This was the home of famous jazz artist Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille. The couple stayed in this modest home until their death, and its furnishings have not changed over the years.
Lewis Latimer was the son of escaped slaves, and went on to become an important inventor and the only African-American member of Thomas Edison’s engineering division at the Edison Company.
This museum has artifacts from everyday life and memorabilia. The collection narrates the urban culture of NYC. Open Monday through Thursday by appointment and Thursday through Sunday for walk-in.
This space will blow your mind with its off-the-wall workshops (I taxidermied a rat!), fascinating lectures, and inspiring gallery/library. Many of the events are free or cheap!
Did you know? In 1687, Leffert Pietersen, one of the earliest European settlers in Brooklyn, built the original homestead on 58 acres that is now Prospect Lefferts Gardens.
Gertrude Tredwell lived her whole life here until her death at the age of 93, and her work to keep it and its furnishings preserved are the reason it offers such a perfect look at 19th century NYC.
The Jumel Mansion has one of the oldest colonial gardens in the nation, let alone in New York City.
In around 1784, William Dyckman built what is now the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan. Read more.
This hidden “neighborhood” of 19th century wooden row houses is one of the most beautiful mews in NYC. The cobblestone lane was originally a carriage path leading to the nearby Morris-Jumel mansion.
Founding Father Alexander Hamilton named his last New York residence after his father's family home in Scotland. The surrounding neighborhood, Hamilton Heights, is named for him. Read more.
The Troll Museum is a psychedelic feast for the eyes. Lined with troll dolls in costumes from pop culture and history this Madame Tussauds of dolls is a time capsule into every era, in miniature. Read more.
This small and obscure museum houses the amazing works of Nicholas Roerich, a Russian mystic who painted dramatic and colorful Himalayan landscapes.
This is one of the oldest synagogues in the U.S., first built by Jews from Eastern Europe in 1887. It was designed by architects Peter and Francis William Herter.
Take a tour through Rufus King Mansion. It's really interesting if you like that sort of thing.
The city’s oldest museum has an archive of more than 1.6 million pieces of art, including Hudson River School paintings and the entire collection of John James Audubon’s Birds of America watercolors. Read more.
The galleries are filled with artwork you'll be stunned by and would have otherwise never considered. Also: it's free. Walk right in and have an excellent time.
This Victorian Gothic cottage was home to photographer and noted badass Alice Austen, who was known for her gritty street photography—and for being the first woman on Staten Island to own a car. Read more.
Did you know? This is known as the site of failed peace talks in 1776 between Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Edward Rutledge of the Continental Army and the British to avert the Revolutionary War.
This house was built in the 1650s by Pieter Wyckoff, an immigrant who served for six years as an indentured servant to pay off his transport from Europe.
