Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
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The deck of USS Intrepid
The USS Intrepid
The Entrance to the Sea-Air-Space Museum

The Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum is a museum ship in New York City located at North River Pier 86 at 46th Street on the West Side of Manhattan. The museum showcases the World War II aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, the submarine USS Growler, and a Lockheed A-12 supersonic reconnaissance plane (often mistaken for the later SR-71 Blackbird).

It is located in a tourist area, next to the New York Passenger Ship Terminal, the Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises pier, and near the New York consulate of the People's Republic of China and a heliport.

The museum serves as a hub for the annual Fleet Week events. Visiting warships dock at the cruise ship terminals to the north, and events are held on the museum grounds and the deck of the Intrepid.

After being closed for a lengthy renovation, the museum reopened to the public on November 8, 2008 with William White as its president.