The Best Cultural Experiences In New York

Whether cheering on the Yankees or posing with wax celebrities, there’s an activity on this list for everyone. Enjoy the best cultural experiences in New York with tours of the best culture New York City has to offer.

There are many ways you can experience New York City. You can see music on Broadway, art at museums, history at monuments and parks… Or you could visit the celebrity-soaked spots that have made the city famous through television and movies. These tours will take you to the spots where hip-hop and punk were born, the stadiums to see legends play and locations made famous by Sex and the City, Gossip Girl and The Sopranos.

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Admission

While visiting the city that never sleeps, your trip is not complete until you’ve experienced the world-famous Madame Tussauds New York wax attraction! More than 150 lifelike figures of your favorite celebrities ready to take a picture with you. Come be the star and have the experience of a lifetime in the heart of Times Square. You will also experience interactive rooms, exhibits, a Marvel 4D film and experience, and a 7D Dark ride experience based on your ticket type.

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Admission

Discover the legendary aircraft carrier Intrepid, the space shuttle Enterprise, the world’s fastest jets and a guided missile submarine at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City. Visitors of all ages can connect to history through hands-on exploration, stories of heroism and firsthand accounts of the people who were there. Priority box-office access, Space Shuttle Pavilion, submarine Growler and all temporary exhibitions included in your admission.

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Tours

Follow in the fancy footsteps of Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda on a Sex and the City tour! You’ll conquer New York City and drink where the girls drink, shop where they shop and gossip where they gossip.

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Tours

Bada-bing, bada-boom! Follow in the footsteps of Tony Soprano during a bus tour of The Sopranos filming sites. If you couldn’t get enough of the hit HBO series, you won’t want to leave New York without joining this informative tour through New Jersey. See Pizza Land, the Muffler Man and other sites used in the opening credits; stop at Father Phil’s parish; and sit in the restaurant booth where the final scene was filmed. Upgrade for priority coach seating and better access to the guide, an actor on the set.

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Tours

Rockjunket.com will share incredible insight into the East Village rock and punk world, hosted by licensed guides who lived and worked in the music business and lived the life. We’ll explore New York’s wild side and visit sites where musicians played, lived and partied. Ever wondered where The Ramones, Television and Blondie called home in New York City? Where Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Animals and The Who would play until the wee hours of the morning? Also we’ll check out: Rock sites, Punk sites, Pop sites we do it all. Punk Rock Album Covers. CBGB. Ramones. NY Dolls. Patti Smith. Clash. Blondie. A great walk through the East Village hosted by ex-music executives and musicians.

Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel - and the direction Culture Trip is moving in.

Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.