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Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue & Museum

Worth a stopLower East Side, Manhattan

Very interesting

What it is

Last Romaniote (Greek-Jewish) synagogue in the Western Hemisphere, with a museum on the community.

Pair it with

Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.

  1. 1Museum at Eldridge St0.1 mi · Free

    European-style 1800s synagogue in NYC, who knew.

  2. 2Museum of Street Art0.2 mi · Free

    Take the elevator to the 20th floor of a hotel and walk down 20 flights; the stairwell is the museum.

  3. 3Museum of Chinese in America0.4 mi · Free

    Solid permanent exhibit on Chinese immigration to America.

  4. 4International Center of Photography0.4 mi · $18

    Massive space, tons of interesting photos.

  5. 5Grey Art Museum0.6 mi · Free

    Fantastic and shockingly large modern art collection for a museum no one’s heard of.

  6. 6Drawing Center0.7 mi · Free

    Large collection of drawings, all modern.

Also on the block, if you have time

Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation (0.1 mi, free), Judd Foundation (0.2 mi), New Museum (0.3 mi), Daredevil Tattoo Museum (0.3 mi, free), Camera Club of NY (0.4 mi, free).

Skip Tenement Museum (0.1 mi), even if you’re passing: “Historic-house museum on steroids.”