New York
The 9/11 Memorial is free, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. daily. Museum admission is $24–$36, timed and booked ahead; free Monday-evening tickets drop online at 7 a.m. ET.
Official sources checked 2026-10-19AMNH General Admission is $37 for adults from outside New York State; only NY State residents with ID may pay what they wish. Add-ons, hours and closures.
Official sources checked 2026-10-25When a US trip needs only an ESTA under the Visa Waiver Program and when a B-2 visa is required instead, with cost, validity and passport rules.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingThe Met charges $30 for adults, $22 seniors 65+, $17 students; kids 12 and under free. Pay what you wish is only for New York State residents and NY, NJ and CT students.
Official sources checked 2026-10-19MoMA adult tickets cost $30; children 16 and under are free. UNIQLO Friday Nights are free only for New York State residents. MoMA PS1 in Queens is free for everyone.
Official sources checked 2026-10-24The Met, MoMA, AMNH and Statue of Liberty ferries close on Thanksgiving and Christmas; the Met also shuts 1 January. Last season the subway ran Sunday schedules.
Official sources checked 2026-10-22Starting prices: Top of the Rock and Edge from $42, SUMMIT from $44, Empire State 86th floor from $46. Heights, open-air decks, sunset pricing and who each suits.
Official sources checked 2026-10-19The 2026 Rockefeller Center tree arrives 7 November and is lit on 2 December. Viewing hours were not yet published; tree-access tickets start 3 December.
Official sources checked 2026-10-22The Staten Island Ferry is free and runs around the clock from Whitehall: every 30 minutes, every 15–20 at weekday peaks, 25 minutes each way past the Statue of Liberty.
Official sources checked 2026-10-19Statue of Liberty tickets are sold only by Statue City Cruises: $26 adults, $17 ages 4–12, $23 seniors 62+. Pedestal or crown adds $0.30; both sell out early.
Official sources checked 2026-10-19The Times Square ball drop is free with no tickets: viewing areas opened at 3pm last time and close as they fill. Last edition: no backpacks, no restrooms, no return once you left.
Official sources checked 2026-10-23TKTS sells same-day Broadway and Off-Broadway seats and next-day matinees at 20–50% off, plus an $8 fee, at Times Square and Lincoln Center. In person only; cards or cash.
Official sources checked 2026-10-19Explains New York rents using city and census data: regulated versus market rent, the 1.4% vacancy rate, broker fees and what all of it does to hotel prices.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingWhitney adult tickets are $30; anyone 25 and under is free every day, and everyone is free on Friday nights 5–10 pm and second Sundays. Closed Tuesdays.
Official sources checked 2026-10-25