Spring 2020 NYC Official Visitor Guide

nycgo.com 153 Van Cortlandt House Museum vchm .org  Georgian colonial plantation home (1748–49) of the Van Cortlandt family. Fine and decorative art, social history. Gift shop. ClosedMon. 718 543 3344 | Van Cortlandt Park, Broadway at W. 246th St., Bronx 10471 The Voelker Orth Museum, Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden vomuseum.org  Through the experi- ence of an immigrant family’s 1890s home, preserves and interprets the cultural and horticultural heritage of Flushing, Queens. Admission. Open Wed., Sat., Sun. 718 359 6227 | 149-19 38th Ave. (149th Pl.–149th St.), Queens 11354 Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum wyckoff museum.org  Farmhouse built c.1652. Home to the Wyckoff family for 250 years.Fullyfurnished.Publicprograms. Open Fri., Sat. only for public tours at 1pm& 3pm. 718 629 5400 | Fidler Wyckoff Park, 5816 Clarendon Rd. (Ralph Ave.), Brooklyn 11203  Historic Sites 9/11 Memorial &Museum 911memorial.org  Displays monu- mental artifacts associated with 9/11, while presenting intimate stories of loss, compassion, reckoning and recovery, central to telling the story of the 2001 attacks and the aftermath. Admission for museum (advance purchase strongly recommended); memorial is free. 212 266 5211 | 180 Greenwich St. (Liberty St.), World Trade Center, NYC 10007  See Ad Index on pg. 236. 9/11 Tribute Museum 911tribute museum.org  Through walking tours, museum exhibits and programs, the personal and deeply moving stories of September 11 live on. Admission. 866 737 1184 | 92 Greenwich St. (Rector St.), NYC 10006  Bowne & Co., Stationers southstreet seaportmuseum.org/water-street /bowne-co-stationers  New York’s oldest existing business (1775) under the same name, is a one-of-a-kind gift and fine goods emporium located on historic, cobblestone-linedWater Street. Free. 212 748 8651 | 209Water St. (Beekman–Fulton Sts.), Seaport District NYC, NYC 10038  Harbor Defense Museum harbor defensemuseum.com  Dedicated to the history and evolution of New York City’s coastal defenses. Free. Closed Sun. 718 630 4349 | Fort Hamilton Army Base (Fort Hamilton Pkwy. and 101st St.), Brooklyn 11252  Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum intrepidmuseum.org  Former aircraft carrier hosts a unique journey through spectacular interactive exhibits. View 27 restored aircraft; Growler submarine; British Airways Concorde; Space Shuttle Pavilion, featuring Enterprise. 877 957 7447 Pier 86, Twelfth Ave. at 46th St., NYC 10036  See Ad Index on pg. 236. Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler sunymaritime.edu/about /visiting-maritime/maritime-museum Presents the history of seafaring from ancient Phoenicia to today. Exhibits on shipbuilding, the merchant marine, seafaring compa- nies. More than 180 scale ship models. Free. Closed Sun. 718 409 7218 | State University of NewYork Maritime College Campus, 6 Pennyfield Ave. (Shepherd Ave.), Bronx 10465  South Street Seaport Museum southstreetseaportmuseum.org  Tall ships, 19th-century letterpress shop and multiple exhibitions bring New York City’s maritime, trade and port history alive in a charming, historic setting. ClosedMon., Tues. 212 748 8600 | Pier 16, Seaport District NYC, South St. at the foot of John St., Manhattan; office: 12 Fulton St., NYC 10038  Statue of Liberty Museum liberty ellisfoundation.org/statueofliberty museum  Grounds open for strolls and viewing the statue. Tour pass (free) required for monument interior (limited availability). Ferry tickets (fee) available by phone (877 523 9849), online (statuecruises.com) and ticket office (Castle Clinton, Battery Pl.– State St.). Ferry check-in at Castle Clinton. Open daily. 877 523 9849 Liberty Island,NewYorkHarbor,NYC10004 Waterfront Museum& Showboat Barge waterfrontmuseum.org  Housed aboard the historic 1914 Lehigh Valley Barge #79, museum serves to promote historic preservation and protect maritime heritage. Perfor-