The South Street Seaport Museum Tells the Unique Story of How
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FIT2021 SeaportMuseum.org 12 Fulton Street New York, NY 10038 The South Street Seaport Museum tells the unique story of how modern New York NEW YORK started in the historic 19th Century Seaport— a place where goods,HARBOR labor, and TRIPS cultures were exchanged through work, trade and commerce. Walk the cobble stoned streets from the historic galleries and Museum shops to the wood-planked pier where our ships are docked. Discover the Museum’s Schermerhorn Row buildings considered the city’s “first world trade center” Climb aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree, where ships just like her would have lined the piers from the Battery to the Brooklyn Bridge Visit Bowne & Co., New York’s oldest operating business under the same name, and see letterpress printing on the Museum’s 19th Century presses Learn about New York City history Wavertree is the last existing Discover neighboring shops, in a fun and interactive way three-masted, iron-hulled cargo ship restaurants, and historic buildings Contact: Shannon Barber • sbarber@seany.org • 212-748-8568 1 MUSEUM MUSEUM + ADMISSION SAIL May–September • Visit time approx. 75 minutes • Visit time approx. 3 hours • Includes: Pier 16 Ships and Museum exhibitions • Sails May–September • Open year-round Includes Museum tour plus: • Multiple Daily Museum Tours on ships and • 2 hour sail on historic schooner Pioneer with historic buidlings views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island RATES FIT and Group Rates Available ADULTS SENIOR (65+)/ CHILDREN April 1, 2020–March 31, 2021 (UNDER 8) Vouchers Accepted • Tours & Sails must be STUDENTS booked 30 days in advance (UNDER 21) MUSEUM ADMISSION $20 $14 FREE MUSEUM + SAIL (MAY-SEPT) $42 $38 $38 GROUPS: 10+ Please contact Shannon Barber for groups of 10 or more • sbarber@seany.org • 212-748-8568 Notes: Because of the historic nature of our ships and buildings, access to most spaces will require navigating steps or angled gangways. The ground floor of 12 Fulton is wheelchair accessible; Tours to upper floor galleries require steps. All participants on schooner Pioneer sails must have a ticket, regardless of age. Due to the outdoor nature of our ships, weather-appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear is recommended. GETTING HERE Find us: Walking distance from the NY Ferry Pier 11, most major subway lines and Circle Line and Water Taxi both stop at the Museum’s Pier 16. In The Area: Surrounded by food and shopping options, we are a short distance from the 9/11 Memorial, Battery Park, The PIER 16 Brooklyn Bridge & Wall Street, Contact: Shannon Barber • sbarber@seany.org • 212-748-8568 2 Contact: Shannon Barber • sbarber@seany.org • 212-748-8568 3.