Spirit of the Seaport: A Victorian Haunting Aboard the Wavertree

Join us on Friday, Oct 20th as we celebrate Spiritualism, a strange and fascinating time most popular from the 1840s to 1920s when people were drawn towards the paranormal, supernatural, and occult.

Guests will enjoy a champagne greeting as they board the Wavertree, a newly-restored sailing ship built in 1885. Aboard this storied 19th-century vessel meet magicians, mentalists, and tarot card readers while listening to a live band perform jazz and ragtime music of the late 19th-century. The evening’s highlight will be the chance to witness an authentic recreation of a Victorian séance in the spooky captain’s saloon.

As an exclusive addition, explore a preserved piece of the past on a tour through Schermerhorn Row, one of the oldest warehouses of New York City, and home of the Seaport Museum. On this candlelit guided tour through the remains of a 19th-century hotel, guests will hear the terrifying stories of the gruesome deaths that took place there over a hundred years ago.