This Museum gets mostly rave-type reviews (with the inevitable sour apple or two)
The Museum itself is geared towards kids as well as adults of course
Go visit their website to find out more
http://www.nycfiremuseum.org/
NYC Fire Museum
278 Spring St
(between Hudson St & Varick St)
New York, NY 10013
Neighborhood: South Village
(212) 691-1303
(between Hudson St & Varick St)
New York, NY 10013
Neighborhood: South Village
(212) 691-1303
- Nearest Transit Station:
- Spring St. (A, C, E)Canal St. (1, 2)Houston St. (1, 2)
- Hours:
- Mon-Sun 10 am - 5 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
Recommended Reviews for NYC Fire Museum
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"Kids are encouraged to try on some firefighter gear." In 6 reviews
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"Small museum, but it's two stories and suggested donation." In 5 reviews
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"The second floor is dedicated to 9/11 and was very touching." In 4 reviews
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23 reviews in English
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Review from Nicole T.
Manhattan, NYWe accidentally stumbled upon the NYC Fire Museum after brunching in the Village, and were pleasantly surprised at this delightly little museum. There's a suggested donation of $8, and you can visit the whole museum in about 60-90 minutes.
There are lots of neat interactive exhibits, including old carriage-style firetrucks, horse-drawn firetrucks, and old steam firetrucks. Both adults and children can try on real fire equipment to have that "real fireman experience" which is neat. I especially enjoyed the photos and stories of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in the Garment District. It really makes you appreciate all the fire escapes we have in place nowadays (at least, hopefully).
The special exhibit commemorating 911 is very moving, especially if you have ties to New York. Make sure you emotionally prepare yourself prior to entering. -
Review from Athena C.
This is a small but historical Fire Museum that is worth visiting. It is free but takes donation. There are a lot of of fire trucks, horse carriages and tools on display. You can also try on their 30 lbs gear to see how it feels like to be a firefighter!
When we visited, we got a hilarious guide and he was a retired firefighter for 20+ years. He made the tour rather interesting, educational and meaningful. There is also a 9-11 display room. -
Review from Susan N.
KNICKERBOCKER, NYI held a bat mitzvah for my girls at this venue with over 200 guests and it was perfect. We had the service upstairs, went downstairs for cocktails among the fire trucks while the upstairs loft was flipped, and then back upstairs for dinner and dancing. The decor for the party was lounge furniture for the kids and small round tables with buffet for the adults. It is a great event venue, reasonably priced, it has real character, and the guests loved how cool and fun it was! The only drawback is that it is noisy because of all the bricks and hard surfaces but those surfaces also look really hip with up lighting. -
Review from Avalyn J.
JAMAICA, NYQuirky informative tour guide. The antique trucks are a beautiful thing to see. Great photo ops. You aren't allowed to touch anything but they do have an area where you can try on the actual fire hat and uniform. There is a separate room dedicated to 9/11 which is very nicely done. -
Review from Jenn S.
Had my son's 3rd birthday party here and it was a huge success! They Have a great 3rd floor party space that they set half up for lunch and the other half for running around, story time and such. They even do a scavenger hunt with the kids inside the museum and a real firefighter comes and has a talk with the kids as well. Staff is really nice and very responsive when I was coordinating all of the moving parts for the party.
The party package includes pizza, drinks and a custom decorated birthday cake and party bag/ firefighter hat...the only thing that went wrong was that they screwed up the flavor of the cake we wanted because apparently there was a party before us and the kid's name was the same as my kids...go figure... -
Review from Brian J.
We had my nephew's 3rd birthday party here. Cool spot and the staff was good with the kids. Space is huge up top so you can do a lot. Bring you're own food is okay and I think the only option. It would be a cool spot for other events too. -
Review from Hadron Collider P.
Manhattan, NYFun for both young and old, this museum is a bargain at $5 (the suggested donation). The collection is on the first two floors and there is a large event space on the third floor of the firehouse. It would be a very cool place for a child's birthday party. There were a bunch of kids trying on fire helmets and coats. (Is there anything better when you're a young boy?)
The collection is pretty remarkable. It's a walk through the history of NYC firefighting. The museum features: fire trucks, old hose carts, artwork, uniforms, gear, and even some taxidermy (a beloved stuffed firehouse dog!). The museum gift shop is mainly for the kids.
There are two rooms devoted to 9/11 on the first floor. To say that I was moved is a profound understatement. -
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Review from Mike C.
I lucked out in a sense because it admittance is free for military as this museum is part of the "Blue Star Museums" where participating museums allow military members free entrance between Memorial day and Labor day weekend.
It's a two story museum that houses a lot of NY fire department stuff since the 18th century. There are several, really old fire trucks, some were steam driven and some were horse carried. Lots of paintings dating back from the 1800s as well.
Kids are encouraged to try on some firefighter gear. There's also a small memorial out in the patio with many pictures of the 343 firefighters and EMT personnel who died on 9/11. A ladder 52 sign that was destroyed during that time is out on display as well. Next to the memorial, you can see video footage from 9/11. Pretty eery and solemn stuff as you enter these exhibits.
Even if you don't have a military discount, it's pretty cheap coming in anyway. $8 for regular admission, $5 for students, seniors and children. -
Review from Lili K.
Small museum, but it's two stories and suggested donation.
The downstairs part is fun-you get to try on the heavy firefighter outfits and pose for pictures by their trucks. This would be a great place to bring kids to as well. Not crowded at all, so you have plenty of time to walk around, play with the props, and snap photos.
The second floor is dedicated to 9/11 and was very touching. So sad to read all the news and info, but a good dedication spot to honor our fellow heroes. -
Review from Diana B.
New York, NYCool former firehouse with former firefighters giving tours of the history of NYC firefighting. All sorts of paraphernalia related to the art.
Great for kids' parties.
http://www.nycfiremuseum… -
Review from Scott B.
Panama City, FLMake sure you visit here. A great museum with lots of historical fire gear. Not too expensive ($8) but make sure you give yourself at least an hour -
Review from John T.
Hoboken, NJA diamond in the rough. This place is definitely not easy to find. It's in the tip of TriBeCa and SoHo, near-ish to the Holland tunnel and theres almost nothing surrounding it except office buildings and small shops. But a definite must see if you're in the area. They've got almost everything you want to see about the fireman's history. From water carriages to modern equipment. There's also an area about the 9/11 incident and a place where you can pay homage to the people who's lives were lost. Very inspirational.
It's worth the visit. -
Review from Dani M.
Manhattan, NYAwful front desk service, just awful. Ruined our experience here. -
Review from Jorge G.
Brooklyn, NYIts okay, I suppose. Not for everybody. The exhibits don't exactly leap off the walls. Still, can't beat the price or the lack of crowds (problem which plagues so many museums). -
Review from Pinky And The B.
Manhattan, NYA great museum for all children especially boys. This museum is good especially for New Yorkers. I have been here as a
chaperon on a class trip. All children seem to love it. The energy of
the tour guides makes it exciting and fun.
The museum also offers fire safety simulations where visitors
experience a simulation of a real fire in a NYC apartment complete
with theatrical smoke, lasers and black lights to make it seem very
real, but these education tours must be reserved for groups of at
least 20. But, anyone can visit the museum though and see the
collection of historical fire fighting equipment including pre-civil
war hand-pump fire engines, horse-drawn engines through early
motorized engines. A series of mannequins display fire fighting
uniforms.
Like most museums in
NYC they have events and birthday party's for children.
The firefighter volunteers who staff the museum are as excited about
talking to the children as the children are to see the fire trucks
and try on the firefighter hats.
They have coloring books and literature for you and your children.
This is another reason why NYC is a great city to raise children in! -
Review from Geraldine K.
New York, NY** Caveat: This review is not an assessment of the museum itself and its exhibits **
I came here for a charity benefit and from the outside of it, I was skeptical of how this place could actually accommodate this event. But upon entering it, going through the ground floor and seeing the various artifacts and displays, and inadvertently stopping by the second floor (to get to the 3rd, which was where the event was held), I was surprised that there was a museum in NYC dedicated to firemen. What global cosmopolitan city caters to this niche? Seriously, welcome to NYC - it has nearly everything! The third floor was nicely done up for rather casual affair, which was the intention. This was not the glitzy Met Museum Gala btw, but it served its purpose. The third floor has brick walls and could be nice venue space, not to mention holding events here would be another way to support this tiny institution. One way for families to spend a beautiful Saturday with the kids is to stop by here, get lunch afterwards in SoHo, and head to Central Park. -
Review from Astrid G.
What a find! I learned a lot about New York City history from visiting the NYC Fire Museum and the exhibits/artifacts are well-maintained and beautifully displayed. The 9/11 exhibit is really well done...walking through it made me very emotional. The museum staff was very helpful and welcoming. Well worth the $5 suggested admission. -
Review from Gherell O.
Bronx, NYi went here on a field trip with the kids from my job. i admit i wasn't expecting much. the police museum is pretty wack so i figured the firefighter's museum wouldn't have much to offer. However, it was actually really cool. They showed the kids this old school video from the 90's that totally took me back, the 9/11 memorial was pretty nice and it was really cool to see all of the old firefighter memorabilia. In addition to all of that they had this room where they had the kids do a mach evacuation. It was set up like an apartment and they had all of these things painted on the wall or set up in the room that could potentially cause a fire. Then they turned the lights out in the room and produced all of this smoke with a smoke machine, the kids had to do stop drop and roll and follow the evacuation procedure and protocol. it was really neat.
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