What a fantastic sunny day to visit South Street Seaport! I haven’t been here in years and am now wondering what took me so long to get back. The area is completely brand new after it was devastated by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. It really is a fabulous place to spend the day with the family and in the evening there are great restaurants and evening entertainment, I’m sure it is a fun date night too! I will definitely be checking out a concert soon at the Rooftop at Pier 17.
This was a great day, we walked all along the river, did a little shopping and stopped for ice cream….what else?? There is a fabulous little spot called “Big Gay Ice Cream”. The ice cream is so yummy and there are really fun cones like the Dorothy, the Salty Pimp, Rocky Roadhouse, American Globs and more. We highly recommend a stop here.
A visit to the Seaport District would not be complete without seeing the South Street Seaport Museum. We learned a lot about the ships that sailed into NYC and the history of the Seaport and how it affected the growth of NYC. They offer walking tours, ship tours and you can even sail on a tall ship or on their restored 1930 wooden tugboat the W.O. Decker (book in advance as we could not get onboard the day we were there). I will definitely be going back for a ride on the tugboat. With the boat sailing you get free admission into the museum, so it’s a great deal. A little history and a lot of fun! My college freshman really enjoyed it.
