Fodor's Expert Review Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Manhattan's only floating museum, a historic, nonprofit, and educational institution like no other, has as its centerpiece the Intrepid, a 900-foot-long aircraft carrier that was launched in 1943 and decommissioned in 1974. The carrier's most trying moment of service, the day it was attacked in World War II by kamikaze pilots, is recounted in a stirring multimedia presentation. On the ship’s various indoor and outdoor decks is a collection of 28 aircraft. The Enterprise—NASA's original prototype orbiter that paved the way for the space-shuttle program—is housed in a climate-controlled pavilion on the Intrepid’s flight deck. Surrounding exhibits share the shuttle's history and that of NASA's decades-long program.
Docked alongside the Intrepid, the submarine Growler—the only American guided-missile submarine open to the public—offers a firsthand look at life aboard a submarine, as well as a close-up inspection of the once top-secret... READ MORE
Manhattan's only floating museum, a historic, nonprofit, and educational institution like no other, has as its centerpiece the Intrepid, a 900-foot-long aircraft carrier that was launched in 1943 and decommissioned in 1974. The carrier's most trying moment of service, the day it was attacked in World War II by kamikaze pilots, is recounted in a stirring multimedia presentation. On the ship’s various indoor and outdoor decks is a collection of 28 aircraft. The Enterprise—NASA's original prototype orbiter that paved the way for the space-shuttle program—is housed in a climate-controlled pavilion on the Intrepid’s flight deck. Surrounding exhibits share the shuttle's history and that of NASA's decades-long program.
Docked alongside the Intrepid, the submarine Growler—the only American guided-missile submarine open to the public—offers a firsthand look at life aboard a submarine, as well as a close-up inspection of the once top-secret missile command center. Also in the museum’s collection is a retired British Airways Concorde Alpha Delta G-BOAD passenger jet, which holds the record for the fastest Atlantic crossing by any Concorde. The museum provides specialized programs and resources to support visitors with disabilities and their families.
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