The Best Museums in New York City, From the Met to the New York Transit Museum | Condé Nast Traveler

"Built in 1832, this intimate house museum is a fully furnished time capsule of a wealthy 19th-century family, with original furnishings, clothing, books, and artwork. Step into the five-story Greek Revival landmark (the first building in Manhattan designated as a landmark in the 1960s) and it feels like you’ve snuck into a tidy, elegant home while its inhabitants are out; two generations of the merchant-class Tredwell family left more than 4,000 possessions, from oil lamps and fine china to unfinished needlepoint and prim dresses, some modeled by mannequins posed in rooms and the back garden." - Charlie Hobbs, Andrea Whittle