New York: Visit The Big Apple

New York is a state in the northeastern United States. With an estimated 19.85 million residents in 2017, it is the fourth most populous state in the United States. To differentiate from its city with the same name, it is sometimes called New York State.

The Big Apple is not a cheap city to travel to so the more you can save the better you’ll feel about having fun on your visit to New York City. New York is a large city that is filled to the brim with exciting things to see and do.

Most people that visit like to see as much as possible, but paying individual admission at NYC’s most iconic attractions can add up! Here are the tours and NYC attractions we did on the Sightseeing Pass with a cost comparison so you can see how you can save money in New York with them.

• Empire State Building ($36)
• OneWorld Observatory ($34)
• The Ride ($55)
• Circle Line Landmarks Cruise ($37)
• Gray Line City Sightseeing night tour ($59)

You get access to all the hop on hop off tours, but we only had time for the night one.

Consider getting the day passes and perhaps more than one. The more days you purchase the cheaper the daily rate gets. Some other tours and attractions that I think look awesome (or we did without using the pass) are:

Bike and Roll – inside Central Park tour ($40)

Central Park Tours – Bike Rental ($15)

Food on Foot Tours ($49)

Luna Park Coney Island ($69)

for families in the summer Airport shuttle ($23)

Visiting the top 10 popular NYC attractions can save you up to 70% from buying the tickets alone! That’s the biggest saving in NYC.
There is no limit on how many attractions you can visit. Whatever attraction is listed on the pass is yours to visit!

Most of the attraction passes offer cheaper passes for children, so they can be a good option for people traveling with a family.
You also get skip the ticket line privileges. This saved us about an hour at The Empire State Building. Some attractions have fast pass entry to skip the lines, which is super handy for some of these popular New York attractions. Be sure to find out which ones offer fast track so you can optimize your travel day. The pass also gives discounts to various other things like shopping and dining. We got 15% off our meal at Heartland Brewery.

I think it’s tempting to grab the pass for a few days because there are so many attractions and tours on it. It can be quite exciting. However, visiting attractions in New York takes up a a lot of your time, especially if there are lines.