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Location
Best time
Visit on a weekday afternoon for quick entry with minimal wait times (typically 10 minutes or less). You can walk right in without crowds.
Visitor tip
Don't miss the extensive digital archives available online: search over 30,000 photos and documents, read first-hand resident accounts in chapbooks, and access virtual exhibits and oral histories from anywhere before or after your visit.
Visitor tip
Attend special themed events and lectures (such as 'The Great Ocean Liners of Hoboken' or 'Sacred Spaces: Architecture of Hoboken's Historic Churches') to deepen your understanding of local history beyond the rotating gallery exhibits.
About Hoboken Historical Museum
"Mile Square City" exhibits & artifacts. Exhibits, tours & events focusing on the history & people of the "Mile Square City.".
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Location
- 1301 Hudson Street, Hoboken
- Hours
- Tue-Thu 2-7pm; Fri-Sun 12-5pm
- Admission
- $5
- Digital Collections
- 30,000+ photos and documents searchable online
What visitors say
I had a wonderful experience teaching Modern Calligraphy at the Hoboken Historical Museum. It is a welcoming space with an amazing lineup of events that bring the community together! Working with Victoria made the collaboration smooth…
Popped into the Hoboken Historical Museum on a weekday afternoon—super easy entry with just up to 10 minutes wait (basically walked right in, no line). It's tucked at 1301 Hudson St right along the waterfront in Hoboken, NJ, in a cool…
I thought this museum was going to be much bigger then what it was. You pay $5 to get in and you are greeted at the door with the admission fee you get a post card and a stamp. couple of things in there that takes and 10 to 15 mins to…
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Did You Know?
- The museum is housed in a historic former Bethlehem Steel machine shop building located at 1301 Hudson Street along the Hoboken waterfront
- The museum maintains a digital archive with over 30,000 photos and documents available in its online database, searchable by the public
- The museum features a unique exhibition of amateur photography from Hoboken's photography clubs spanning 1889-1934, titled 'What They Saw'
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