Skyscraper Museum

I’m glad I had stopped here to get a peek while exploring the financial district. The museum itself was quite small, however there were much more information than I thought by looking at the museum’s size. Impressive. Very informative and detailed explanations of the history of skyscrapers throughout the world, plus it’s free to visit this museum. Friendly staff, clean place, and has restrooms. Overall, I had a great experience here and would recommend to anyone who’s visiting the area.
Levent - 3 months ago

A modest museum by the waterside with fairly crafted model skyscrapers. There is care put into each tree decoration and interior lightning. Many buildings are somewhat plain and would like to see an improvement on par with the nicer ones
Andrew Lam - 9 months ago

Really charming, and free, museum right across the street from where you board to ferry to the statue of liberty. If you have about 30 min to spend I would recommend stopping in. You do need to reserve a ticket ahead of time from their website but I did this 15 minutes before the time I selected and had no issue getting a ticket (only 5 people including myself were there for that timeslot). There are some gems here such as architectural elements salvaged from historic skyscrapers and the proposal model for the twin towers.
Spencer Owen - a year ago

Very informative. It’s a small museum and the skyscraper are mostly NY buildings. There is an exhibition showing other iconic buildings around the world but most information is about NY. The bookstore is very lovely. I will say most of it is informative and there are a few things actually see, it is mainly reading but I enjoyed it very much! FYI it is like a decent room of items so not a lot of things to look at, I will say you can finish examining all the exhibits within an hour.
Adati Tarfa - 2 years ago

Great free and informative museum in downtown Manhattan. Although it is free, reservations online are required in advanced for entry. (As of July 2023) Although small, it is free and contains lots of information on the concepts, structures and building process of many skyscrapers all over the world. It takes you through the history of skycrapers and looks into a few future projects. I believe this may be more interesting to those who like engineering and want to know the "why" and "how" behind many of these incredible structures. It is conveniently located in downtown Manhattan, nearby the Freedom Tower, Jewish Museum, Battery Park and Statue of Liberty Ferry areas...so can easily be worked into a site-filled itinery while exporing that area. I was able to see and read almost everything within an hour. So, it shouldn't take up too much time out of your day. Staff there was nice and informative.
Jemlnlx - a year ago