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1885 Tall Ship Wavertree

South Street Seaport Museum

Seaport, Manhattan

Credit: Richard Bowditch
This location requires tickets, and ticketing opens on October 3 at 12pm. Learn more

Sun, October 19th, 2025

1:00pm — 1:50pm
2:30pm — 3:20pm
4:00pm — 4:50pm

Take a special guided tour of the flagship of the South Street Seaport Museum’s fleet and walk the length of the vessel’s massive cargo hold, which is not usually open to the public. Built of riveted wrought iron, the 1885 tall ship Wavertree is an archetype of the sailing ships of the latter half of the 19th century that, during the "age of sail," lined South Street by the dozens, creating a forest of masts from the Battery to the Brooklyn Bridge.

Visit places around the ship with museum staff and crew that are not typically accessible to the general public. Get a glimpse of how the historic fleet is maintained, see nooks and crannies, and be immersed in the city’s waterfront history.

Access to Wavertree includes climbing up a few stairs, walking up an angled gangway, and then down a few stairs onto the deck. Access to the lower decks is by stairs; access to the upper deck is by steep ladder-like stairs.

No strollers are allowed onboard.

Children 12+ welcome. Every person attending, including children, requires a ticket.

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1885: Tall Ship Wavertree

Seaport, Manhattan