Daredevil Tattoo Museum
Worth a stop·Lower East Side, Manhattan
Literally an active tattoo shop with mementos on the walls. Friendly people. Co-owner is a licensed NYC tour guide but only does tours Fridays at 11; never been able to make it.
What it is
Tattoo parlor and museum on the Lower East Side displaying vintage flash, machines, and ephemera.
Pair it with
Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.
- 1Museum at Eldridge St0.2 mi · Free
European-style 1800s synagogue in NYC, who knew.
- 2International Center of Photography0.3 mi · $18
Massive space, tons of interesting photos.
- 3Museum of Street Art0.5 mi · Free
Take the elevator to the 20th floor of a hotel and walk down 20 flights; the stairwell is the museum.
- 4Museum of Chinese in America0.6 mi · Free
Solid permanent exhibit on Chinese immigration to America.
- 5Brooklyn Bridge0.7 mi · Free
Iconic
Also on the block, if you have time
Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation (0.2 mi, free), Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue & Museum (0.3 mi, free), Judd Foundation (0.4 mi), Manhattan Bridge (0.5 mi, free), Camera Club of NY (0.5 mi, free).
Skip Tenement Museum (0.3 mi), even if you’re passing: “Historic-house museum on steroids.”