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Civic Center and South Street Seaport : Maritime Sights

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1. South Street Seaport Museum

The city’s maritime heritage is celebrated in art, photographs, workshops, and ships.
2. Schermerhorn Row

Federal-style houses built by Peter Schermerhorn in 1811–12 have restaurants and shops. They will house the World Port New York exhibition.
3. Historic Ships

Seven classic ships, several open for boarding, include the 1885 square-rigger Wavertree, and the landmark, four-masted Peking, built in 1911.
4. Bowne & Company

Recreation of a 19th-century print shop with working printing presses.
5. Maritime Crafts Center

Marvel at the skill of woodcarvers at work, creating model ships and figureheads.
6. Pilot House

The South Street Seaport ticket and information center is housed in this pilot house, taken from a steam tugboat built in 1923 by the New York Central Railroad.
7. Pier 17

A pier with three floors of restaurants, food stands and sweeping views of the East River and Brooklyn Bridge.
8. Harbor Excursions

The 1885 schooner Pioneer offers 90-minute family sails and two-hour cruises in the afternoon and evening.
9. Titanic Memorial

This lighthouse was built to commemorate the sinking of the Titanic – the largest steamship ever made – in 1912.
10. Seaman’s Church Institute

Established in 1834, the institute is in a stunnning 1991 building with a gallery plus water views.