NYC 's Intrepid Sea-Air Space Museum - New Yorkled

Major News: The Intrepid will be going away for 18 months beginning October 1, 2006. This is all due to some major refurbishment for the sake of a greater and better experience for one and all in the future. We've been to the Intrepid a good number of times and are very sorry to be seeing her go! So you may very well want to pay her a visit before the time comes. Where will she be? In a dry dock locale in Bayonne, NJ.

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 Intrepid is located at Pier 86, west 46th St./12th Ave
The following are Spring/Summer hours.
Monday - Friday 10:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday - Sunday 10:00am to 6:00pm
Holidays 10:00am to 6:00pm

General Admission (adults) $16.50
Seniors or College Students* $12.50
Children (ages 6-17) $11.50
Children (ages 2-5) $4.50
Children (under 2) FREE
Disabled Patrons (wheelchair only) 1/2 PRICE
Active Duty U.S. Military* FREE
Museum Members* FREE
For more information call 877-957-SHIP (7447).

This is one of the six sights available through City Pass. (click to get info from this site)

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.