See NYC on the Cheap
When you visit a large city with the intention of going touristy type things, you can spend a lot of money by the time the trip is over. I was born and raised in the DC suburbs and although the Smithsonian museums are free, when family would come into town and want to take tours and see alternate sites, the fees piled up faster than you might think.
It’s been years since I have been to New York City simply to see the sites. The past several times I have gone, it has been to see friends or to attend a specific plays starring an actor acquaintance of mine. Now that Gigi is pretty much old enough to travel with me and enjoy doing tourist-type activities, I am interested in planning another trip.
One of the most economical ways to plan a trip to NYC is to purchase a New York CityPass. What that is, is a booklet with tickets to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the new Greek and Roman galleries; Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); Guggenheim Museum; the American Museum of Natural History; a pass for the Empire State Building Observatory; and tour of the Manhattan skyline aboard a Circle Line Sightseeing Cruise. visit each attraction.
CityPass allows you access to all of the attractions I just listed at what amounts to a 50% overall discount. An adult pass is $65, where all of the tickets purchased individually would cost $130.
I haven’t been to the MOMA since 1987. 1987! Wow, that was a long time ago. I suppose I am more than due a touristy run of the city. And, I’ve never even bothered with the Circle Line before. That would be a lot of fun to do with Gigi.
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