NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ever-changing New York City is an ideal fall getaway. Just as the kids are heading back to school — thinning the crowds at the city’s most popular museums and landmarks — dozens of exciting new shows are debuting in theaters on Broadway and beyond. Leaves are beginning to change in Central Park, restaurant menus are shifting their focus to comfort food, and hotel deals are suddenly more plentiful.
Another great Big Apple deal is New York CityPASS, which ensures that travelers experience the best of the city at nearly half off the regular price. Each New York CityPASS includes prepaid admission to the Empire State Building, American Museum of Natural History, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), as well as two option tickets. The first option ticket lets holders choose between either a trip to the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island or a Circle Line Sightseeing Cruise; the second, a choice between the Guggenheim Museum and Top of the Rock observation deck.
New York CityPASS costs $79 for adults (value $146) and $59 for kids, ages 6-17. In addition to the savings, New York CityPASS allows holders to bypass most main entrance ticket lines.
Manhattan’s fall visitors will be among the first to see two newly acquired collections of Conceptual art at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Highlights from both collections — including works by artists Robert Barry, Joseph Kosuth, Marcel Broodthaers, Lawrence Weiner, Vito Acconci, Daniel Buren, James Lee Byars and Niele Toroni — are on view in MoMA’s fourth-floor Painting and Sculpture Galleries.
And what better way to end the day than with a little music atop the Empire State Building. The 86th–floor observatory, open nightly until 2 a.m. (the last elevators go up at 1:15 a.m.), now offers live saxophone music (Thursday-Saturday, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.).
New York CityPASS can be purchased online at CityPASS.com or at any of the CityPASS attractions. It is valid for nine consecutive days, beginning with the first day of use. CityPASS ticket booklets are also available for Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Hollywood, Houston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Southern California. For more information on CityPASS, visit CityPASS.com.