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General Admission (86th Floor Observatory) and audio tour. Plus bonus same-night general admission – enjoy a same-day second visit between 10pm – closing.

General admission to the attraction rated #1 in NYC by Zagat Survey’s US Family Travel Guide. Includes admission to Rose Center for Earth and Space, and a Hayden Planetarium Space Show.

Skip-the-line admission, plus entry into all Special Exhibitions and $1 off of Audio Tour. Also, same-day admission to The Cloisters museum and gardens, which is devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe.

General admission to MoMA’s world-renowned collections that include famous works by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet plus entry into all special exhibitions and an audio tour. Also, MoMA PS1 Contemporary Art Center admission if visited within 30 days of MoMA.

Top of the Rock Observation Deck general admission offers stunning 360-degree views from indoor and outdoor decks of the top 3 floors of this legendary art-deco skyscraper.

General admission to Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece of modern architecture that houses a world renowned collection of art from the 20th and 21st century and an audio tour.

Admission for the 60-minute Statue of Liberty Harbor Cruise, featuring the closest views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

Liberty and Ellis Islands are temporarily closed pending completion of repairs in connection with Hurricane Sandy. Upon reopening, ticket valid for admission to Liberty and Ellis Islands.

One regularly scheduled 2-Hour Semi-Circle Cruise, 2-Hour Harbor Lights Cruise, or 75-min. Liberty Cruise, all of which offer magnificent views of the N.Y.C. skyline and the Statue of Liberty. Or experience The Beast Speedboat Ride, a thrilling 30-minute ride on a custom-built 70-foot racing powerboat (available May-Sept.)

• At 1,050 feet above the city’s bustling streets, the 86th floor Observatory offers panoramic views from within a glass-enclosed pavilion and from the surrounding open-air promenade.
• The audio tour (included with CityPASS) tells you what you’re viewing from every vantage point.
• See the city, rivers, Central Park and up to five states from atop NYC's most famous landmark.
• CityPASS gives you a bonus same-night second visit between 10pm and closing.

• The Hayden Planetarium Space Theater uses advanced visual technology to create shows of unparalleled sophistication, realism, and excitement.
• Rose Center for Earth and Space is included with CityPASS admission.
• The Museum's renowned fossil halls feature the largest collection of dinosaur fossils in the world.
• A 94-foot-long blue whale model presides over the immersive Milstein Hall of Ocean Life.
• The dioramas in the Museum's Mammal Halls are among the most renowned in the world.

• The Met is the most-visited museum and attraction in New York City and home to nearly two million works of art spanning more than 5,000 years of world culture
• CityPASS admission includes $1 off an Audio Guide at Metropolitan Museum.
• CityPASS admission includes same-day admission to The Cloisters.

• "The greatest collection of modern art in the world" — The New York Times
• Highlights include Claude Monet’s Water Lilies, Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night, Pablo Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, Henri Matisse’s Dance (I), and Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans.
• CityPASS admission includes a visit to MoMA PS1 within 30 days of visiting MoMA.
• Featuring commentary by curators, artists and critics, MoMA audio guides are free with museum admission.

• Day or night, three floors of indoor and outdoor decks offer stunning panoramas of the city’s energy, wonder, and beauty.
• Created by Swarovski, Radiance is the first of its kind, a breathtaking wall of glass panels, mouth-blown glass, crystal clusters, and fiber-optic lighting.
• Use the binoculars to explore the unobstructed views through glass panels on the 67th and 69th floors and in the open air on the 70th floor.
• Located at Rockefeller Center, along with NBC Studios, the Rockefeller Center Tour, fabulous shopping and dining, and more.

• This Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece of modern architecture is one of the most significant architectural icons of the 20th century.
• The museum's great rotunda has been and continues to be the site of many celebrated special exhibitions.
• Enjoy free daily tours and free audio tours.
• Don't miss the James Beard Foundation award–winning restaurant, The Wright.

• The Harbor Cruise is a unique way to experience the Statue of Liberty and the beauty of the city’s skyline and waterways.
• Enjoy onboard narration.
• Stay comfortable with multiple heated indoor and outdoor viewing areas.

• Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises continues to offer spectacular views of Lady Liberty since 1945, sailing as close to the island as the law allows.
• Relax and have fun while enjoying stunning panoramic views of the famous New York skyline.
• Choose the cruise that's right for you: 2‑Hour Semi-Circle Cruise, 2-Hour Harbor Lights Cruise, 75-minute Liberty Cruise or The Beast Speedboat Ride.
• The Beast Speedboat Ride leaves all others in its wake as the Captain takes this racing powerboat up to 45 mph on a ride down to the Statue of Liberty. Available seasonally from May through September.

After clearing the security line, present CityPASS booklet at second floor access points to bypass the main ticket line. Exchange voucher for a CityPASS booklet at the main ticket windows. Present CityPASS again at the audio tour kiosk on the 2nd floor for a free audio tour.

Note: During busy times, you may encounter a line outside the front door. For comfort and security, there’s a limit on the number of people waiting inside at one time. Once inside, CityPASS holders may skip the regular Empire State Building ticket lines and proceed directly to the high speed elevator line.

Present CityPASS booklet or voucher at the 79th Street main entrance advanced sales desk or at the Will Call desk at the lower level, Rose Center/81st Street entrance – look for the CityPASS sign in both locations. Booklets may also be presented at the subway entrance, main 79th St. ticket line, or at the Rose Center public school line.

Metropolitan Museum

Present CityPASS booklet or voucher at the Will Call desk, located to the left of the Information Desk in the Great Hall. Look for the CityPASS sign to skip main ticket line.

The Cloisters

You may start your visit at The Cloisters museum and gardens if you have a CityPASS booklet. If you have a voucher, it must first be exchanged for a booklet prior to visiting The Cloisters.

CityPASS booklet holders go directly to the entrance of the galleries inside the museum lobby, and present back of booklet to be scanned. Present CityPASS voucher at the information desk located at the back of the lobby to skip the main ticket line. Follow the signs that direct you there.

Present CityPASS booklet or voucher at the dedicated CityPASS line, marked by a CityPASS sign, on concourse level and skip the general ticket line.

Present CityPASS booklet or voucher at the information desk to skip the main ticket line.

Present CityPASS booklet at the ticket holder window. Exchange voucher for a CityPASS booklet at the ticket purchase window.

Minors must be accompanied by an adult age 25 or older to board the ferry.

Normal procedure for CityPASS guests is to present booklet or voucher at the VIP window. However, due to damage from Hurricane Sandy, the VIP window is currently closed. CItyPASS guests should go to the main ticket window until further notice.

Picturing Science: Museum Scientists and Imaging Technologies
Through June 24, 2013

All special exhibitions are included with CityPASS. See full current exhibition details.

Metropolitan Museum

Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity
Through May 27, 2013
Fresh from record-breaking audiences in Paris, this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition explores the intersection between fashion and art during the Impressionist era. Some 80 major paintings by such artists as Manet, Monet, Renoir, and Degas are seen in concert with period costumes, accessories, fashion plates, photographs, and popular prints. The show highlights the novelty, vibrancy, and fleeting allure of the latest trends in fashion as depicted by artists who sought to give expression to the pulse of modern life in all its nuanced richness.
Made possible in part by The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, the Janice H. Levin Fund, and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Additional support provided by Renée Belfer. Supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Musée d’Orsay, Paris.

PUNK: Chaos to Couture
Through August 14, 2013
Explore punk’s impact on high fashion from the movement’s birth in the early 1970s through its continuing influence today. Featuring some 100 designs for men and women, the exhibition includes original punk garments and recent fashions by such designers as Dolce and Gabbana, Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Versace, and many more.
The exhibition is made possible by Moda Operandi.
Additional support is provided by Condé Nast.

Photography and the American Civil War
Through September 2, 2013
More than 200 of the finest and most poignant photographs of the American Civil War have been brought together for this landmark exhibition. Through examples drawn from the Metropolitan’s celebrated holdings, complemented by important loans from public and private collections, Photography and the American Civil War examines the evolving role of the camera during the nation’s bloodiest war. The "War between the States" was the great test of the young Republic’s commitment to its founding precepts; it was also a watershed in photographic history. The camera recorded from beginning to end the heartbreaking narrative of the epic four-year war in which 750,000 lives were lost.
Made possible by The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation.

All special exhibitions are included with CityPASS.

Bill Brandt: Shadow and Light
Through August 12, 2013
Bill Brandt is a founding figure in photography’s modernist traditions, and this exhibition represents a major critical reevaluation of his heralded career. Brandt’s activity during the Second World War is presented here for the first time in the context of his assignments for the leading illustrated magazines of his day, establishing a key link between his pre- and postwar work. Brandt’s crowning artistic achievement, developed primarily between 1945 and 1961, is a series of nudes that are both personal and universal, sensual and strange, collectively exemplifying the "sense of wonder" that is paramount in his photographs. This exhibition is the first to emphasize the beauty of Brandt’s finest prints, and to trace the arc of their evolution.

Ellsworth Kelly: Chatham Series
May 25 - September 8, 2013
In celebration of Ellsworth Kelly’s 90th birthday in May 2013, The Museum of Modern Art presents an exhibition of the first series of paintings the artist made after leaving New York City for Spencertown, in upstate New York, in 1970. The studio he rented in the nearby town of Chatham, in a building that had once been a theater, was more spacious than any he had previously occupied. After working there for a year, Kelly embarked on a series of 14 paintings that would become the Chatham Series. The series has not been exhibited in its entirety since it was presented at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, in 1972, just a year after the paintings were finished.

The Hugo Boss Prize
Through May 27, 2013
Danh Vo has been named the winner of the Hugo Boss Prize 2012. He is the ninth artist to win the biennial honor, which was established in 1996 to recognize significant achievement in contemporary art.

James Turrell
June 21 - September 25, 2013
James Turrell¹s first exhibition in a New York museum since 1980 focuses on the artist¹s groundbreaking explorations of perception, light, color, and space, with a special focus on the role of site-specificity in his practice. At its core is a major new project that recasts the Guggenheim rotunda as an enormous volume filled with shifting artificial and natural light.

Christopher Wool
October 25, 2013 - January 22, 2014
James Turrell¹s first exhibition in a New York museum since 1980 focuses on the artist¹s groundbreaking explorations of perception, light, color, and space, with a special focus on the role of site-specificity in his practice. At its core is a major new project that recasts the Guggenheim rotunda as an enormous volume filled with shifting artificial and natural light.

A Long-Awaited Tribute: Frank Lloyd Wright¹s Usonian House and Pavillion
This presentation, composed of selected materials from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Archives, pays homage to these two structures. Aware of his lack of architectural recognition in New York City prior to the 1953 exhibition, Wright declared: This house and the pavilion alongside it .. . represent a long-awaited tribute: the first Wright building[s] erected in New York City.

102nd Floor Observatory: Available at Observatory ticket office (2nd floor) or 86th floor cashier. Cost for CityPASS holders: $17.

Express Pass: Purchase from any employee to move to the front of each line. Cost for CityPASS holders: $22.50.

High-power Binoculars: Available on promenades for a minimal cost.

IMAX: Adult $9.50; youth (2-12) $8

Butterfly Conservatory: Adult $9.50; youth (2-12) $8; October 6, 2012-May 28, 2013

Reduced-rates for CityPASS holders:

Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature and Culture: Take a journey around the world and through time. Stroll through an ancient market, cook a virtual meal, peek inside the dining rooms of illustrious individuals—and consider some of the most challenging issues of our time. Adult $9.50; youth (2-12) $8; ends August 11, 2013.

Whales: Giants of the Deep: Whales: Giants of the Deep transports visitors to the vibrant underwater world of the mightiest animals on earth. Adult $10; youth (2-12) $9; ends January 5, 2014.

Audio Guide: Available at the audio guide desk in the Met Great Hall. Available in 10 languages. Show your CityPASS to save $1 off an audio tour.

SUNRISE SUNSET Ticket: Visit twice in one day; Cost for CityPASS holders: $13

Some special exhibit showings require an additional fee.

Crown Tickets and Pedestal/Museum Pass: Not available for reservation at this time.

3-Hour Full Island Cruise: Cost for CityPASS holders: $4.

• Shortest daily wait times are between 8-10am or after 10pm.
• Enjoy live music on most weekend nights after 9pm.
• Observatory is open until 2am every night for spectacular skyline and night sky views.

• Daily Space Shows are every 1/2 hour from 10:30am-4:30pm.
• Visit before noon on weekends when it's the least crowded.
• Visit Ology, AMNH's website just for kids.
• The GPS enabled free iPhone App is a great way to enhance your museum experience.

• Includes same-day admission to The Cloisters museum and gardens. Start your visit at either museum then visit the second on the same day for free.
• All backpacks and packages must be checked in at the coat-check facilities. Avoid waiting in lines by leaving backpacks and packages at home.
• Try the new Director’s Audio Tour, a planned itinerary by Museum Director Thomas P. Campbell that explores some of the masterpieces in the Museum's encyclopedic collection of world art.
• Find tips for fun family time at MuseumKids.
• Download and print suggested itineraries before your arrive.
• Get $10 off a purchase of $50 or more at The Met Store. See booklet for details.

• Don't miss live music in the Sculpture Garden, Thursdays in July & Aug, 6:30-7:30pm. Also, Summergarden presents free Sunday evening concerts in the Sculpture Garden, Sundays (July 8-29), 7-10pm.
• Plan your visit with the MoMA iPhone app. Download for free at moma.org/iphoneapp.
• Fridays 4-8pm are free to the public and may be more crowded. Mondays-Thursdays after 3:30pm are the least crowded.
• Enjoy a free visit to the MoMA PS1 if visited within 30 days of MoMA.
• Film screenings at MoMA are included in the cost of your ticket. Details including schedule.
• The Sculpture Garden is closed to visitors in inclement weather.
• Learn more about visiting MoMA with a family.
• The free MoMA iPhone App is a great way to enhance and plan for your visit.
• Receive $10 off any Membership when you present your CityPASS ticket at Member Services in the main lobby.
• Get $10 off a purchase of $50 or more at MoMA Design Store locations in New York City. See booklet for details.

• Visit Top of the Rock between 8-10am or 10-11pm when it's less crowded.
• Enjoy free WiFi throughout the building.
• The free Viewfinder Mobile App for Android and iPhone enhances your visit with these tools: Virtual Viewfinder, Snapshot, Audio tour and Shop & Eat.
• Receive 20% off Top of the Rock retail merchandise. See booklet for details.

• Wednesdays are the least crowded.
• To bypass lines, present your New York CityPASS ticket at the information desk.
• Call or visit guggenheim.org to confirm hours and exhibitions on view.
• Save 10% on Guggenheim Building Model. See booklet for details.

• The later trips of the day after 2pm are the best way to avoid crowds.
• All minors (17 and under) must be accompanied by a responsible adult age 25 or older.

• The winter cruise schedule is limited so plan ahead. Check available cruises for your travel dates: circleline42.com or call (212) 563-3200 before you go.
• Your ticket is good for a 2-hour or a 75 min cruise, and the 3 hour cruise is available for a $4 upgrade.
• In summer, the 75 minute cruises are usually least crowded.
• Arrive 30 minutes prior to departure to give yourself ample time for the ticket and boarding process.
• Get one free rain poncho with a purchase of $10 or more at an on-board snack bar. See booklet for details.

Dining: Heartland Brewery, Europa Café, Roses Pizza, Starbucks.

Accessibility: The observatory is wheelchair accessible. Use 34th St. entrance between Bank of America and Hallmark. Note: The 34th Street Handicap Entrance is open only Mon-Fri till 6 p.m. Use Main Entrance for all other times.

Self-Guide: ESB Observatory Audio Tour included in CityPASS admission.

Strollers: Strollers permitted in elevators.

Parking: Limited indoor parking in museum parking garage; enter at 81st St. between Central Park West and Columbus Ave., 8am-11pm. Call (212) 313-7278.

Dining: Multiple dining facilities available.

Accessibility: The American Museum of Natural History welcomes all visitors and strives to make its exhibitions, programs, and services accessible to everyone.

Self-Guide: Download the AMNH Explorer free iPhone App, or borrow one at the main entrance at no charge, with a refundable credit card deposit.

Multiple museum shops.

Coat Check: Directly inside main entrance at Central Park West at 79th Street and in lower level of Rose Center; available Sept-March, $2 per person, space permitting.

Strollers: Strollers not allowed in Space Theater.

Parking: Met parking garage, Fifth Avenue and 80th Street, open 24 hours/day, 7 days/week; (212) 879‑5500.

Dining: The Cafeteria ($). Petrie Court Café ($$) (with Central Park backdrop). The New American Wing Café ($$). Live music in the Great Hall Balcony Bar ($$), Fri & Sat evenings. The Cloisters' Trie Café ($), serving light fare and snacks, is open May-October.

Accessibility: Wheelchairs are available at coat check.

Self-Guide: Audio guides available in 10 languages. CityPASS admission includes $1 off one audio guide.

Gift Shop: The Met Store — discover the fine art of shopping with great books, jewelry, accessories, stationery, toys, and more, inspired by treasures in the Museum’s collection.

Strollers: Permitted in most areas — inquire at Information Desks for gallery limitations.

Photography: Photography is permitted. Flash photography and video cameras cannot be used inside the Museum.

Dining: The Modern, a fine-dining restaurant; Café 2, Terrace 5.

Accessibility: All galleries and facilities are wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs available in checkroom free of charge.

Self-Guide: MoMA Audios and MoMA.guide Digital Kiosks included with CityPASS admission. Gallery Talks held daily at 11:30am and 1:30pm.

Gift Shop: Every purchase from a MoMA Store supports The Museum of Modern Art.

Strollers: Permitted at all times, but not on escalators.

Photography: Still photography for personal use is permitted in collection galleries only. No flash or tripods.

Cellular Phones: Not permitted in museum galleries.

Parking: Rockefeller Center Garage, 25 West 48th Street, open to the public 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.; Telephone: (212) 698‑8530.

Dining: Restaurants on Concourse level of 30 Rockefeller Plaza (where you exit the elevators) and in the general vicinity.

Accessibility: Top of the Rock is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; full wheelchair accessibility.

Gift Shop: Shops on 67th floor, 69th floor, and Concourse level of Rockefeller Center offer exclusive Top of the Rock items.

Strollers: Strollers permitted; must be collapsible.

Photography: Use of tripods prohibited.

Parking: Alternate side of street parking on Fifth Avenue and side streets. Several parking garages within walking distance.

Dining: The Wright (lunch and dinner service), Café 3 (espresso and snack bar).

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible except for the High Gallery. Wheelchairs available free of charge; please ask a security guard at entrance for assistance.

Self-Guide: Audio tours featuring architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright building or current special exhibition available in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

Gift Shop: Guggenheim Store

Photography: Cameras, camera phones and video equipment permitted only on ground floor.

Cell Phones: Cell phones permitted only on ground floor.

Coat Check: Located on ground floor. All backpacks, large umbrellas, strollers, large bags and packages must be checked. All bags subject to inspection.

Strollers: All large toddler carriers, double-sided strollers and jogging strollers must be checked.

Parking: Public transportation is recommended as parking is very limited in lower Manhattan.

Dining: Snack bars on all boats sell wine, beer, coffee, soda and juice.

Accessibility: All vessels and facilities are wheelchair accessible.

Audio Tour: Recorded audio narration.

Gift Shop: Souvenirs available for purchase.

Parking: Available on Pier 83, Mon-Fri: $30 before 3pm, $35 after 3pm; Sat-Sun: $35 all day.

Dining: Full concessions on cruises; no outside food or beverages allowed aboard.

Accessibility: All vessels handicap accessible, except restrooms on older vessels.

Gift Shop: Souvenir store on cruises

Subway: 1, 2, 3, A, B, C, D, E, F, M, N, Q, R to 34th St.

Bus: M1, M2, M4, M5, M6, M7, M16, M34

CitySights NY Double Decker bus stop: #6 Downtown Tour

Subway: B (weekdays only) or C train.

Bus: M7, M10, M11 to 79th Street. M79 to Central Park West.

CitySights NY Double Decker bus stop: #34 Uptown Treasures & Harlem Tour.

Metropolitan Museum

Subway: 4, 5 or 6 train to 86th St. and walk three blocks west to 5th Ave. From the West Side take the 1, B or C train to 86th St., then the M86 crosstown bus.

Bus: M1, M2, M3 or M4

CitySights NY Double Decker bus stop: #41 Uptown Treasures & Harlem Tour

The Cloisters

Subway: 'A' train to 190th Street and exit the station by elevator to Ft. Washington Avenue. Transfer to the M4 bus and ride one stop north or walk north for approx. 10 mins on Margaret Corbin Drive.

Bus: M4

Subway: E or M to 5th Ave./53rd St. B, D or F to 47th-50th streets/Rockefeller Center.

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 to 53rd St.

CitySights NY Double Decker bus stop: #3 Downtown Tour; #26 Uptown Treasures & Harlem Tour.

Subway: B, D, F, V to 47 – 50th Street Rockefeller Center

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4 travel up Madison Ave. and down 5th Ave.

CitySights NY Double Decker bus stop: #22 - Rockefeller Center

Subway: 4, 5, 6 to 86th Street

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4 to 89th St. or M86 to 5th Ave.

CitySights NY Double Decker bus stop: #40 Uptown Treasures & Harlem Tour

Subway: Several subway stops are located near Battery Park. The 4/5 trains stop at Bowling Green, the R train stops at Whitehall Street and the 1 train stops at the South Ferry station.

Bus: The M15 stops at Whitehall Street near South Ferry, walk west and follow signs for the Statue of Liberty ferries.

Subway: To Pier 83: N, Q, R, S, W, 1, 2, 3, 7 train to Times Square, take the M42 Bus.

Bus: To Pier 83: M42, M50 to the Pier.

CitySights NY Double Decker bus stop: #29 (Times Square South) on the Downtown Tour.

Groups of 20 or more: Call (212) 769-5100; Email groups@amnh.org.

Groups of 10 or more: Call (215) 570-3711; Email Mettours@metmuseum.org.

Group leader should call or email at least one day in advance to make a reservation. To expedite service upon check-in, the group leader may pre-pull all of the Met tickets from the CityPASS booklets and sort them by adult and youth.

Groups of 10 or more: Call (212) 708-9685; Email groupservices@moma.org.

MoMA group entry procedure: To expedite service, do NOT pre-pull MoMA tickets from the CityPASS booklets. Ask group members to NOT arrive with backpacks.

Groups of 10 or more:

Group leader must come to TOR in person, between the hours of 8-10 a.m. or 9-11 p.m., in advance of the desired date of entry to exchange the CityPASS ticket for Top of the Rock timed tickets. There will be no exceptions made. To expedite service, the group leader may pre-pull all of the TOR tickets from the CityPASS booklets and sort them by adult and youth.

Groups of 20 or more:

Call (212) 423-3636; email groupsales@guggenheim.org. Group leader should call or email at least one week in advance to alert the Group Sales office to group's date of visit. To expedite service upon check-in, the group leader may pre-pull all of the Guggenheim tickets from the CityPASS booklets and sort them by adult and youth.

Groups of 15 or more:

To make a reservation please call group sales at (212) 630-8885 or e-mail groups@circleline42.com. Group leader should call or email at least 3 days in advance to make a reservation. To expedite service upon check-in, the group leader may pre-pull all of the Circle Line Sightseeing Cruise tickets from the CityPASS booklets and sort them by adult and youth. Please proceed to the special designated CityPASS ticket line at Pier 83 to exchange the CityPASS tickets for boarding passes.