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Fraunces Tavern Museum
54 Pearl St. at Broad St.
Ph:212-425-1778
frauncestavernmuseum.org
In 1783 George Washington bid farewell to his Army here. Learn the colorful history of downtown New York.
Historic Richmond Town
441 Clarke Ave., Staten Island
Ph:718-351-1611
historicrichmondtown.org
A living history village and museum interpreting 300 years of the life of New York.
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
90 Orchard St./ Broome St.
Ph:212-431-0233
tenement.org
Learn this area's colorful immigrant history with tours of an authentic tenement building.
Museum of the City of New York
1220 5th Ave./103rd St.
Ph:212-534-1672
mcny.org
Housing artifacts that comprise a treasury of NYC history.
New York Historical Society
2 W. 77th St./Central Park W.
Ph:212-873-3400
nyhistory.org
Documenting the history of New York.
South Street Seaport Museum
207 Front St., near Pier 17
Ph:212-748-8600
southstseaport.org
Experience New York's rich maritime history.
The Cloisters
Fort Tryon Park at 190th St.
Ph:212-923-3700
metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/introduction.asp?dep=7
An impressive collection of medieval and Gothic architecture, art and illuminated manuscripts, housed on land donated by JD Rockefeller.
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park W./79th St.
Ph:212-769-5100
amnh.org
Home to the famous dinosaur exhibits, and the country's preeminent natural history repository. The Rose Center's space show is a family favorite.
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden
www.mvhm.org
421 East 61st Street 212-838-6878 This historic house museum, built in 1799, recreates the Mount Vernon Hotel, a 19th century country resort for New Yorkers escaping the crowded city. Learn about the history of New York City while taking a guided tour through eight period rooms.
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