New York City Explorer Pass allows access to New York City’s most popular attractions while saving you time and money! Enjoy your choice of admission to any 3,5 or 7 of the best attractions that the Big Apple has to offer, including a 24-hour Hop-On/Hop-Off Double Decker Bus Pass, Statue of Liberty, Top of the Rock™ Observation Deck, Metropolitan Museum of Art and more! Skip the ticket line at some of these top attractions and take advantage of discounts on Broadway Show tickets!
ATTRACTIONS
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Immigration Museum (Skip the Ticket Line!)
Top of the Rock™ Observation Deck
Madame Tussauds New York
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square
MUSEUMS
Metropolitan Museum of Art (Skip the Ticket Line!), plus the Cloisters
Museum of Modern Art (Skip the Ticket Line!)
The Sports Museum of America
The Whitney Museum of American Art
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
American Museum of Natural History
TOURS
Choice of one CitySights NY Bus Tour per life of pass. Choose from:
- CitySights NY – Hop-on / Hop-Off Double Decker Downtown Bus Tour
- CitySights NY – Hop-on / Hop-Off Double Decker Uptown Treasures & Harlem Bus Tour
- CitySights NY – Night Bus Tour
- CitySights NY – All Around Town Bus Tour**
- CitySights NY – Brooklyn Tour
- NY Waterway Tours – 90-minute Skyline Cruise
- NY Waterway Tours – 90-minute City Lights Cruise*
- New York Water Taxi – Gateway to America Boat Tour and Flex Pass*
- NBC Studio Tour
- Rockefeller Center Tour
- On Location Tours – Sex and the City Hotspots Bus Tour
- On Location Tours – New York TV & Movie Sites Bus Tour
- On Location Tours – Central Park Movie Walking Tour
- CitySights NY – Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets Day Trip
- Radio City Music Hall Stage Door Tour
- Madison Square Garden
- Bike and Roll – Central Park Tour*
- Bike and Roll – Brooklyn Bridge Tour*
- Bike and Roll - Bike Rental*
- Lincoln Center Tour
Special Savings
Dining:
20% savings on dining at Pacific Grill (or choose complimentary dessert with entree purchase or Happy Hour drink specials valid any time of day)
20% Savings on lunch or dinner at Heartland Brewery & Rotisserie Empire State Location
Shopping
20% savings on purchases of $25.00 or more at The Library Shop at the New York Public Library
10% saving on purchase at the NBC Experience Store
Complimentary Visitor Savings Pass valid for 11% on qualifying purchases at Macy's Herald Sq.
Complimentary 11% savings certificate and Signature Gift with Purchase at Bloomingdales
10% savings on merchandise at the Guggenheim Museum Store
10% Savings on purchase of $50 or more at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Store
Attractions and Services:
40% savings on the Sopranos Sites Tour by On Location Tours
40% Savings on New York TV & Movie Sites on the Water Tour by On Locatioin Tours
10% savings on Broadway Show Tickets with Applause Tickets
Vouchers may be redeemed at the following locations. You must present this voucher along with a photo ID to pick up your card(s).
Tour Information
NY Waterway Tours
Pier 79
459 12th Avenue
New York, NY 10118
Tel: (800) 533-3779
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 6:00 pm; Saturday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm; Sunday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
(Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day)
By Subway: A, C, E trains to 34th Street. Walk to 38th Street and 12th Avenue.
NBC Experience Store
30 Rockefeller Plaza (at West 49th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues)
New York, NY 10112
Tel: (212) 664-3700
Hours of Operation: Monday – Saturday, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm; Sunday, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
(Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day)
By Subway: B, D, F or V trains to 47th-50th Streets/Rockefeller Center; N, R, or W trains to 49th Street; 1 or 9 trains to 50th Street.
NY Water Taxi
South Street Seaport, Pier 17
New York, NY 11231
Tel: (212) 742-1969
Hours of Operation: May 1 – October 15 ONLY (Seasonal Location) – Daily, 10:30 am – 7:30 pm
By Subway: Take the 2 or 3 train to Fulton Street and walk east to South Street Seaport. Take the 4 or 5 train to Broadway/Nassau and walk east to South Street Seaport. Look for the yellow New York Water Taxi kiosk.
New York Water Taxi – Times Square Ticket Desk
Inside the Ripley's Believe It or Not! Gift Shop
234 West 42nd Street (between 7th & 8th Avenues)
New York, NY 10036
(212) 742-1969
Hours of Operation: Daily, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Closed Christmas and New Year's Day)
By Subway: A, C, E and S trains to Port Authority;
1, 2, 3, 7, N, R, B, D, F, or Q trains to Times Square / 42nd Street
Tip: If you are interested in using New York Water Taxi’s Gateway to America Tour or 2-day Hop-On Hop-Off water taxi pass as one of your attraction choices, you may show your Explorer Pass at this location for admission.
Please note: The card is activated the first time you use it. It is then valid for the number of attractions purchased (3,5 or 7) over a 30-day period.
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