South Street Seaport Museum

Loved touring the long ship Wavertree and the smaller Ambose. Got great pics and learned a bunch. A memorable and enjoyable experience with a dose of history and nostalgia. Glad we took the time to do this short excursion.

A delightful, free, experience. Short and informative. The visit around the ship is included and that makes it worthwhile.
The exhibition is limited but I learned a fair bit.
There was a small tribute to Eric Carle in an annexe.
The ship has good information panels and it is fun to walk around below decks and above.

Took 6yo to tour the tall ship Wavertree. A step back in time. So impressive to see the scale of ropes and masts up close.
Free! Knowledgeable docents. A great interactive, educational activity while downtown/seaport area.

This free museum in Seaport is not too large. They said that flooding had ruined much of the walkable space and that repair efforts were underway. From what they had available, it was neat. There's a boat tour at the docks that they suggest visiting.

While the South Street Seaport Museum is very small inside and everything can be read in 30 minutes (which I did,) the standout of the museum are the two ships that you can take guided tours on for free.

The whole museum was free on the day that I visited.

My husband and I went on 2/19/2022 and toured both the Wavertree and the Ambrose Guide Ships. Both ships are very different and if you could only tour one ship, go with the Wavertree.

The Ambrose is a tour of a guide ship, which is a ship that acts sort of like a lighthouse to guide ship's past low or rocky spots and into NY harbor. Before seeing the Statue of Liberty, people coming to the US would have first seen the lights of the Ambrose.

The Wavertree is a large metal cargo ships but with traditional sails as that we associate with pirate ships and Peter Pan. The hull is overwhelmingly large once you get in and many people were saying "wow!" once we climbed stairs down into the bottom of the ship.

This is a free museum but it's not appropriate for small children as it's exclusively reading based inside and the ships are not accessible for strollers or wheelchairs, and are generally not safe for kids who run around and climb on things.

Love this place! Usually has a nice crowd of people, but because of COVID it was almost empty. But still a nice place to come for leisure, admire the two old ships that are docked here. They have two nearby restaurants where you can sit and eat outside. But this place is a very historic part of New York City. You should definitely stop here when you are in New York City.

Nice little museum, perfectly located at this old neighborhood, that keeps the history of the original port of the city of alive. The boat is included in the ticket price and is a must see. People on board will gladly answer any questions and will give you a small tour. Great experience if you have never been on this kind of boats before. The rest of the museum will give you an idea of the immigrant experience when they were arriving in the city, but it's better if you visit Ellis Island, so that you get the whole picture.

This attraction was included in the NYC pass so I didn't want to miss it.
Small museum but people still can get a bit of the past (mass immigration)
After you can visit the Liverpool ship where a lovely guy was explaining the history of the ship. He was very passionate about it so it was great to listen to him.
The volunteers truly love here what they do.