From quirky specialty museums to exhibits for history buffs, check out these hidden gems
Where do you go for artsy deep dives, for alternate perspectives, for the weird-but-wonderful? We’re hoping it’s one of the hidden gems in our museum guide. This city brims with interesting exhibits and artifacts to satisfy even the most niche tastes. Ready to add new spots to your museum crawl?
Museum of the Dog
Museum
- cute
- entertaining
- family
- quirky
Waterfront Museum
The Museum relocated to Red Hook, Brooklyn in 1994 as a permanent homeport after operating in Liberty State Park in Jersey City & Hoboken, NJ; Piermont, NY; and South Street Seaport, NYC.
Coming to Red Hook in 1994, an ambitious group of volunteers transformed a former dumping area into what has been cited by the Neighborhood Open Space Coalition as “an ideal example of open space and waterfront access which provides an excellent complement to waterfront development”. The Museum’s permanent collection includes a nearly one-century old wooden barge, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- historic
- unique
- underground
- waterfront
Tenement Museum
Historic Museum
- cultural
- family
- lively
- academic
El Museo del Barrio
Museum
- active
- art
- community
- cultural
New York Transit Museum
Historic Museum
- local
- new
- transit
- celebration
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