New York City Explorer Pass
Overview
- See more of NYC for one price thanks to the New York City Explorer Pass
- Experience top New York sights like the Empire State Building Observatory Deck
- Convenient, customizable, and money-saving way to see more of the Big Apple with your downloadable pass
- Join fun activities like a Yankee Stadium Tour
- Includes dozens of top NYC attractions
- Choice of 3-, 4-, 5-, 7- and 10-attraction pass options
No matter where your interests lie in the Big Apple, this highly-flexible, money-saving, pass is sure to offer something to enjoy along with skip-the-line privileges at select, popular attractions. Enjoy the sweeping scenery from the Empire State Building Observatory Deck, admire Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty during a ferry ride. If museums are more your thing, enjoy access to world-class institutions like the American Museum of Natural History or the Museum of Modern Art (including skip-the-line entry).
Your pass is good for 30 days after its first use, and also comes with a special downloadable guidebook offering attraction information, city maps, typical hours of operation, money-saving discounts, and more. For a complete run-down of attractions and activities, please review the details below.
Itinerary
ATTRACTIONS:
- 9/11 Museum
- Empire State Building (86th floor observatory only) -- Skip the Line!
- Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, admission includes the Space Shuttle -- Skip the Line!
- LEGOLAND Discovery Center, Westchester
- Madame Tussauds New York
- NY Botanical Garden All Garden Pass
- Ripleys Believe it or Not! including Impossible LaseRace!
- Top of the Rock Observation Deck (skip-the-line entry included)
ACTIVITIES:
- Best of NYC Cruise: Circle Line Sightseeing ($10 upgrade fee)
- Brooklyn Bike Rental: Full Day
- Clipper City Tall Ship Sail
- Harbor Lights Cruise by Circle Line Sightseeing ($10 upgrade fee)
- Harlem Bike Rental: Full Day
- Liberty Cruise by Circle Line Sightseeing
- Landmarks Cruise by Circle Line Sightseeing
- Luna Park at Coney Island: all day ride wristband
- Shearwater Classic Schooner Sail
- Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Ferry Ticket
- The Downtown Experience powered by The RIDE
- The TOUR powered by The RIDE
- Yankee Stadium: Classic Tour
MUSEUMS:
- American Museum of Natural History (skip-the-line entry included)
- Brooklyn Museum & Brooklyn Botanic Garden Combo
- Ground Zero Museum Workshop: Hands-On 9/11 Tour
- Guggenheim Museum (skip-the-line entry included)
- Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum (skip-the-line entry included)
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum of Modern Art (skip-the-line entry included)
- Museum of Sex
- New York Historical Society Museum
- The Met Breuer
- The Met Cloisters
- Whitney Museum of American Art
TOURS:
- 9/11 Tribute Center and Guided Tour
- Brooklyn Bridge and DUMBO Walking Tour
- Brooklyn Bridge Bike Tour
- Brooklyn Neighborhood Bike Tour
- Brooklyn Unplugged: Best of Brooklyn Walking Tour
- Brooklyn Unplugged: Graffiti and Street Art Walking Tour in Brooklyn
- Central Park Bike Rental
- Central Park Bike Tour
- Central Park Walking Tour
- Central Park TV & Movie Sites Tour
- Food On Foot Tours
- Gossip Girl Sites Bus Tour
- Harlem Bike Tour
- Hop-On Hop-Off Big Bus New York Tour: 1-Day Classic Ticket
- Hudson River Sightseeing: Full-day Bike Rental
- Lincoln Center Tour
- Madison Square Garden: All Access Tour
- New York TV and Movie Sites Tour
- Night Tour by Big Bus New York
- Radio City Music Hall Stage Door Tour
- Rockefeller Center Tour
- Sopranos Sites Bus Tour
- When Harry Met Seinfeld Bus Tour
- Woodbury Common Shopping Trip & VIP Coupon Book
Please note: some attractions/tours/activities are seasonal.
Reviews
Viator Traveller's Reviews
I was a little hesitant about getting this at first but after reading the reviews I went for it and I'm so glad I did, it made visiting many attractions so much easier, I purchased the 5 attractions but now I wish I had done 7 or 10, I used it for the Metropolitan Museum, Intrepid Museum, Top of the Rock, Empire State building Observatory, and the Circle Line. I will definitely purchase this again when visiting New York.
I used this for 4 attractions, and was so easy to use! If you can, make sure you screenshoot the QR code that you get provided with via email, as you'll need this every time you line up for your pre-booked tickets. Be aware - you can't just turn up to the top of the rock unless you're there first thing at 8am - I arrived at 11:45 and the next available group was 12:50 which will vary on the day. Either turn up early or be prepared to not go up straight away!
Was very happy overall but found that we still had to queue for many things and could not bypass the queue because of security checks.
The Statue of liberty had a two hour wait and then again a wait when you got to the island. Hense we did not do this activity. This security is our of your hands but it is still annoying to have to wait for this amount of time. New York was great at Christmas but the crowds were way more than we expected. We still had a great time.
Lots of places to choose from, our time was limited so plan out your days in advance. We used the Big bus as a way to get to our visits and learnt a lot about the city from the commentary on the bus. Listening to the local people talk about their experiences of 9/11 was very emotional, but they want to share their story with others.