South Street Seaport Museum

New York’s interactive historic experience!

Visit South Street Seaport Museum with The New York Pass®

The South Street Seaport Museum is a New York City cultural institution dedicated to telling the story of how the city grew from a small Dutch colony to a world port metropolis where cultures and businesses came together and thrived.

Journey through a working 19th-century letterpress shop, a turn-of-the-century fine goods emporium, multiple exhibitions on Schermerhorn Row, and visit Pier 16 to tour the 'floating lighthouse' Ambrose and the only iron-hulled, tall ship in New York City, Wavertree.

Did you know

• The legendary AMBROSE ship was originally used as a 'floating lighthouse' for ships sailing along the Atlantic Ocean into the New York Bay.
• The museum was gifted the Lighthouse Ambrose ship in 1968 from the U.S Coast guard.

Getting in: admission is currently free for all, no need to present your pass for admission.

For more information, visit the South Street Seaport Museum website.

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