As a New Yorker, I thought it would be fun to do a day of sightseeing in my own city. I really enjoyed the flexibility of the pass. I took the hop on hop off bus on the downtown and uptown loops. Both were interesting and pointed out a few facts I hadnāt known before. Just be aware that you are on top of the bus, so you want to go on the bus in weather that is comfortable for you. There were opportunities to get off the bus frequently although I stayed on a while. To start the bus tour, I had to redeem the Viator pass at one of a list of locations. I chose the Ripleyās Museum, which was quiet early on a Sunday morning and I got the pass quickly. I hadnāt planned to see Ripleyās, but since I was already there, I showed my day pass and walked right in. I enjoyed it more than I expected. It was part side show and part museum of interesting facts and objects. There was a Cheetos museum in the middle, and the last room had baseball memorabilia that a fan would enjoy. I was alone, but could see families enjoying it.
I also planned to use the pass for the One World Observatory. I was able to skip the longer line where people had to pay, and went right to a speedy line where I was given a free ticket. That ticket alone is worth about a third of the value of the pass, so it really made it a good value. Also, skipping the long ticket line was great. My daily ticket also included a choice of visiting the American Museum of Natural History, Ellis Island or the Met. I decided to go for the Natural History Museum, but living in NYC, I know all are good choices. Even with all I visited, there were many other items that looking interesting.
Overall, the pass is a good value if you want to see multiple attractions in a day, especially some of the ones with higher ticket prices.