Free Museums in Staten Island

Most of Staten Island's free and pay-what-you-wish museums sit together on the Snug Harbor campus, a free ferry ride and a short bus trip from Manhattan.

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Alice Austen House Museum, RosebankPhoto: Blindowlphotography / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Alice Austen House Museum

Pay What You Wish

Rosebank · Staten Island

Historic Site
Pay what you wish, for everyone. Suggested admission $5.

2 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10305

Waterfront cottage of pioneering photographer Alice Austen. Take the Staten Island Ferry, then the S51 bus.

Livingston · Staten Island

Museum
Pay what you wish, for everyone.

1000 Richmond Terrace, Building D, Staten Island, NY 10301

Maritime art and history at Snug Harbor, including John A. Noble's houseboat studio.

Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, LivingstonPhoto: Dmadeo / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Livingston · Staten Island

Garden & Park
Free for everyone. Grounds and gardens are free; some attractions on campus charge.

1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301

An 83-acre campus of 19th-century buildings, gardens and museums on the Kill Van Kull.

Staten Island Museum, LivingstonPhoto: DavisTW / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Staten Island Museum

Pay What You Wish

Livingston · Staten Island

Museum
Pay what you wish, for everyone. Suggested $8 adults, $5 students and seniors.

1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY 10301

Natural science, art and history museum at Snug Harbor.