Harbor Defense Museum

Category: Museums & Collections

Open Monday thru Friday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm and Saturday 10:oo am - 2:00 pm. Free admission.

Built: 1825, Fort construction
Designation: National Register, NYC Landmark.

The museum occupies Fort Hamilton’s caponier, a freestanding bastion located within the fort’s dry moat and features a fine collection of military artifacts from the Revolutionary War to World War II. In August 1776, the Battle of Long Island began here. It has a library and archive for public use.