Historic Ride to Woodlawn Cemetery

Saturday, October 4, 2025

12:00pm - 5:00 pm

Off-site Program

$60 / $40 - Adult / Child
$50 / $30 - Museum Member Adult / Child 
*Children ages 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult

Venture uptown on our WWI-era IRT Lo-V subway cars for an afternoon ride to explore the Gilded Age Mausoleums and Monuments of The Woodlawn Cemetery. Our nostalgia ride will depart Old South Ferry Station at noon for a 60-90 minute ride, traveling uptown to The Woodlawn Cemetery and arriving at approximately 1:30pm. During a 2-hour visit, join a guided tour featuring Woodlawn’s art, architecture, stained glass, and gravesites of some of the most famous jazz musicians, suffragists, civic leaders, and business moguls who“reside” there. Guests are welcome to bring a picnic lunch and restrooms are available on-site. Our train will depart Woodlawn station at 4pm and return to Old South Ferry Station at approximately 5pm.

Members enjoy early access! Tickets go on sale to Museum members on Tuesday, August 19th at 10am ET. Remaining tickets go on sale to the public Thursday, August 21st at 10am ET.

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Ticket prices: $60 adult and $40 child 17 years and under 

Member ticket prices: $50 adult and $30 child 17 years and under 

Please note:

Nostalgia Rides run rain or shine. Equipment, route, timing, and duration are subject to change. The ride will last about 60-90 minutes.

The train will depart Old South Ferry Station at 12pm and we will travel to Woodlawn Cemetery. The decommissioned station is accessible via inside the Whitehall-South Ferry station.

Children ages 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Photography and video recording are permitted. However, tripods, stands, selfie sticks, and external lights may not be used. All photographs taken are for personal use only and permission to photograph may be revoked at any time.

Accessibility: All stations are ADA accessible. Review and download the Nostalgia Ride Social Narrative to learn more about what to expect at this popular event. For accessibility inquiries please email [email protected].

All ticket sales are final. Should you be unable to attend the program on the date you reserved, the full price of unused tickets may be treated as a donation to the Transit Museum and is tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. The Museum is not able to provide refunds or reschedule reservations to another date.

Questions? Email [email protected].