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York Castle MuseumvsYorkshire Museum
Both are praised by travel writers. On balance, York Castle Museum ranks significantly better than Yorkshire Museum. York Castle Museum comes in at #4 in York with positive reviews from 4 reviews including Frommer's, Michelin Guide and Fodor's.
York Castle Museum
Frommer's
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
The Telegraph
Eye of York, York YO1 9RY
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Frommer's "This is one of the finest folk museums in the country." Full review
Fodor's "This quirky museum of everyday items includes a Victorian street complete with a working water mill." Full review
Lonely Planet "This excellent museum has displays of everyday life through the centuries." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Kirkgate is the exact reproduction of a Victorian street, with its hackney cabs, houses, shops... down to the soundscape and lighting. " Full review
The Telegraph "A social history time tunnel that takes visitors back through three hundred years of life in the city." Full review
Yorkshire Museum Fodor's Lonely Planet Michelin Guide The Telegraph
Museum St., York YO1 7FR
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Fodor's "The ecological and archaeological history of the county is the focus of this museum in an early 19th-century Greek Revival–style building with massive Doric columns." Full review
Lonely Planet "Most of York's Roman archaeology is hidden beneath the medieval city, so the superb displays in the Yorkshire Museum are invaluable if you want to get an idea of what Eboracum was like." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"This museum relives the history of York and its surroundings from the Roman invasion via the Viking period and Middle Ages." Full review
The Telegraph "Nowhere gives a smarter and speedier overview of York’s many historical layers than this fantastic museum, housed in a renovated Victorian building." Full review
