All activities in New York
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What you can visit without a tour in New York, with the gate price.
25 activities
Central Park
must-seeFreeThree hundred and forty hectares drawn by hand in the middle of Manhattan.
Bethesda Terrace and the reservoir to the north beat the southern paths, which are jammed with carriages.
public park, free access
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Staten Island Ferry
must-seeFreeA twenty-five-minute crossing that passes the Statue of Liberty.
The paid cruises sell the same view. This ferry costs nothing, runs all night, and turns straight round on arrival.
municipal ferry, entirely free
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must-seeFreeA disused elevated railway turned into a planted walkway, two kilometres long.
Get on at the north end, around 30th Street: nobody starts there, and you walk with the flow instead of against it. The southern exit lands at Chelsea Market, which is the fallback when it rains.
public walkway, free access
View detailsBrooklyn Bridge
must-seeFreeOne point eight kilometres of 1883 steel cable, crossed on foot along the upper deck.
Walk from Brooklyn towards Manhattan: the skyline is in front of you, not behind.
public walkway, free access
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
30 USD≈ 28.9 $Two million works, and a whole Egyptian temple rebuilt inside.
Hours10am – 5pm, until 9pm on Friday and Saturday; closed Wednesday
The roof garden, open May to October, is included in the ticket and almost nobody goes up: the one view of Central Park taken from inside a museum. The cloakroom is free too, and leaving your bag changes the visit entirely.
adult admission. $22 for over-65s and visitors with disabilities, $17 for students, free up to and including age 12. New York State residents and students from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut pay what they wish, from one cent. The ticket covers the exhibitions and both Met sites on the same day. · Checked on 3 September 2026 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Plan Your Visit.
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Museum of Illusions New York
Price unconfirmed77 8th Ave, New York, NY 10014, USA · 4.4/5 · 14,082 Google reviews
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Top of The Rock
must-seePrice unconfirmed30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112, USA · 4.7/5 · 93,047 Google reviews
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Color Factory NYC
Price unconfirmed251 Spring St, New York, NY 10013, USA · 4.4/5 · 5,203 Google reviews
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SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
must-seePrice unconfirmed45 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017, USA · 4.7/5 · 37,526 Google reviews
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Door to Nowhere
Price unconfirmed156 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036, USA · 4.3/5 · 68 Google reviews
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Edge NYC
must-seePrice unconfirmed30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, USA · 4.6/5 · 34,093 Google reviews
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The Channel Gardens
must-seePrice unconfirmedNew York, NY 10020, USA · 4.7/5 · 749 Google reviews
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The High Line
must-seePrice unconfirmedNew York, NY 10011, USA · 4.7/5 · 68,737 Google reviews
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One World Observatory
must-seePrice unconfirmed117 West St, New York, NY 10007, USA · 4.7/5 · 26,437 Google reviews
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Madame Tussauds New York
must-seePrice unconfirmed234 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036, USA · 4.5/5 · 30,252 Google reviews
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New York Botanical Garden
must-seePrice unconfirmed2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458, USA · 4.7/5 · 13,149 Google reviews
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
must-seePrice unconfirmed1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA · 4.8/5 · 95,540 Google reviews
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The FRIENDS™ Experience: The One in New York City
must-seePrice unconfirmedThe Friends Experience, 130 E 23rd St, New York, NY 10010, USA · 4.5/5 · 5,626 Google reviews
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Rockefeller Center
must-seePrice unconfirmed45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111, USA · 4.7/5 · 202,727 Google reviews
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SPYSCAPE & SPYGAMES
must-seePrice unconfirmed928 8th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA · 4.5/5 · 5,916 Google reviews
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Brooklyn Bridge Park
must-seePrice unconfirmedBrooklyn, NY 11201, USA · 4.8/5 · 43,779 Google reviews
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Empire State Building
must-seePrice unconfirmed20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001, USA · 4.7/5 · 130,590 Google reviews
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One World Trade Center
must-seePrice unconfirmed285 Fulton St, New York, NY 10007, USA · 4.8/5 · 31,357 Google reviews
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The Battery
must-seePrice unconfirmedNew York, NY 10004, USA · 4.6/5 · 80,746 Google reviews
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RiseNY
must-seePrice unconfirmed160 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036, USA · 4.5/5 · 4,022 Google reviews
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