Reviews of Exhibition-The Amer Gangster (Museum)

80 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003, United States

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JT Richardson

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

Sam M

This was worth seeing

Lisa C.

John Nesbihal

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.

Robb Way

So much fun!

Peter Thompson

Robert Czarneski

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

patricia crave

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

Amy Lee

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

Lewis Gustave

Very informative place. Not huge, not big crowds so it's 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 it's his show. All around good experience, and there's a former speakeasy next door! Highly recommended if you're into information about gangsters.

Jason Wilson

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

Tilman Benecke

Will Funnell

John Falcone

aimee-grace Embaba

Joseph Licato

Very informative

Anastasia Sparks

ottavio zani

(Translated by Google) It could potentially be a nice place, but if you are planning to visit it on your own, without a guide, you will certainly be disappointed as the museum is made up of two rooms where almost exclusively reproduction is hung. Many authentic pieces of the period are not found inside the museum. A guide (which speaks only in English) will tell you a story that is also very easy to find online. The most painful note, however, is the high cost of the ticket ($ 20) for the service offered. (Original) Potrebbe potenzialmente essere un bel posto ma, se avete intenzione di visitarlo da soli, senza guida, resterete sicuramente delusi in quanto il museo è composto da due stanze in cui sono appese quasi solo ed esclusivamente riproduzione. Non si trovano all’interno del museo molti pezzi autentici dell’epoca. Una guida (che parla solo in inglese) vi racconterà una storia che è facilissimo reperire anche Online. La nota più dolente comunque è l’elevato costo del biglietto (20 $) a fronte del servizio offerto.

Pedro Gonzalez

Cindie Dowell

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.

Carlos Rodriguez

Максим Мельник

Danielle Kogan

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 haven't seen elsewhere.

Philip Tomei

Joseph McPherson

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.

Christine Jean-Louis

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.

Brandon Phan

Shannon Dawkins

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.

Leonard Klein

Yun Ha Seo

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.

Remy Lourenco

in a real speakeasy! so cool.

Deni Spasovski

Miles Thompson

John Haley

Very cool experience.

Daniela Pesce

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

Daniel Ramsay

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

Charles Steffens

Oscar Reyes

WAKANDA FOREVER!

Erik Cohen

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

Bryce DeShazo

The museum itself is free, the tour costs $20/adult and it's 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 don't see myself going a second time ever.

Daniel Stelter-Gliese

gladys blackbird

annette bolster

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

jeffery usher

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.

Александр Осташко

Very poor exhibition, but nice guide

Mitchell Wulfman

Lara Berra

Shayne Kuhaneck

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...

Juan Reyes

The best theatre ever

Mari M.

A 90min guided tour, really interesting!!

J S

This didn't seem like much of a museum. There was a wall full of photos of gangsters that you can find on google. I will give credit where it is due they had an old safe and the tour led underground and went into detail about prohibition. Furthermore, there was a few cool artifacts. This tour left much to be desired.

Marybeth M

Lambis Vasiliadis

Tait B

Amanda Hardebeck

Gregor J. Rothfuss

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.

Loïc Douady

Rachel McNary

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

Jeffrey Weinstein

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.

Flex Diaz

Cant believe this place exist and the hostess was great. Great story teller's

Jeffrey Wilson

Cliff Lungaretti

Molly Jones

Katie Gregory

Lyes Birem

dongs dong

Kara Braunreiter

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

Vickie Gimbelman

Emily

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

Jacob Hauptman

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

Preston Connors

Nancy Clopton-Diaz

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

Monique Lewis

Jennifer Benecke

Great Museum!

Nolan Oliver

The museum has the feel of a grade-schooler's 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.

Bryan Ring

Fran Pritchett

Nice experience and glad we found a Groupon for it! Unfortunately I felt like I didn't have a lot of time to look around and read for myself but the guides did and great job entertaining with stories. Even though it's a small exhibit and tour, I would absolutely go again and bring people!

RL T

Dominique willingham

Steven Barney

Great tour with unique history.

sergio almeida

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.

Demetri Shargani

Caroline Carnoy

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

Billy Chan

Small.

Johnny Chu

Heather Marie

Very unique experience, though not like your typical museum. There's 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.

Artur Kasprzyk

Yoshinari Sakai

Jim Gresko

Very knowledgeable guide

Olena Kovmir

We have learned a lot about gangsters in NYC. Very interesting story about the owner in 1930-1940. I won't tell , I want people to visit .

Kathryn Tuttle

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.

Michael Rios

Tons of fun :)

Vincent Brié

Robert Kaylakov

Jeffrey Kotyk

Dad Jangs

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

Joshua Mandelbaum

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.

Cole Diamond

Take the tour ❤

michelle mathews

Elliot Lynch

Vishal Gowda

T Cadet

Cassi Walters

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

Stacey Leiman

Great museum but definitely do the tour. Times are listed on website. Without the tour it's 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.

carolynn kutz

Maxim Shapovalov

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.

Ian Monte

Pretty gangster

Clinton Lawrence

Noreen Morris

Rob Gustafson

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

pritam Das

黄子芳

Tammy Schweiger

It's 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.

Lilette Tyler

Josh Wyse

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 America's prohibition and organized crime. The building the museum is in, is a story itself.

Deb Salomon

Eric A. LaGaccia

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.

Dave Neige

Jessica B

Very good place to visit and very informative.

Diana Garcia Camacho

Jessica Imler

Justine Barrett

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

Hüseyin Efe Örnek

Good quality and interesting although limited content

Farida Ward

VIDA PROPHET

Fun little place great tour guide.

Matt Corke

karinnaMH

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!

besley trista

Denny Daniel

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, don't tell my mom! LOL They have some fantastic items too and the staff is sweet and smart! Still one of my fav places, you won't be disappointed!

Maxx Lackie

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!

Kyle

Maite Garmendia

Ezra Yaakov van Messel

Note, the meusam is only tours, so don't show up too early before a tour or you'll have to wait outside. Very informative guides. Interesting history to the building and what once was.

banks banks

(Translated by Google) Very small but the visit is guided and the person who deals with it has plenty of cool anecdotes. (Original) Tres petit mais la visite est guidée et la personne qui s en occupe a plein d anecdotes sympas.

Thang Long Do

Gustavo Romero

Excellent museum, something inexplicable

Jackie D

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

jessica garcia

Crystal DesRochers

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

Eric Salmonsen

You should stop by and see this. You'll 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 Hill's personally-gifted suit, the pieces alone are worth seeing. But I reiterate how knowledgeable the man who runs the museum is and how you'll 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.

Lukas Holst

Agnes F

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.

Kathy Crespo -Jusino

Loved it

Thomas

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 you're of age, come thirsty.

Michael Ray

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

Victoria Scott

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

Yvette Vanesko

Very

Jorge Pimentel

Beautiful

Berni Ruddell

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

Madison Gressett

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, couldn't 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 doesn't allow time for us to come back, so we decided to ask for a refund. The guide advised us she isn't able to do this because she doesn't 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: wouldn't reccomend this.

Kathryn Wincek

Dimitrios Varsamidis

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!!!!

Susan Allen

Michael Ethletos

The place is a little small but don't let it go hat deter you. Once you walk in, you're met with a a view of old wallpaper and that smell - the smell of the American Gangster. There's 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. There's 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 you're a history junkie, this is the right place for you. A little small, but its full of surprises.

Alexandra Huang

Very cool experience and glad we found a Groupon for it! Unfortunately I felt like I didn't have a lot of time to look around and read for myself but the guides did and great job entertaining with stories. Even though it's a small exhibit and tour, I would absolutely go again and bring people!

Anthony Penson

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. You'll get to see the adjacent bar (speakeasy) and the spaces underneath the building. It's well worth it.

Brandon Danley

Cool place to read good history

Larry Carbone

Very interesting

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1–6PM
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1–6PM
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1–6PM
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