Museums & Heritage Sites in New York

Museums, living-history sites, and heritage places with reported stories and information for visitors.

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Cherry Hill

Albany, NY

Historic Cherry Hill in Albany, New York — the Van Rensselaer family home of 1787, kept with five generations' belongings — witnessed a documented 1827 murder that gripped the young republic. The museum tells that story straight; its ghost telling follows quietly.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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Alice Austen House

Staten Island, NY

The Alice Austen House — 'Clear Comfort' — sits on the Staten Island shore where pioneering photographer Alice Austen lived and worked for eighty years. A national LGBTQ+ historic site and museum, its gentle telling keeps Alice about her cottage still.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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About museums & heritage sites in New York

New York's museums & heritage sites are compiled from local history, published folklore and visitor reports. Many are open to the public, and several offer tours or overnight stays.

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