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)

Barbara A

Jul 2018

We had a wonderful tour for my birthday (with 8 friends) of The Brooklyn Navy Yard where my family had a history. Our guide Andrew was well informed, interesting, and seeking our questions. It is apparent he loves history and Brooklyn....will take more tours with Turnstile.

Response from Host

Aug 2018

Thank you for celebrating your birthday with us on a Brooklyn Navy Yard Tour! What an honor it was to host you and your friends on your birthday. It was special to hear about your personal connection to the site. We are so pleased that you enjoyed Andrew's delivery of the whole experience and that you found it engaging and interesting. We can't wait to host you on other tours in the future! Thanks so much again for celebrating with us and for taking the time to write this lovely review! We really appreciate your time and interest.

Alishec1

May 2018

Our Turnstile Tours tour of the Navy Yard--a nifty combination of bus tour and walking tour--was led by Andrew and was so informative and insightful. I had taken the walking tour of Building 92 at the Navy Yard, but this was completely different, with real information about the amazing old buildings and the stunning and forward-looking new ones. The Navy Yard has a special place in history for me -- my late dad worked there as a young man -- but it also is a great place to visit and is growing as a hub of industry and employment for the local community. I highly recommend it!

Response from Host

Jun 2018

It's always so special to have people on the tour with personal connections to the Yard's long history. Thank you for sharing, and we will be sure to pass on your kind words to Andrew.

TJHinNYC

May 2018

This was my second time in six years taking the "Past, Present & Future" tour. It was special because, in the interim, a tile in my mother's honor was placed on the Navy Yard's "Tribute Hall" commemorating her service as a welder during World War II. As the tile states, she "helped build the USS Missouri." Once again, the tour guide was excellent. He was knowledgeable and pleasant, humorous and open to questions. As the tour's title indicates, the long history of the Navy Yard is presented, along with it's transformation in recent years into an amazing area of industry, commerce and cutting-edge productions of all sorts. The tour consists of hopping on and off a bus as you traverse the huge place (1/2 the size of Brooklyn's Prospect Park). There are plenty of opportunities for picture-taking with more than a few views of Manhattan beyond the East River. This tour is for history buffs for sure, but also those interested in the potential for 20th century industrial areas to be repurposed into 21st century thriving complexes. The two-hour tour is just the right length and Turnstile Tours also offers other, more specialized tours of the Navy Yard, as well. I highly recommend the "Past, Present & Future" tour.

Response from Host

Jun 2018

Thanks so much for joining the tour, and thank you for commemorating your mother's service on the Tribute Wall. We feel so lucky to be able to meet and share with people who have deep personal connections to the Yard's history. Thank you.

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