Intrepid Museum
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🎨 Museum · Manhattan
3 hours · $$$ · No reservation needed
- 🚇About 20 min by subway or carFrom Midtown · Getting there: Subway A/C/E to 42 St–Port Authority, then a 15-minute walk or the M42 bus to the end of the line
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Little shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Rain-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 3 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall
A real aircraft carrier docked on the Hudson: dozens of fighter jets sit on the flight deck, the space shuttle Enterprise is in the hangar, and a Concorde and the submarine Growler, which you can climb inside, are on the pier.
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Manhattan, New York
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