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Afloat on a retrofitted railroad barge once used to ferry goods from New Jersey railroad terminals to New York City, the Waterfront Museum fosters an understanding of New York Harbor as a historic waterway and a former conduit for commerce and commuters as well as recreation.

Founded in 1986 as the Hudson Waterfront Museum, the museum operated at various ports of call. The museum relocated to a permanent home in Red Hook, Brooklyn in 1994. After a three-year drydock project to repair the barge and protect it from further damage from wood-eating shipworms which began in 2002, the Waterfront Museum now calls Red Hook's Pier 44 (off Conover Street) its homeport.

• Directions: Subway: 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, E to Jay Street - Borough Hall; R to Court Street; transfer to the B61 bus to Van Brunt Street. Take Beard Street towards the water, turning left on Conover Street and go two blocks to the water's edge to Pier 45.

• Disability Access: Fully accessible
• Disability Assistance:
  Hearing: Assistive listening devices available.
• Gift Shops: Postcards, T-shirts, juggling balls, booklets are available for purchase.
• Tours: Tailored group and school tours are available by appointment. $7 per person, $150 minimum. Maximum group size 149.