Brooklyn: 2-Hour Brooklyn Navy Yard Tour
ID: GYG28533-736157
Category:
Country: United States
Duration:
02:00 hours
Description
Go behind-the-scenes on this Brooklyn Navy Yard walking tour to explore the Yard's legacy of naval shipbuilding and its recent transformation into a thriving green industrial park that is a hub for New York's manufacturing and creative sectors.
Awarded Best Tour of 2012 by New York Magazine, this guided bus tour explores the Brooklyn Navy Yard's transformation from one of the nation's foremost naval shipbuilding facilities into a national leader for sustainable urban industrial parks.
For over 150 years, the Brooklyn Navy Yard churned out America's most famous fighting ships, from the USS Maine to the USS Missouri. Located on Brooklyn's historic waterfront, the Yard today is home to hundreds of innovative businesses and is a magnet for green industry in New York City.
On this tour, you'll discover the past, present, and future of the vast 300-acre (126-hectare) site and visit some of the Yard's most intriguing places, including a historic 1851 dry dock that's still used for ship repair today. Also included is the nation's first multi-story green industrial building, former assembly shops that have been repurposed into factories and workshops, a memorial park, and the nearby neighborhood of Vinegar Hill.
This tour includes audio clips from WWII-era workers, historical photographs and architectural renderings, and stories about manufacturers, artists, and even farmers in the Yard today!
While you'll be using a bus to get from place to place (due to the massive size of the site), you will be getting off the bus at most of the stops for a closer look.
Highlights
- From the USS Maine to the USS Missouri, learn about the many famous ships that were built at the Yard when it was operated by the Navy
- Visit a dry dock that dates to 1851 and is still in use for ship repair today!
- See wind and solar-powered street lamps, LEED architecture, and examples of other green initiatives at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
- From ship repair to furniture-making to movie production, learn about the hundreds of creative businesses that are in the industrial park today
- Visit the exhibit at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Center at BLDG 92 that explores the past, present, and future of the site
- See the piers, buildings, and infrastructure that was built during WWII when the Yard nearly doubled in size
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The tour will start and end at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Center at BLDG 92, a Visitor and Exhibition Center. The Center is complete with exhibitions about the past, present, and future of the Yard.
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Masks are required while indoors
All participants who are over 12 years old must present proof that they have received at least one dose of a FDA or WHO-approved Covid-19 vaccine. Proof of vaccination may include the NYC COVID Safe App, Excelsior Pass, CDC Vaccination Card (or photo), NYC Vaccination Record, or official immunization record from outside NYC or the US
Meet your guide in front of Russ & Daughter's bakery in the ground floor public space at Building 77, located at 141 Flushing Avenue, at the intersection of Flushing and Vanderbilt Avenues. Building 77 is publicly accessible from Flushing Avenue and the "Brooklyn Navy Yard" NYC Ferry stop.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard is a massive secure industrial facility with over 70 buildings. It is important that you use the address noted here so that you do not get lost, and that you do not attempt to enter any security gates, as you will be turned away. During your tour, you will have the opportunity to explore the inside of the Yard with your knowledgeable guide.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
