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  • Free Admission to New York Botanical Garden

    Full-Price New York Botanical Garden All-Garden Pass

    The All-Garden Pass provides admission to the gardens, the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, special exhibits, Rock Garden, the Children’s Adventure Garden, and the Tram Tour.

    Check current ticket prices

    Free Grounds Access on Wednesdays

    Grounds-only admission is free for everyone from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Wednesdays and to NYC residents all day on Wednesday.

    Grounds-only admission does not include admission to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, Special Exhibitions, or Tram Tour.

    Grounds-Only Admission for NYC Residents

    New York City residents can purchase a grounds-only pass at the gardens, for $15 for adults, $7 for senior (65+), $7 for students (with ID), $4 for Children ages 2 – 12. These tickets are only available for purchase on-site.

    Grounds-only admission does not include admission to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, Special Exhibitions, or Tram Tour.

    Attraction Passes That Include New York Botanical Garden Admission

    Admission to the New York Botanical Garden is included with the following attraction passes:

    The New York Sightseeing Pass – There are two options available for this pass. The regular Sightseeing Pass is purchased based on the number of days you want to use it. This option allows you to visit as many of the included attractions as you can manage to get to during those days. The FLEX Pass is purchased based on the number of attractions you want to visit – you don’t have to select them ahead of time, but you’ll be limited to the total number you purchased for. Admission to the New York Botanical Garden is available with both pass options.

    The New York Pass – You can buy a 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, or 10-day New York Pass. The pass provides admission to over 100 New York attractions. You can visit as many as you can get to while your pass is valid. The New York Botanical Garden is an included attraction.

    Location

    The New York Botanical Gardens is located at 2900 Southern Boulevard in the Bronx. See directions on how to get there by train, subway, car, or bike.

  • The New York CityPass and C3 Attraction Passes are Changing in 2022

    CityPass Effective March 1, 2022, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will no longer be included in the New York CityPass and the price for the New York CityPass will be reduced to $129 for adults and $109 for children. Tickets purchased prior to March 1 will include admission to The Met through the expiration date.

    The New York CityPass includes admission to six attractions (five after March 1st)

    • Empire State Building
    • American Museum of Natural History
    • The Metropolitan Museum of Art (until March 1st)
    • Top of the Rock Observation Deck or Guggenheim Museum
    • Ferry Access to Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island or Circle Line Sightseeing Cruise
    • 9/11 Memorial & Museum or Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

    CityPass is valid for 9 consecutive days starting with and including the first day you visit an attraction. You have one year from the date of purchase to start using your tickets.

    New York C3This fewer attractions alternative to CityPass is also dropping The Metropolitan Museum of Art as of March 1, 2022.

    With the New York C3 Pass, you’ll get one-time admission to your choice of three of the available attractions.

    New York C3 Attractions List

    • Empire State Building
    • Top of the Rock Observation Deck
    • Ferry Access to Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
    • 9/11 Memorial & Museum
    • American Museum of Natural History
    • The Metropolitan Museum of Art (until March 1st)
    • The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
    • Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises
    • Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
    • Guggenheim Museum
    • City Cruises (resuming Spring of 2022)
    • Edge at Hudson Yards

    The C3 Pass is valid for 9 consecutive days starting with and including the first day you visit an attraction. You have one year from the date of purchase to starting using your tickets.

  • The NYC Big Bus Tour Classic Ticket

    With the Classic Ticket from Big Bus NYC you have one day access to the Big Bus Uptown and Downtown routes. You can hop on or off the double-decker open top buses at any stop. The Big Bus Tours mobile app will keep you updated on when the next bus will arrive.

    The Big Bus Tour is a great way to get around NYC and visit iconic landmarks such as the Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, Washington Square, World Trade Center, 911 Memorial, Central Park, Bryant Park, Times Square, Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMa, United Nations Headquarters, American Museum of Natural History, and more.

  • New York CityPass Prices Drop March 1, 2022

    Effective March 1, 2022, admission to The Metropolitan Museum of Art will no longer be included with the New York CityPass. The CityPass price will be reduced to $129 for adults and $109 for children.

    Passes purchased prior to March 1, 2022 will include admission to The Met through the expiration date of the pass (passes are good for nine consecutive days staring with and including the first day you visit an attraction. You have one year from the date of purchase to start using your tickets).

    After March 1st, CityPass includes on-time admission to the following attractions:

    • Empire State Building
    • American Museum of Natural History
    • Top of the Rock Observatory or Guggenheim Museum
    • Ferry Access to State of Liberty and Ellis Island or Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises
    • 9/11 Memorial & Museum or Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
  • Free Build Series Celebrity Interviews for October 2018

    The Build Series in a series of online interviews recorded at the AOL Build studio in Manhattan (692 Broadway, at the corner of Broadway and 4th Street). Free audience tickets are available. See our Celebrity Interviews with AOL Build Series page for more information about attending these sessions.

    Featured upcoming Build Series interviews are listed below. Please visit the Build Series website to request tickets.

    Upcoming Build Series Interviews:

    • October 9 Tom Payne (“The Walking Dead”)
    • October 10 Justine Bateman
    • October 10 KT Tunstall
    • October 11 Rory Kennedy
    • October 12 Rick Ness, Parker Schnabel, Tony Beets (“Gold Rush”)
    • October 12 Condola Rashad
    • October 16 Nathan Fillion
    • October 16 Dale Earnhardt Jr

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  • New York Philharmonic Free Fridays 2018/2019

    The New York Philharmonic is giving away a limited number of free tickets to people ages 13 through 26. The free tickets are for select Friday Philharmonic concerts.

    The free tickets are available online, on a first-come-first-served basis, beginning at noon on the Monday before each Philharmonic Free Fridays concert.

    The New York Philharmonic performs at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall.

    There’s a limit of one ticket per person. The tickets can be picket up from the David Geffen Hall box office on the day of the concert, up to 45 minutes before the concert begins.

    A list of available concerts is provided at the Philharmonic’s Free Fridays page.

     

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  • Open Access to 140+ Sites Free During Open House New York, Oct 12 -14, 2018

    Open House New York returns October 12 – 14, 2018!

    During this city-wide event, over 140 sites are opened for free access, without reservations and many additional sites are available with a reservation. For the sites that do require a reservation, there is a $5 reservation fee.

    Take a look at the list of available sites at Open House New York’s website. The list can be filtered by borough and type of site.

     

  • Central Park Zoo Discounts

    The least expensive way to see the Central Park Zoo is with a General Admission ticket. A General Admission ticket provides access to the main zoo and the children’s zoo, but does not include the 4-D  Theater (that’s $7 extra for General Admission ticket holders). If you want to include the theater in your visit to the zoo, the Total Experience Ticket is the way to go (see below).

    General Admission tickets are not available for advance purchase online and must be purchased in person at the Zoo’s ticket window, located across from the Dancing Crane Cafe. Total Experience tickets can be purchased in advance at the Zoo’s website or through Goldstar at a discounted price (see below).

    Note: Ticket prices listed here were accurate to the best of our knowledge as of 10/05/18. Please verify prices at each of the provided ticket links.

    The Central Park Zoo is located in Central Park, at 64th Street & 5th Avenue. The Zoo is open year-round. Visit the Zoo’s website for hours of operation.

    Central Park Zoo General Admission (purchased in-person at the zoo ticket office)

    • Adults: $13.95
    • Children (Ages 3 – 12): $8.95
    • Children (Age 2 and under): Free
    • Seniors (65+): $10.95

    Central Park Zoo Total Experience Tickets (can be purchased online)

    • Adults: $19.95
    • Children (Ages 3 – 12): $14.95
    • Children (Age 2 and under): Free
    • Seniors (65+): $16.95

    Goldstar Discount for Central Park Zoo Total Experience Ticket (purchase online, good for any date through March 31, 2019)

    • Adults: $13.50 + $2.50 service fee = $16.00  ($3.95 less than full-price)
    • Children (Ages 3 – 12): $10.00 + $1.50 service fee = $11.50 ($3.45 less than full-price).

    Goldstar is a national vendor of discounted entertainment and attraction tickets. See their full list of NYC offers.

     

     

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  • Open House New York

    One October weekend each year, hundreds of New York City sites that are normally off-limits to the public open their doors for Open House New York.

    The 2018 dates for Open House New York are October 12th through 14th.

    Some of the sites provide free public access and can be visited at any time during their specified hours for the event. Some sites and tours require reservations. The sites and tours that require a reservation charge a $5 fee. Once the participating sites have been announced, you’ll be able to make your reservations online.

    The list of participating sites is not usually listed until October. Check the Open House New York website for updates.

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  • Discount Admission to Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

    Get discount admission to Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum through December 31, 2018.

    Discount Tickets:

    Child General Admission ( Ages 5 -12): $18.00 + $3.25 service fee = $21.25 (regular full-price is $24)

    Adult General Admission: $24.75 +$4.25 service fee = $29.00 (regular full-price is $33)

    See the discount ticket offer.

    Please note that admission to the Intrepid Museum is always free for active and retired military personnel.

    About the Intrepid Museum:

    The Intrepid Museum is a retired US Naval Aircraft Carrier converted into an innovative music complex. Just the opportunity to be on an aircraft carrier is pretty special, but there’s a lot more to see, including a collection of aircraft (the Concorde!), a submarine (that you can go on), and the Space Shuttle Enterprise.  Learn more about the Intrepid Museum.

    The Intrepid is located in Manhattan, on Pier 86, at 46th Street and the Hudson River.  See location on Google Maps.

     

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