South Street Seaport Museum

Category: Museums & Collections

Hours: Friday-Sunday 10:00 am -5:00 pm All Galleries are open. Monday 10am-5pm: Schermerhorn Row Galleries Only. Ships open at noon, weather permitting. $8 adults.

An 11-square-block historic district of 19th century buildings and a fleet of century old vessels at the “Street of Ships” on Pier 16 charts the city’s maritime history and lore. The landmark Schermerhorn Row (12 Fulton St.) counting houses, Established on landfill in 1812 by ship owner Peter Schermerhorn, are the architectural centerpiece of the seaport. The upper floors of the block-long “Row” and the adjoining A.A. Low Building encompass 24 galleries that house the museum’s permanent exhibit chronicling the seaports history dating back to the Dutch colonial era. The floors above 92-93 South St. were formerly occupied by the Fulton Ferry Hotel, which inspired writer Joseph Mitchell in Up in the Old Hotel. The Melville, Walter Lord and Port Life galleries are on Water Street.