List of New York tourist cards
One of the questions that visitors of this Web usually ask me is about the existing tourist cards and the main differences between them, as well as if it is interesting or not to buy them, so in this article we are going to talk about the main tourist cards that they offer us in New York, the main differences between them and a new option that is becoming quite fashionable in all tourist destinations: The double-decker tourist bus.
My recommendation is that if you buy any of these cards you have in mind that you buy the access for a certain number of days, so you will have to concentrate in those days the visits to the tourist attractions and leave other beautiful sites like the walk through Dumbo, the Brooklyn Bridge or the High Line or Gantry Plaza State Park for other days.
As to whether or not I would recommend buying any of these cards, there is no doubt that there are no tourists who go to New York for the first time and stop going to any of the lookouts in height, such as the Empire State or Top of the Rock , and want to visit one of the great museums of New York, such as the Met, the MoMA or the Museum of Natural History, so if your plan is to do something like that it is clear that the tourist cards can be profitable and save you a good money.
All the tourist cards allow access for a certain number of days to the main tourist attractions of New York with a significant discount on the price that we should pay if we were buying the ticket at your ticket office. The main differences between them is the duration of the card, the number of tourist attractions that we can access and the price of them, logically.
We will describe one by one the main 3 existing tourist cards:
- New York CityPASS It is the cheapest because it only offers access to 6 from the best museums in New York and viewpoints, but they are the most visited by tourists and probably even if it is the first time you go to New York it will be more than enough: Empire State, one found at the Metropolitan Museum, Museum of Natural History and then you have to choose between Guggenheim museum or the Top of the Rock, the Memorial and Museum of the 11-S or the Intrepid Museum of the Sea, Air and Space, and a sunset cruise through New York or the access ship to the Statue of Liberty. More information on this website about prices and conditions of New York CityPASS and purchase of it
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- New York Pass it is the most complete, since it allows you access to more than 100 tourist attractions in New York, including practically all the museums of New York City and the viewpoints of the city. It is recommended for those who want to visit a large number of museums during their stay and do not want to miss any of them. More information on this website of rates and attractions that you can visit with the New York Pass, conditions and purchase of it .
- Smart Destinations offers two different cards: New York Explorer Pass, that allows you to select the number of tourist attractions that you will visit between 50 (depending on the number of attractions the price will increase) and Go Select Pass New York, where you must select the tourist attractions and museums that you want to visit and depending on them you calculate the price of the card. More information on this website about prices and conditions of Smart Destinations and purchase of them.
If you prefer pay in your local currency instead of paying in dolares, I recommend hiring the cards through WePlann, which allows you to pay the New York CityPASS and the New York Pass in your local currency
Finally, comment that Big Bus Tours, like other similar companies, offers a double-decker tour bus that allows you to get on and off at any time, at the stops enabled for that purpose, and that they are continuously doing some pre-established routes. by New York through Uptown or Downtown Manhattan. It is a good way to get around New York and see it a little high on the street, especially if your stay is very short and you have little time to walk around the city, with the advantage that it is included in the New York Pass (a day of tourist bus in New York in the day card and two days of tourist bus in the cards of three or more days). For more information go to our article where we indicate our experience with a tourist bus in New York and for the purchase of tickets visit the official website of Big Bus Tours New York.
Other articles of interest
- Comparison of existing tourist cards
- My experience with a tourist card
- My experience with a New York CityPASS
