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St. George & the Ferry, Staten Island: the Gothamly guide
Hand-picked by Gothamly and checked against each place’s own site. Nobody paid to be here.
- Every 30 min
The Staten Island Ferry
Whitehall Terminal to St. George · Free, 24 hours · 25 minutes past the Statue of Liberty each way — the best free ride in the world
- Wed–Sun
National Lighthouse Museum
200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point · Three minutes from the boat · The 1862 US Lighthouse Depot, and a wall of 160 model lights · $7
- Always
Postcards — The Staten Island 9/11 Memorial
Bank St, on the esplanade · Free · Two white wings framing the harbor, aimed straight at where the towers stood
- Show nights
St. George Theatre
35 Hyatt St · A 1929 baroque movie palace, gilded balconies intact · Music, comedy and family shows
- Always
St. George Historic District
Richmond Terrace to Hamilton Ave · Free · Eighty-odd Queen Anne and shingle-style houses on the hill above the terminal
- Daily
Snug Harbor Cultural Center
1000 Richmond Terrace · S40 bus, ten minutes · A 19th-century sailors’ retirement village turned botanical gardens and galleries
- Daily
Victory Boulevard, Tompkinsville
One stop east · The largest Sri Lankan community outside Sri Lanka · Hoppers, kottu roti and string hoppers
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