Brooklyn Navy Yard Highlights Tour in Brooklyn booking from $25.00

Brooklyn Navy Yard Highlights Tour

Overview

See a unique part of New York City and learn about US history and modern industry on this guided tour of Brooklyn Navy Yard, located on the borough’s historic waterfront. Gain unique insight into New York’s interesting naval legacy as you witness the yard’s dramatic transformation from the Revolutionary War to today. Your knowledgeable guide will lead you through one of the country's former leading naval shipbuilding facilities, and explain how it has become a major hub for New York City's design, technology, and manufacturing sectors. This is a great tour for history buffs and people interested in innovation, the working waterfront, and the manufacturing economy!

City: Brooklyn

Wed 06 Nov

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What's Included

2-hour tour

Knowledgeable and engaging guide

4-5 stops to visit historically significant sites

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
This tour is wheelchair- and stroller-accessible.
Assistive listening devices are available for guests, but must be requested at least 72 hours in advance of the tour date to ensure accommodations.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard can be reached by bus, on foot, by bicycle, and via the NYC public ferry system. The NYC ferries and city buses are accessible to people who use wheelchairs and strollers. Take the Astoria line ferry from East 34th Street or Pier 11/Wall Street in Manhattan to the Brooklyn Navy Yard ferry stop. Please plan your trip to the Yard in advance to ensure an early arrival.
Since portions of this tour will go indoors, proof of vaccination is required in order to participate. Please check to make sure that your proof and type of vaccination qualifies, according to NYC law: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccines-keytonyc.page
Not recommended for people who have difficulty walking one mile
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Since a few portions of this tour will be indoors, NYC law requires that all participants demonstrate proof of vaccination status when checking in for the tour in order to participate. Learn more here: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccines-keytonyc.page

What To Expect

Brooklyn Navy Yard BLDG 92

One of our stops will include the Brooklyn Navy Yard's Visitor and Exhibition Center, where you'll learn about the naval history of the site and its transformation into a center of technology, manufacturing, and design today

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (44)

Allen K

Jul 2019

An interesting blend of old stories and new designs of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Exploring the rich history of the Brooklyn Navy Yard with an enriching look toward the future of the Navy Yard. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and really good with incorporating guest's questions into the presentation.

richnei

Jun 2019

First of all, I can not imagine anyone better than Doug to do our tour. He was very smart, articulate, personable and knowledgable. I didn't even have trouble hearing him, which I do sometimes during these tours. We came to the tour as a group of 10 wanting to learn more about our father/grandfather, who worked there for 20 years and had passed 7 years prior. Doug went through the archives, ahead of time, listened to the narrative that grandpa had recorded and had it with him to play for us during certain times on our tour. It was wonderful hearing his voice and made the tour even more special. After this tour, some of us are talking about taking the food truck tour or the Prospect Park tour. Either way, you can't go wrong with this company. Thank you for making our day special.

lisasQ3178JR

May 2019

My husband and I did the 2 hour Brooklyn Navy Yard tour with Andrew and very much enjoyed it. Andrew, our guide, was engaging and knowledgeable and provided both overall historical context as well as interesting stories about the history of the Yard. We really enjoyed seeing views of Brooklyn and Manhattan from Wallabout Bay. As a born and bred New Yorker, I loved getting a new perspective (literally and figuratively) on my city and hearing history that I didn't know. I highly recommend reading Jennifer Egan's Manhattan Beach in tandem with your visit to the Navy Yard to get even more of the flavor of what it must have been like during the second world war. It's also exciting to see how the city is preserving manufacturing and spaces for artisans and artists. All is not lost to high-end real estate development!

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Brooklyn Navy Yard Highlights Tour

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