The building, which is an old customs house for the port of New York, is beautiful. I was very disappointed with the content of the museum. We have a rich and extensive Indian heritage in America and it is not adequately reflected in the museum.

I loved this museum. It has a free entrance and you can get audioguides for free too! This was very excellent since we get to understand a little bit more indians history and culture and time went by without us noticing it. we spent around 2 and a half hours there and there was an exhibition that we didn't had... More

This is a nice collection of Native American Indian objects largely thanks to the passion of one man who went all over the country looking for them and then donated them to this museum. I know that this is a painful part of American history but the information in this museum was really kept to a bare minimum and I... More

The National Museum of the American Indian in downtown New York City contains a wonderful collection of Native American artifacts displayed in a first-class manner. The design of the exhibits and the lighting are as excellent -- it's a beautifully-designed museum venue, a real little gem -- and the artifacts it contains are colorful, decorative, functional and ingenious. The museum... More

This museum is housed in the historic Alexander Hamilton Customs House in NYC, near the Battery. It is easy to get to by subway with many other interesting attractions nearby. The best part is admission is free as this museum is part of the Smithsonian. We found the extensive nature of the exhibits and collections of great interest. We had... More

My daughter is studying American history at a British University and was keen to see the museum to improve her understanding of this often forgotten portion of American history. Unfortunately we found that the museum also suffered from amnesia and very little information was given about the real history of these fascinating people or about their current lives. It is... More

Most people still call this the Alexander Hamilton Customs House. The American Indian Museum was moved here a few years ago from Harlem. But still go uptown to visit the Hispanic Museum (also free). The Native experience explores all the Americas including the Maya and Aztecs, Olmec... but the building is important as a monument to the history of NYC.... More

We were intending to go to the Museum of Jewish Heritage to see the Holocaust memorial. It was closed for the Jewish holiday of Passover. So, we walked over to Wall Street and found this museum I did not know existed. It was extremely interesting. It is run by the Smithsonian and built upon the private collection of a single... More

A weekend trip to NYC's Financial District for a conference gave my husband and me the opportunity to visit Ground Zero, Little Italy, and Chinatown. A walk along the Hudson River and through Battery Park led us to Nat'l Museum of the American Indian. There is no charge to visit the museum, which is a component of the Smithstonian Institution.... More