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Stay safe in the heat: Drink plenty of water, spend time in the shade, and visit the first aid station at Soissons Landing if you feel unwell. Click here for important warm weather visitor information.

Stay safe in the heat: Drink plenty of water, spend time in the shade, and visit the first aid station at Soissons Landing if you feel unwell. Click here for important warm weather visitor information.

Virtual
Open at all times
See the schedule for island hours.

Stroll across Gov­er­nors Island while explor­ing over four cen­turies of his­to­ry through stun­ning his­tor­i­cal pho­tographs on Urban Archive. On the Offi­cial Gov­er­nors Island Walk­ing Tour, vis­i­tors will learn the sto­ry of the Island begin­ning with its inhab­i­ta­tion and use by the Lenape until the present day, com­par­ing views of the past with present con­di­tions. Oth­er walks are also avail­able to explore dif­fer­ent aspects of the Island’s past.

Down­load the Urban Archive app on the App Store or head to urbanachive​.org and walk to the east­ern shore near Pier 102 to begin the offi­cial self-guid­ed tour.

Virtual
Open at all times
See the schedule for island hours.