NEW YORK (AP) – The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum has reopened to the public after nearly two years of restoration.
Visitors returned to the World War II aircraft carrier after a ceremony Saturday at its Manhattan pier.
The museum on the Hudson River underwent a 22-month, $120 million overhaul at a New Jersey drydock. It returned home last month.
After WWII, the ship saw service in the Korean and Vietnam wars and was twice a recovery ship for NASA astronauts. Since 1982, it has become one of the city’s most popular tourist sites, drawing 750,000 visitors yearly over the past decade.
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