Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Hackensack Meadowlands Travel Guide

Getting There

• PATH Train

  From Jersey City, head to the PATH train station. The nearest station is either the Journal Square or Exchange Place station, depending on your location. Purchase a ticket for the World Trade Center station. Board a train heading to World Trade Center. Once you arrive at World Trade Center, exit the station and walk to the Oculus. From the Oculus, head to the Fulton Street subway station and take the 2 or 3 subway train uptown towards 96th Street. Get off at 96th Street station. Once you exit the station, walk east on 91st Street for about 5 minutes until you reach 2 E 91st St, where the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is located.

• Ferry

  Make your way to the Liberty State Park Ferry Terminal in Jersey City. Purchase a ticket for the NYC Ferry that goes to either the 39th Street or Wall Street terminal in Manhattan. Once you arrive in Manhattan, head to the nearest subway station and take the 1 subway train uptown to 96th Street. Exit the station and walk east on 91st Street for about 5 minutes until you reach 2 E 91st St, home of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

• Bus

  Find the nearest NJ Transit bus stop in Jersey City. Board a bus that heads towards New York City, such as the 119 or 126 route. Inform the driver that you want to get off at the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Once you arrive at the terminal, exit and head to the subway station located within the terminal. Take the 1 subway train uptown to 96th Street. After exiting the station, walk east on 91st Street for about 5 minutes until you arrive at 2 E 91st St, where the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is located.