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New York Tran­sit Mu­se­um

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Step­ping into the New York Tran­sit Mu­se­um, housed in a re­tired sub­way sta­tion in Brook­lyn, is like step­ping back in time. In­stead of show­cas­ing paint­ings or sculp­tures, the mu­se­um fea­tures a cap­ti­vat­ing dis­play of vin­tage sub­way cars and bus­es, each one a rel­ic from a dif­fer­ent era of the city's de­vel­op­ment. It's fas­ci­nat­ing to

trace the evo­lu­tion of the tran­sit sys­tem through these ve­hi­cles, imag­in­ing the count­less New York­ers who re­lied on them over the decades. In­ter­ac­tive ex­hibits add an­oth­er lay­er to the ex­pe­ri­ence, fill­ing the old sta­tion with the sights and sounds of the past and of­fer­ing a unique glimpse into how pub­lic trans­porta­tion shaped New York.

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MondayClosedTuesdayClosedWednesday10:00 - 16:00Thursday10:00 - 16:00Friday10:00 - 16:00Saturday10:00 - 16:00Sunday10:00 - 16:00