Museums in New York

George Eastman House
900 East Ave · Rochester, NY 14607
Phone: 585 271 3361

George Eastman House, an independent nonprofit museum, is an educational institution that tells the story of photography and motion pictures—media that have changed and continue to change our perception of the world.
Mission: Collect and preserve objects that are of significance to photography, motion pictures, and the life of George Eastman. Build information resources to provide the means for both scholarly research and recreational inquiry. Keep and care for images, literature, and technology to tell the story of photography and the motion picture in history and in culture. Care for George Eastman’s house, gardens, and archives, maintaining them for public enjoyment and as a memorial to his contribution to our lives and our times. All things to inspire discovery and learning—supporting the education of a regional, national, and international audience.

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Voelker Orth Museum
149-19 38th Avenue Flushing, NY 11354
Phone: 718-359-6227

The Voelker Orth Museum, Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden occupies a home that was purchased by a German immigrant named Conrad Voelcker who emigrated from Germany in 1881. After his death in 1930, the house became the home of his daughter, Theresa Voelker and her husband, Dr. Rudolph Orth. Their daughter, Elisabetha Orth, who lived in the house most of her life, in her will established the organization which now runs the museum. The immediate goal of the organization was the restoration of the Voelker Orth homestead. More than a century old, this house has been the home of a single family for nearly its entire history and has changed little since the days of Conrad Voelcker. A distinguishing feature of the museum is the garden, containing plants that were once regular favorites in the Victorian era. The garden is maintained using eighteenth century propagation methods and gardening techniques, such as hand pruning and the use of natural fertilizers and pesticides. Serving as a sanctuary, the garden’s many varieties of berry bushes and trees attract migrating birds, such as orioles, mocking birds, hummingbirds, and cardinals, as well as local species.

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House of Frankenstein Wax Museum
213 Canada Street, Lake George, New York 12845
Phone: 518-668-3377

Doctor Frankenstein, according to Mary Shelley, created a monster from the dead. Here in the House of Frankenstein Wax Museum there are many "monsters." The creatures roaming the halls of this house are not living...yet they are not dead. For as you shall see for yourself, they move and talk and sometimes they even SCREAM! Be warned the House of Frankenstein is not just another Wax Museum. No indeed. When you walk the steps of the haunted stairs you are on your own. Don’t turn back, there is no turning back, you must finish this journey of terror.