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Gov­er­nors Island is open every Fri­day-Sun­day and all hol­i­day Mon­days from now through Sep­tem­ber 25. But did you know that you can have spe­cial week­day access to the Island on Wednes­days and Thursdays?

On these days, you can take a ​“Hike Through the Nation­al His­toric Land­mark Dis­trict” and ​“Jour­ney to the Past” with the Nation­al Park Ser­vice on the Island. Your expe­ri­ence begins with a free fer­ry ride at 10 AM or 1:15 PM and con­tin­ues once you arrive on the Island. A team of Rangers dressed in peri­od cloth­ing will guide you on this 1.5 mile, one and a half hour walk­ing tour and hands on expe­ri­ence. This new pro­gram invites you to par­tic­i­pate in an inter­ac­tive liv­ing his­to­ry pro­gram and see the island’s his­to­ry through the eyes of ​“guests” from the past. 

The pro­gram is entire­ly free but does require tick­ets, which you can get from Nation­al Park Ser­vice rangers at the Bat­tery Mar­itime Build­ing in Low­er Man­hat­tan. Groups of 10 or more should make reser­va­tions by con­tact­ing NPS at 212−825−3045.

So come out and expe­ri­ence the his­to­ry of Gov­er­nors Island as you nev­er have before!