Is NYC Pass worth the money?

New York is a beautiful city that is full of tourist attractions, shopping, and fun-filled activities. There are many passes that travelers can choose from and each of them can help save money on varied attractions in NYC. Some of the well known NYC passes include the New York Pass, CityPass, New York City Museum Pass, New York Explorer Pass, NYC Land & Sea, and New York City Sightseeing Pass.

It may be noted that several of the museums included in the different passes have free entry days or ‘pay for what you want to see’ kind of admission. Hence, carefully browse through the information provided in different passes to ascertain the sights that you will probably visit and thus determine the right type of pass for you.

Benefits of NYC pass

The New York Pass offers admission to more than 80 attractions in the city. It is the only attraction pass that comes with no restrictions on the number of attractions that a pass holder can visit.

Some features of the NYC pass are listed below:

• The NYC pass card contains a microchip which gets read after it is swiped at each entry point of the NYC attractions.
• It is available as entry pass for 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10 days, and valid for successive use.
• The prices of NYC pass range from about $110 for 1 day pass to around $350 for the 10-day pass. Options for children aged between 4 to 12 years are also available. You can avail of better prices when purchasing the pass online.
• The valid number of ‘card usable’ days associated with each NYC pass refers to dates and not durations of 24 hours. Thus, even if a one day NYC pass is used for visiting an attraction at 2 PM, the card will still expire at 12 midnight.
• The pass gets activated once you swipe it to see the first attraction
• The card can only be used for a single time at one specific attraction. Thus, it cannot be shared by 2 people.

• People with the NYC pass can gain admission to several iconic hot spots, including the Ferry to Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, 911 Museum and Memorial, Manhattan Island Cruise, Madame Tussaud’s, Rockefeller Center’s top, Carnegie Hall, and Radio City Music Hall.
• All passes provide access to unlimited tours on Big Bus Hop-on Hop-off buses for 24 hours on 1 day NYC pass and for 48 hours on 2 to 10 day passes.
• The NYC pass has an abundance of themed tours, including food tours, bike tour of Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, Gospel, High Line Park, Wall Street, Madison Square Garden, Yankee Stadium, and Greenwich Village, etc.
• Pass holders have the option of advance reserving their spots to 17 different NYC attractions.
• Line-jumping or fast track entry privileges are available for 15 different attractions. This option can help save a lot of time, especially to attractions like ‘Top of the Rock.’
• Free iOS and Android Apps as well as a guidebook can be downloaded by NYC pass holders.

Buy the NYC pass if you are in town for a few days. This will allow you to make significant savings while simultaneously enjoying the numerous pleasures and beauty of the best city in the world!