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New York City: The Sightseeing Flex Pass

1. New York City: The Sightseeing Flex Pass

Take a bite out of the Big Apple! Pull up your Sightseeing Flex Pass on your phone and enjoy cash-free access to over 100 experiences, destinations, museums, and tours, including some of the city’s most popular attractions like the Top of the Rock Observatory, Madame Tussauds, Moma, the New York Aquarium, and more. Simplify and save, as you can tailor your trip to New York City to fit your ideal itinerary with the easy-to-use Sightseeing Flex Pass. With the option to select 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, or 12 attractions, you can enjoy full admission to the attractions that interest you most, saving up to 65% and with no fixed start date. This pass is recommended for visitors with limited time for sightseeing and want to visit only a few most popular attractions. Get out and explore to get an authentic taste of New York City from the streets on one of the many walking or biking tours. See the internationally renowned skyline up close with access to five bus tours or take it all in from the harbor on a ferry tour. Sightseeing Flex Pass holders also have access to the Hop-on, Hop-off Uptown and Downtown Bus Loops for 1 day. New York Top Destinations: • One World Observatory • Central Park Zoo  • Museum of Modern Art (Moma) • Top of the Rock Observatory  • Hop-on, Hop-off Bus Tours by Big Bus • Whitney Museum of American Art • Empire State Building Experiences: • Artechouse NY • Ground Zero Museum Workshop: 100 Images & Artifacts Tour  • Luna Park Coney Island • Harlem Gospel Series • Harlem Jazz Series Attractions: • Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine • The Edge • Escape Game New York • Escape Virtuality • Madame Tussauds NYC • New York Aquarium • New York Botanical Garden • Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden • Spyscape Museums: • American Museum of Natural History • El Museo Del Barrio  • Museum of Broadway • Fotografiska NY • Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum • Moma PS1 • Museum at Eldridge Street • Museum of Jewish Heritage • Museum of the City of New York • National Lighthouse Museum • New York Historical Society Museum and Library • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum  • Staten Island Museum and Children’s Museum • Brooklyn Children's Museum • South Street Seaport Museum Bus Tours: • Big Bus NY Discover Downtown • Guided NYC Premium Bus Tour (5 Hour Escorted Tour) • On Location Tours - Central Park TV and Movie Sites  • Woodbury Common Premium Outlets Bus (with discount booklet) • The Ride • Go Airlink Airport Shuttle (outbound) Cruises:  • Circle Line Landmarks Cruise • Circle Line Liberty Express tour Walking and Bike Tours:  • Brooklyn Unplugged Tours  • Food on Foot  • Hush Tours  • Inside Out Tours  • Central Park Bike Rental • The St. Patrick’s Cathedral Tour • Manhattan and Beyond Central Park Walking Tour • Brooklyn Bridge Bike Tour • 2-hour Central Park Bike Tour

NYC: Dyker Heights Christmas Lights & Skyline View Bus Tour

2. NYC: Dyker Heights Christmas Lights & Skyline View Bus Tour

Get into the Christmas spirit, the most wonderful time of the year, in New York City's borough of Brooklyn on a bus tour through Dyker Heights. Be charmed by the spectacular holiday decorations, the neighborhood's glittering lights, and festive displays. Your guide will take you on the bus from Midtown Manhattan to the Brooklyn neighborhood of Dyker Heights. Along the way, the guide will tell you some great New York stories. On the way to the Christmas Lights, stop for a bathroom break and a photo op of the sunset over the Hudson River and the Statue of Liberty. Once arrived in Dyker Heights, you will get off the bus and the guide will show you the most beautiful and spectacular houses in this wonderful Brooklyn neighborhood. On your way back to Manhattan, the bus will make a photo stop at Brooklyn Bridge Park, where you will get off the bus for a breathtaking view of the Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge. From there, make your way back along the East River with an astonishing view of Williamsburg, the Brooklyn skyline, Long Island City, the Queens skyline, the Empire State Building, and the Midtown Manhattan Skyline as well as the famous Queensboro Bridge. Your tour will end close to one of the most beautiful New York City holiday markets, the Winter Village at Bryant Park. Feel the magical atmosphere Christmas brings as you drive through the many neighborhoods and experience New York in a new way.

NYC: Explore MoMA Before the Opening Hours with Art Expert

3. NYC: Explore MoMA Before the Opening Hours with Art Expert

Experience the serenity of an exclusive before-opening-hours tour of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. Join your professional art historian guide on a relaxing stroll through the galleries. Connect on a deeper level with the works on display before it opens to the general public. Meet in the early morning at MoMA and benefit from 1 hour of exclusive access to the galleries via a private entrance. With your guide and a smaller group, take in the peace and tranquility to appreciate some of the works on display, including those that draw larger crowds of visitors. With a more intimate experience designed for art lovers, gain a deeper appreciation for some of the pieces on display. Learn some fascinating facts and anecdotes about the artists and their techniques. Afterward, explore the 6 floors of art galleries at your leisure. Discover an extensive range of modern and contemporary art, ranging from European painting and sculpture of the 1880s to contemporary film, design, and performance art. Admire famous works like Monet's Water Lilies, Van Gogh's The Starry Night, Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Matisse's Dance (I), and Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans. See contemporary pieces by Elizabeth Murray, Cindy Sherman, Ai Weiwei, and many others. As part of this experience, you will also receive additional admission to MoMA PS1, the contemporary art center in Long Island City, Queens. Discover the exhibitions that champion contemporary art scene's latest innovative and experimental works.

New York City: The Sightseeing Day Pass

4. New York City: The Sightseeing Day Pass

Take a bite out of the Big Apple with the Sightseeing Day Pass, with access to over 100 experiences, museums, and tours to choose from. This includes some of the city’s most popular attractions like Top of the Rock Observatory, the Statue of Liberty, MoMA, the New York Aquarium and more! Simplify and save! With the option to select 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, or 10 days, you can enjoy full admission to the attractions that interest you most, saving up to 65% and no fixed start date. The easy-to-use Sightseeing Day Pass is a perfect choice for first time visitors who are excited to see all of New York City and who plan to use the Pass at more than 10 attractions across the five boroughs.  Get out and hit the streets! See the internationally renowned New York City skyline up close with access to five immersive bus tours or take it all in from the harbor on a ferry tour. Get an authentic taste of the city on one of the many themed walking or biking tours. Your Day Pass is activated in NYC the moment you use it at an attraction or service and is valid through the number of purchased consecutive days. Hop-On, Hop-Off double-decker bus ticket is valid for 1 day, regardless of pass duration. New York Top Destinations: • One World Observatory • Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island • Central Park Zoo  • Museum of Broadway • Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) • Top of the Rock Observatory  • Whitney Museum of American Art • The Edge Experiences:  • Ground Zero Museum Workshop: 100 Images & Artifacts Tour  • Madison Square Garden Tour  • Artechouse NY Attractions:  • Luna Park Coney Island (seasonal) • Madame Tussauds NYC • New York Aquarium • New York Botanical Garden • Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden • SPYSCAPE • Museum of Jewish Heritage • St. Patrick’s Cathedral Tour – Gold Pass • Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine • Empire State Building • Escape Game New York • Escape Virtuality Museums:  • American Museum of Natural History • Brooklyn Historical Society  • Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum • MoMA PS1 • Museum at Eldridge Street • Museum of the City of New York • National Lighthouse Museum • New York Historical Society Museum and Library • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum  • Brooklyn Children's Museum • South Street Seaport Museum Bus Tours:  • Hop-On, Hop-Off Discover Downtown Tour • Guided NYC Premium Bus Tour (5 Hr Escorted Tour) • On Location Tours - Central Park TV and Movie Sites  • Woodbury Common Premium Outlets Bus trip • The Ride Cruises:  • Circle Line Landmarks Cruise • Circle Line Statue Express Cruise • Statue of Liberty Ferry Walking and Bike Tours:  • Brooklyn Unplugged Tours  • Food on Foot  • Hush Tours  • Inside Out Tours • Central Park Bike Rental • 2-hour Central Park Bike Tour • Brooklyn Bridge Bike Tour

New York: iFLY Queens First-Time Flyer Experience

5. New York: iFLY Queens First-Time Flyer Experience

Feel the adrenaline pump of skydiving without taking to the skies at iFLY Queens New York. Live your childhood dreams of flight in an exciting skydiving simulator. Experience state-of-the-art technologies that have made flying easier than ever. Get your heartbeat racing during your experience at the iFLY wind tunnel venue. Get one-on-one instruction on how to make different body positions to control how you fly inside the tunnel from flight instructors. Receive skydive gear rental and the actual flight experience at a fraction of the cost of a tandem jump but with much longer freefall time. Each wind tunnel has multiple large fans that can blow a wind of up to 185mph (300kph), and a pressurized staging area that can fit up to 12 flyers at a time.

New York City: Customizable Luxury SUV Tour

6. New York City: Customizable Luxury SUV Tour

Everybody finds something unique to like about New York City, so book a private tour guide to avoid the cookie-cutter sightseeing tours. The Everything New York City Tour is fully customizable to your desires. You will travel by luxury suv. The capacity of space in the suv is for up to 5 of your friends or family. Before the chauffeured 4-hour tour, All New York Fun Tours will take the time to consult your interests. After the consultation, every sight, every turn, and every stop will be custom-tailored to you and/or your group's interests. Whether you want to see Brooklyn, Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens, or Staten Island, you will have fun and learn about what interests you most. You have the option to get out and see anything you want in the areas that interest you or simply sit back and soak up the sights. Some areas and sights of interest to consider include: • High line park • Grand Central Terminal • Central Park • Rockefeller Center • Chelsea Market • Greenwich Village • SoHo Chinatown Little Italy • East Village • Times Square • World Trade Center • Wall Street • Statue of Liberty • Battery Park • Museum Mile • Harlem and more • Brooklyn Bridge • Williamsburg • Brooklyn Heights • Bedford Stuyvesant • Prospect Park • Coney Island • Dumbo  • Queensboro Bridge • Long Island City • Flushing • Astoria • Mets Stadium Citifield • Flushing Meadows Park • Arthur Ash Stadium • Queens Museum of Art • Yankee Stadium And more ---------- Your tour will include more or less depending on your personal interests. Additional hours can also be purchased to lengthen your private, customizable tour.

New York City: NYC Borough Pass to 25+ Museums & Attractions

7. New York City: NYC Borough Pass to 25+ Museums & Attractions

Discover the best of NYC with this pass that includes entry to some of the city's very best attractions. Explore the diverse neighborhoods, cultures, and histories of the city with either a 1, 3, 7, or 90-day pass. Grab your borough pass and get ready to see the best of what NYC has to offer. Dive into the rich legacy of the Apollo Theater, where legends once graced the stage, or walk the hallowed halls of the Museum at Eldridge Street, a testament to immigrant dreams. Uncover historical tales woven into the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, enjoy the cutting-edge exhibits of MoMA PS1, or soak up the tranquility of the New York Botanical Garden. There's sure to be something that appeals to everyone. Example of Experiences and museums: • Alice Austen House • Dyckman Farmhouse Museum • Fraunces Tavern Museum • Harlem Gospel Series - Welcome to Harlem • Harlem Jazz Series - Welcome to Harlem • King Manor Museum • MoMA PS1 • Museum at Eldridge Street • New York Botanical Garden • Rockefeller Center Tour • Rubin Museum of Art • Staten Island Children's Museum • The City Reliquary • The Noble Maritime Collection • The Van Cortlandt House Museum Guided tours: • Brooklyn Bridge and DUMBO Neighborhood Tour - Inside Out Tours • Jackson Heights Historic Walking Tour - Jojo's Ventures • Kings County Distillery • Lost Inwood Historic Walking Tour - Jojo's Ventures • Mott Haven Historic Walking Tour - Jojo's Ventures • NYC Slavery and the Underground Railroad Walking Tour - Inside Out Tours • Park Slope Historic Walking Tour - Jojo's Ventures Performance art discounts: • Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater • Repertorio Español Attractions and tours continue to be added! For the most up to date list, check out our website: https://www.nycboroughpass.com/

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What people are saying about Long Island City

Overall rating

4.1
(335 reviews)

We chose the 4 attractions pass and we can only recommend the pass to anyone who doesn't want to stress out. The purchase is made very easily via online banking, and. You receive your QR code via the app (also for all fellow travelers). I bought the pass for me and my girlfriend and everything was fine. Regarding the hop on hop off bus, it should be said that at peak times (especially in the afternoon) the buses can be full and you therefore have to wait for the next one or the one after that. If you have already planned your vacation very carefully, we would recommend the subway. Have fun in New York and have a great time!!

the quantity of activities offered which allowed us to do really really nice things!!!!🤩the minus is that in certain activities they had difficulty finding the pass....

Very good, very varied, the most important sights for a first trip to New York were included!

The Flex Pass is a great thing! You can flexibly choose the sights that interest you most.

Highly recommend for the expert narration and the crowd free experience.