge which presents the option to mingle and dance until the early morning hours in the city that never sleeps. This is a one-of-a-kind authentic nightlife experience.
Duration: 3 hours.

Travel back in time to the Roaring Twenties as your tour guide makes the past come alive.  You will visit Lower East Side pubs that served as speakeasies during Prohibition along with other hidden bars.  You will have boozy fun learning about this fascinating chapter of American history.   Experience what was converted from an old second-floor bank run by corrupt gangsters.  See just what lies behind a real pawnshop. Say the password through a peephole to gain entrance to a real speakeasy from the Prohibition era owned by one of the more infamous gangsters in American history.  Learn about who some of the colorful characters were—the gangsters, entertainers and madams alike—who brought the crowds in and kept the parties rolling right under the authorities noses as you move from one pub to the next with nary a hint of scandal.  It will be the Bee's Knees!
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes.

This is not just a tour, bur interactive theater on the streets! Accompanied by a tour guide throughout, the group meets an actor improvising four or five different characters from history along the way.
Duration: 90 to 120 minutes.