A great little museum with an impressive marble floating staircase (there is nothing holding the staircase up on one side!). One of the most interesting dioramas is the one of South Street Seaport from when it was really a seaport - you can see how the ships' bows affected the architecture of the street and surrounding buildings in an active port. Several other model ships are on exhibit as well as toys from colonial times and various photographs and prints of our fair city. Rarely crowded - there are the occasional small classes of students who come through the museum.
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