A trip to the Intrepid

Parked in the Hudson River on Manhattan's westside is the WWII battleship USS Intrepid, which has been converted into a sea, air and space museum.

It is also home to the Enterprise, the mock space shuttle recently flown up to New York from its former home near Washington, DC. (The space shuttle Discovery is now there.)

Aunt Sue, Aunt Anne and Uncle David graciously renewed our Globetrotter membership to the Brooklyn Children's Museum for 2013. This membership not only allows us free entrance to the children's museum in Brooklyn, but also to a host of other museums across the country. The Intrepid museum is one of them, which is amazing -- admission is otherwise $25 for each adult and $12 for Sam. (Henry is free.)

So, we played hooky from church yesterday, trekking our way into the city. Sam and Henry enjoyed "the big boat" and all of the planes and helicopters that are also there. Unfortunately, we were not able to get a good look at the space shuttle. That portion of the Intrepid has been closed since Hurricane Sandy.

Here are some photos from our adventure: Intrepid Museum