New York Pass - New York - TravBuddy

This is a great card for anyone visitng NYC and wanting to see all the top stuff and not pay top price for things. It might seem a big lay out at one time, but the amount you hand over for entry to attractions quickly out numbers it.

You get free entry to more than 40 attractions ranging from the United Nations tour (we did that), Empire State Building (did it), Rockefeller Centre tour and the Central Park Zoo. You can also cut queues with it - very helpful - get discounts at places like Macy's and Bloomingdale's and discounts of up to 25% on Broadway tickets. You also get a free guidebook (140-ish pages),

You choose either a 1,2,3 or 7 day pass which for adults (12 years plus) costs from $69 to $165 - they sometimes have web sales, so it's worth checking before you go.

We used our 3 day card quite a lot - Empire State, NBC Studio Tour, we got a discount on our helicopter flight, Circle Line Sightseeing Tour (ferry to Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island) was free, the New York skyride at ESB, and there's also discounts at some eateries.

It was great for us because the weather was so bad we could duck into places when the rain came in which is how we came to be doing the CNN tour!

We'd definitely get it again when we go back - you can now get into the Bodies exhibition which is about $25 each for entry. I think the attractions change so just check the website.

Highly recommended - anything that makes life easier is good in my book!