May 24, 2012
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Exploring the Castle
Battery Park
(near Battery Place)
New York, NY 10004
Tel: (212) 344-7220
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Free admission (all visitors, all hours).
Dates
OngoingHours
Mon – Sun: 8:30 am – 5 pm
Inside the former fortress' walls is a museum illustrating the colorful history of Castle Clinton, including how it has served as a fort, entertainment center, immigration depot and aquarium. A bookstore and information desk are situated in a kiosk on the parade ground. Free, 20-minute Park Ranger-guided tours are available to the public daily at 10 am, noon and 2 pm.
- Directions: Subway: 4, 5 to Bowling Green
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Castle Clinton National MonumentBuilt just prior to the War of 1812, this fort has served as a concert venue, open-air restaurant and opera house. Today it is a monument and a museum where costumed interpreters describe harbor defenses during 1812. It is next to the ferry terminal to the Statue of Liberty and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.
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