Red Hook

Red Hook Sightseeing Day Trip

Red Hook offers spectacular views of the Statue of Liberty from the many pier locations. This is a perfect setting for a day trip for residents or visiting tourists. Enjoy the waterfront views from Fairway Market where you can enjoy breakfast or lunch in the outdoor Café.

A short stroll on the sidewalk path and you will reach the wonderful Waterfront Museum and Barge. Come aboard the “floating classroom and showboat barge,” the last covered wooden barge of its kind.

Barge #79 is restored and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Docked near Civil War-era warehouses along original cobblestone streets, the Waterfront Museum features stunning views of the New York Harbor, its many vessels and the Statue of Liberty.

Three miles from the Brooklyn Bridge and five minutes from the BQE highway, the Waterfront Museum is located in a tranquil waterfront garden and boardwalk. Before your leave, be sure to visit the Brooklyn Waterfront Arts Coalition (BWAC), directly on the other side of Fairway. BWAC is the largest artist run, not for profit arts organization in Brooklyn. The exhibition space is located at 499 Van Brunt Street.

For more information:

Waterfront Museum and Barge,
718-624-4719, ext. 11 or dsharps@waterfrontmuseum.org

BWAC, 718-596-2506/7

http://www.bwac.org/

Fairway Market, 480-500 Van Brunt Street, (718) 694-6868, Hours: 8AM-10PM Daily Café: 8AM-8PM Daily.

Transportation Options:
By car (street parking), limousine, car service, public transportation or by bicycle.

By Subway and/or Bus: A, C, F, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Jay St./Boro Hall or M, N, R to Court St. station.

Take the B-61 Bus from the corner of Jay St. and Willoughby St. or the corner of Court St. and Atlantic St. towards Red Hook to last stop (corner of Van Brunt and Beard St.). Walk south on Van Brunt St. one long block to the end at the water's edge. F train to Smith/9th St. station. Take B-77 to Van Dyke and Van Brunt St. Walk on Van Brunt St. to the end.

Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan: Continue straight after Bridge 7 blocks. Right on Atlantic Ave. Left on Columbia St. (after passing under BQE overpass.) Right on DeGraw St. one block. Left on Van Brunt St. continue south to the end of Van Brunt St. at the water's edge.

BQE/278 from Queens: to Exit 27 (Atlantic Ave.) Left on Columbia St. Right on DeGraw St. Left on Van Brunt St. For Beard St. Warehouse and Red Hook Stores continue south to the end of Van Brunt St.

BQE/278 from Staten Island: to Exit 26 (Hamilton Ave.). Take Hamilton Ave. to the end. Left on Van Brunt at light. Continue south to the end of Van Brunt St.

Friendly pirates at the
Waterfront Museum and Barge

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