NYC 's Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum - New Yorkled

The Concorde at the Intrepid. Click pic for a larger image.

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 newly renovated Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum complex includes the 900-foot-long aircraft carrier ‘Intrepid’ with seven full decks and four theme halls; the guided missile submarine Growler; and an extensive collection of over 30 aircraft including the A-12 Blackbird, the fastest plane in the world, and the British Airways Concorde, the fastest commercial aircraft in the world.  Guests can experience newly opened areas of the ship including the fo’c’sle (commonly known as the anchor chain room), new multimedia presentations and exhibit collections, interactive educational stations and a brand new state-of-the-art public pier. 

Also new to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is the 12,240 square-foot interactive Exploreum – which contains 18 different hands-on exhibits – that teaches guests about the different properties of the sea, air, space and living at sea as each relates to the ship Intrepid.  In the Exploreum, guests can experience a flight simulator, climb a cargo net, transmit messages using Morse code, crawl through living quarters of crewmembers, learn how the Intrepid turned salt water into fresh water and perform various tasks while wearing space gloves.

The Intrepid is located at Pier 86, west 46th St./12th Ave

Visit the Intrepid Site

Public Transportation:

Directions by NYC Metro Bus
Take cross-town buses west. M34 (34th Sts), M42 (42nd St.) or M-50 (49th St.) to 12th Ave. and Hudson River. Intrepid is a short walk North from the M34 and M42. The M50 drops off immediately in front of the Intrepid.

Directions by NYC Metro Subway
Take the A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W, 1, 2, 3, 7, or 9 train to 42nd St., then walk or take the M-42 West Bus to Hudson River (12th Ave). Walk North to Intrepid.

Directions from Water
Take New York Water Taxi to Pier 84 and walk a block north to the Intrepid Museum. Or from New Jersey take the New York Waterway to Midtown (38th Street) and walk north on 12th Ave to the museum.