| Major News: After having been away for 2 years the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum will be opening its doors to the public beginning November 8, 2008
On opening weekend, the hours of operation for the museum are:
Saturday, November 8: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 9: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Monday, November 10: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, November 11: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
After November 11, 2008, the museum will be open from
Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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The
Concorde at the Intrepid.
Click pic for a larger image.
Whether or not this will still be aboard the Intrepid....we'll find out. |
Right off the Hudson River is this great aircraft carrier.
Launched on April 26, 1943, this Vessel was disposed of and donated
as a Historic Memorial some 37 years later in 1982 by the US Navy.
According to the US Navy, this vessel stands at a length of 899
ft. 'Funny, you'd think it was much longer just by looking at it!
It had accomodations for 378 Officers and 2,952 Enlisted men plus
a dead weight of 12,300 tons.
Alongside the Intrepid are the Destroyer, USS Edison, and the submarine,
USS Growler.
Within the Intrepid's Hangar is quite a number of aircraft available
for your viewing, a flight simulator, many educational sections,
documentary style movies (with a theater or two) and some truly
spectacular computerized consoles from which you'll learn of the
US Military's naval, air and ground forces past and present. On
the deck itself are many more aircraft and picture taking moments
for you and the entire family. It's quite an experience to board
the Intrepid! There's so much to see that a single day simply isn't
enough.
The Intrepid is located at Pier 86, west 46th St./12th Ave
Adult: $24.00
Seniors and College Students: $20.00
Youth 7-17: $19.00
Veterans: $17.00
Child 3-6: $12.00
Active Military, Retired Military and Children Under 3: Free
Visit the
Intrepid Site
Getting there by Subway: A, C, E leave
you at a bit of a distance...
Bus: (two options)
- You may want to take the M50 bus which goes eastbound along
49th Street to the Westside piers and then returns Eastbound along
50th Street. Thus, you could also take the Lexington Line trains
(#6 local) to 50th-51st Street Station and grab this bus in the
area.
- There's also the M42 which goes both east and west along 42nd
Street.
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