Fees & Passes

Changes to Entrance Fees and Passes in 2026

Learn about a few upcoming changes to entrance fees and passes for non-US residents and motorcycles that begin on January 1, 2026.

Plan Your Visit

Key Information

  1. Timed tickets are required to visit the Museum

    While the National Park Service does not collect an entrance fee at this site, the Museum is only accessible by guided tenement apartment tours or neighborhood walking tours and requires the purchase of the appropriate ticket.

    Reservations and timed entry

Reservations and Timed Entry

Tenement Apartment Tour Reservation

Jan 1–Dec 31

Cost
$30.00
Explore historically recreated tenement apartments and discover how immigrants lived on New York’s Lower East Side in the 19th and 20th centuries. Along with a glimpse of the past, glean insights from educators who offer historical perspectives that relate to current conversations about immigration.
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Neighborhood Walking Tour Reservation

Jan 1–Dec 31

Cost
$30.00
Explore the often-forgotten places, unexplored spaces, and the many histories of migration over centuries on daily walking tours of the storied Lower East Side neighborhood. Get to know the city by visiting historical sites and learning about the people and neighborhoods that made New York City what it is today.
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The Museum is only accessible by guided tenement apartment tours or neighborhood walking tours and requires the purchase of the appropriate ticket. As an affiliated National Park Service site the Lower East Side Tenement Museum does not accept or sell National Park Passes, or any of the America the Beautiful—the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes. The Museum offers discounts for teachers, military, neighborhood residents (10002 zip code), visitors with disabilities, members of AAM, MANY, and National Trust. For more information, please contact LESTM@tenement.org.

2026 Free Entrance Days in the National Parks

Come experience the national parks! All National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone (other fees, including timed entry or reservation fees, may apply). Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates:

Beginning in 2026, free entrance on these days will be for US citizens and residents only. Nonresidents will pay the regular entrance fee and any applicable nonresident fees.

 

Museum Membership

 

Museum Membership Options

Support the power of storytelling by joining as a member today. Members receive admission to tours, exclusive events, specialty content, and more. Learn more about membership!

Current annual benefits for members include: 
  • Free admission to in-person building tours and walking tours 
  • Free admission to virtual tours and programs 
  • Invitations to special programs and members-only events 
  • Opportunity to submit questions to hosts prior to Tenement Talks 
  • 15% discount on all items in the Tenement Museum Shop 
  • 15% discount on private virtual tour bookings and private walking tour bookings 
  • 50% discount on admission to food programs (when applicable) 
  • Tailored member communications 

Last updated: December 23, 2025

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103 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002

Phone:

877 975-3786

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