A great little museum with a guide who clearly enjoys her subject! I would have liked to see more on subjects specific to NYC.

The museum was very small and most of the artifacts looked homemade. There are pictures on the wall of famous mobsters from Google images. The tour guide we had was very passionate but honestly rude and talked nearly the entire time shutting people down when they had questions because they didnt wait for the right time, yeah I dont get it. We left after an hour because we had dinner reservations so plan to be there over an hour at least. Basically youre paying $20 for a tour of an old house, not a museum, with a bias tour guide. Take your time and go to a real museum. We left angry we were robbed of our time and money, theyre the real mobsters

What an amazing experience! The tour guide was great. Her enthusiasm through the tour and interesting stories were super enjoyable! The actual building was interesting and so full of history. I’m so glad I took the time for this tour on my NYC trip!

Fun little place great tour guide.

I absolutely love the experience but I do need to say with my limited experience that perhaps the curator of the museum could organize it slightly more catered to new york. The Gambino family need be mentioned, a little bit more light should be in the rooms to see the photos. There should be museum artifacts that we can purchase. This museum has potential!

Great museum! A lot of original artifacts of American history. I had a amazing tour, i been ian a gangster basement, theatre and bar! That’s definitely really cool

Speaker that gave guided tour was very informative. It was her first time giving tour, so I give her a super plus! Get your deal in groupon!

The Museum itself consists of two rooms covered in artifacts, photos, and models. Visits are free, but you absolutely have to pay the $20 for a tour. Youll get to see the adjacent bar (speakeasy) and the spaces underneath the building. Its well worth it.

One of the coolest places! You learn about Gangsters, Speakeasies, NY history and so much more! And they have a great bar there and theater too! True NYC landmark! As a kid I used to cut school to hang out in the theater, dont tell my mom! LOL They have some fantastic items too and the staff is sweet and smart! Still one of my fav places, you wont be disappointed!

Our tour guide made things very interesting and theres a lot to learn here

Very interesting! A thorough 1.5 hour tour featuring mobsters, prohibition, and the intriguing history of the building for $20. The tour guide is VERY passionate.

The info was really interesting but you kind of need background knowledge to fully follow the guided tour as it discussed people and events casually rather than introducing them

The exhibition space is dark, plain, homemade and lacks polish [pictures tacked on the wall and some interesting pieces in cases] - HOWEVER the young lady tour guide is AMAZING..she truly made the tour! Her storytelling was interesting, funny, grabbed and held your attention. It was worth the $20 entrance fee.

Are you out of business? Booked a 1pm tour for Feb18th - Presidents Day. Arrived to find a sign that museum was closed for the holiday. Today, calling for refund, discovered phone is out of service. Whats up Gangster Museum? Ill give one star in the hope this is all an amazing coincidence but right now I am out the price of two tickets.

Note, the meusam is only tours, so dont show up too early before a tour or youll have to wait outside. Very informative guides. Interesting history to the building and what once was.

This was the BEST last minute decision ever! Fantastic tour with so much history and a wonderfully excited and enthusiastic tour guide!!!

You should stop by and see this. Youll learn from a man who is a wealth of information as he walks you through the entire history of organized crime, using all of the artifacts and other resources inside an actual gangster headquarters from the early 20th century. From real Tommy guns to Henry Hills personally-gifted suit, the pieces alone are worth seeing. But I reiterate how knowledgeable the man who runs the museum is and how youll hang on his every word--mastee storyteller. Then, he takes you to the old speakeasy and theater that some German gangsters made, and then even deeper into the bowels of the building to see all the secret passageways of their bootlegging operation. Incredible gem in the Bowery.

When you first enter you wonder why the museum is located in that location. As the tour continues it is all revealed that that location has a lot history.The guide was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic.

This museum/experience is a nice surprise. Though it may not look like much, this museum is about the tour and the experience.Our guide was amazing and brought the gangsters to life through her storytelling and charisma. I learned details about Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and several others that I never knew.The tour ends in a functioning speak easy below, so if youre of age, come thirsty.

Yes there are only 2 rooms but the guide and the stories are really impressive! You can be part of american crime history in a building who was used foe criminal activities. It is really nice & impressive. And only 20 $. Dont miss it when you are nearby!!!!

Good juice! Did not over ice & Lady behind the counter was in such great dancing spirits!

Well worth a visit. The tour by the guide brings the photos and stories alive.

Must see!!!We showed up late, but it was such an amazing experience! The person had so much information to share and so many stories about gangsters and the crimes and their weapons. They were able to answer a lot of questions and showed us what use to be a hidden stage and hidden bar!

The museum itself is free, the tour costs $20/adult and its the only way the museum makes sense.The entire tour lasted about 45 minutes and was very informative, plus you get to go into the underground hideouts.All in all it was fun, but I dont see myself going a second time ever.

Our guide was amazing, and made the tour!

Really cool museum tucked away in St. Marks street. The museum is small but the place is packed with cool relics of the history of organized crime. Our tour guide was also very knowledgeable and enthusiastic, which really made the experience. Try to get the Groupon discount if you can.

Loved it the guy is awesome and gives you a lot of information and he does it for a good reason

Very informative place. Not huge, not big crowds so its personal. The guy we had for the tour which is two rooms and mostly pictures and bits of actual gangster used guns, bullets, moonshine stills, a safe(which has its own story). I got the impression that questions were OK to ask but after a few the guy seemed to give me a shh and let me get though this vibe. Answered all my questions but its his show. All around good experience, and theres a former speakeasy next door! Highly recommended if youre into information about gangsters.

Guides are knowledgeable and passionate. Good tour. The place is haunted though.

A group of four of us came in from out town and had this scheduled for 12/30 at 4:00pm. When we arrived the guide greeted us by letting us know we were welcome to stay for the tour, but she was sick, couldnt talk loudly enough for the big group, and implied this would be an extremely disappointing experience unless we came back at a later time. Unfortunately our schedule doesnt allow time for us to come back, so we decided to ask for a refund. The guide advised us she isnt able to do this because she doesnt have authorization, and told us she has no idea where her boss is exactly. The sickly guide then proceeded to describe the appearance of her boss and let us know what portion of the city we could go to to try to find her. No refund, no tour, shady directions to a woman in a red coat.Tl;dr: wouldnt reccomend this.

Can you keep a secret? so can I

Two thumbs up to the guide!

Not a big space for such a wide topic, but the staff is nice and its connected to a great bar and a nice theater.

If you like history, then you would enjoy this. The tour was about an hour and 15 minutes, but contained a lot of facts; some known and some not. Part of the tour was spent in 2 rooms filled with apt of pictures and blurbs, the other part takes you into the actual speakeasy. Definitely worth the groupon price.

Its two rooms with oictures and articles attached to a bar in the basement and theatre. Knowledgeable tour guide. .she missed missed a dew points but over all ok.

The website doesn’t let you know that you can’t go in other than tour times. We got there at 5, and the last tour for the day started at 4. So even though it officially closes at 6, we couldn’t go in. They lock you out.

It is a small place, but the history of the this place is great. the tour guide was wonderful and full of info. they have a bar too.

Very funny and informative.

Very cool exhibit! The guide was engaging; I just wish she had told a few more of her familys gangster-adjacent stories!

My group and I took the tour while visiting friends in NYC, and this was one of my favorite parts of our trip. The fellow who gave us our tour did an amazing job and was quite knowledgeable. I recommend this to anyone with even a slight interest in Americas prohibition and organized crime. The building the museum is in, is a story itself.

Nice experience and glad we found a Groupon for it! Unfortunately I felt like I didnt have a lot of time to look around and read for myself but the guides did and great job entertaining with stories. Even though its a small exhibit and tour, I would absolutely go again and bring people!

Great place. Small but really interesting. My daughter and I had a blast! Guides were super nice and knew so much! Thanks again!

Very cool experience and glad we found a Groupon for it! Unfortunately I felt like I didnt have a lot of time to look around and read for myself but the guides did and great job entertaining with stories. Even though its a small exhibit and tour, I would absolutely go again and bring people!

Very informative and a bit funny at times too. The 2 guides we had were both lovely and not snooty at all about their superior intelect on the subject. They seemed genuinely excited to share their knowledge with you.Tip: Bring Cash or Buy Tickets Online. They do not take credit cards in the museum.

Cant believe this place exist and the hostess was great. Great story tellers

Incredibly interactive and wonderful exhibit, staff is knowledgable and guide was thoroughly entertaining. Great idea for groups or couples, and featuring incredible memorabilia I definitely havent seen elsewhere.

Eh just okay. I wouldn’t go again- but it’s nice to experience things once.

Great museum but definitely do the tour. Times are listed on website. Without the tour its hard to get a feel for the stories behind the pictures. Also you get to go into the basement and see all the hidden areas of the speakeasy.

Interesting. Guide was humorous, she made it fun!!! Nice for fathers day. If they like gangster movies & documentaries they love it!!!

Visited the museum on Friday at about 5pm, so we were the last guided group.The museum is actually an apartment in a residential building, thus do not expect anything huge and fancy. Even though it is not that big, there are plenty of amusing items inside, but what makes the place really amazing is the guide! He was really knowledgeable and passionate about the topic and kept the attention of the group for the whole hour by telling stories and interesting facts.Totally worth $10 spent on Groupon.

Very unique experience, though not like your typical museum. Theres only two rooms, and honestly, walking in, I thought I was going to regret this choice... but make sure to go on the tour, and get the groupon for it. The tour made the whole experience genuinely awesome; if you like the city and are interested in its history, this is a fantastic bit. I honestly learned so much during the visit, and the information and stories were presented in an entertaining way, too.

The museum has the feel of a grade-schoolers poster presentation project that got way, way out of hand. There there certainly is interesting information and artifacts present, the location lacks the presentation and polish that you would normally expect from such a place. The tour was rushed and fairly bland, quickly running through the information and not giving people time to engage or interact with anything in the museum itself.

The exhibition itself is a bit homemade, but with the added commentary from the tour guide is what makes it worthwile to spend an hour there.

Awesome experience, great guide and I loved learning so much about NYCs history! I would highly recommend you go but not with young children (the tour talks about murders etc...)

Not exactly what i would call a museum. A few artifacts from a safe and mostly copied posters of gangsters on the walls. Nice try but no cigar. I would not recommend.

Not worth it. You have to do a guided tour and the tour guide we had was terrible. Completely disjointed discussion that you could hardly follow. Watch Boardwalk Empire and do a Wikipedia search if you really want to know about gangsters...

Very Interesting. Definitely recommend. You only need to spend an hour or so which is also the length of the tour.

Very interesting exhibition. Not large by any means but worth stopping in. Seeing an actual speak easy is very interesting.

The place is a little small but dont let it go hat deter you. Once you walk in, youre met with a a view of old wallpaper and that smell - the smell of the American Gangster. Theres a bar downstairs where stars like Robert De Nero and Al Pacino came to share drinks, at the same bar people used to only hear about. Theres a hot dog company thats suddenly been revived after years of fighting with modern day companies, and that Frankfurter was WOW gobsmacking. I wont tell you any more, but if youre a history junkie, this is the right place for you. A little small, but its full of surprises.

Not quite what I expected. The stories were interesting, though. The place looks like it was shut down. Tour was cool but seemed a bit biased (for a lack of better words). Glad I caught this deal on Groupon as opposed to full price for two.FYI: This is my personal opinion.

Not too bad. The the Groupon to make it worth it

Tons of fun :)

Cool place to read good history

Not too fond of tours, but this was different. A very cool experience. The guide was very lively and added something special to the tour.

Authentic orginal speakeasy

Very interesting museum. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and was able to answer any of the questions that were asked by our group.

Not good. Looks like they took wikipedia printouts and pasted it on the walls and called it a museum??

Had a groupon for admission+tour. Was a tone of fun, and very informative. A hidden gem!

They must have improved things a lot since there are guided tours of the speakeasy and basement now. The tour guide narrates well and is full of interesting stories.

Loved this little gem of a museum! Super interesting and fantastic tour guide.

Very cool experience.

We have learned a lot about gangsters in NYC. Very interesting story about the owner in 1930-1940. I wont tell , I want people to visit .

Great little exhibition...lots of interesting facts and stories.

The group for the tour was too big. Still was interesting...

In a real speakeasy! so cool.

Pretty cute

Good quality and interesting although limited content

The guide was extremely knowledgeable and it was definitely worth the price of admission.

Amazing! The guide is fantastic and so knowledgeable, totally made our trip!

Very good place to visit and very informative.

Very underwhelming. Was not much of a museum. Even with a Groupon I still did not think it was worth my money or my time.

Very cool!

Very informative

Very knowledgeable guide

Pretty gangster

Loved it

The best theatre ever

Excellent museum, something inexplicable

So much fun!

WAKANDA FOREVER!

This was worth seeing

Beautiful

Small.

Very poor exhibition, but nice guide

Very interesting

Great tour with unique history.

Great Museum!

A 90min guided tour, really interesting!!

Take the tour