Banknote & Postage Stamp Museum
Free: All time The Banknote & Postage Stamp Museum in Tokyo is part of the Japanese National Printing Bureau, which was founded in 1871.The museum’s first floor covers materials related to manufacturing technologies for notes and postage stamps, from the raw materials, to the tools and machines. Also, you can experience the weight of 100...
Sony Showroom
Free: All time Opened in 1966, the Sony Building has become a landmark in the Ginza neighborhood of Tokyo. The building features a variety of shops, showrooms and restaurants. Among these are the Sony Showroom (1st to 4th floor), which is free to enter. It is a geek haven, where visitors can find out about...
Indie Music Shows | Oh My Rockness
Free: See schedule Run by a couple of Brooklynites, the site Oh My Rockness has the most thorough and updated listing of indie acts that are playing in the city. Since most of the shows are of up-and-coming bands, some of them are free. And when they’re not free, many of them cost as low...
Coney Island Tour
Free: All time Located in the peninsula in southwestern Brooklyn, Coney Island is Coney Island is well known as the site of amusement parks and a seaside resort. The attractions reached their peak during the first half of the 20th century, declining in popularity after World War II and years of neglect. In recent years,...
Queens Museum
Free: All time Well, Queens Museum is technically not “free.” But! The admission fee is indeed a “suggested” donation. Feel free to interpret it as you wish. If on a tight budget, know that you can pay $1 or nothing at all to visit the museum. One of the most popular permanent exhibitions in the...
A.I.R. Gallery
Free: All time In 1972, a group of women artists founded A.I.R. (Artists in Residence) Gallery—the first artists-run gallery for women in the United States. A.I.R.’s goal is to provide a professional and permanent exhibition space for women artists to present work of quality and diversity. A.I.R. is an artist directed and maintained gallery, providing...
The Cloisters Museum and Gardens
Free: All time Same-day admission to the Cloisters is included in your Metropolitan Museum of Art‘s admission. If not visiting the main building of the Met, know that the admission is a suggestion donation, which means you can pay $1 or nothing at all to enter (despite the suggested $25). The Cloisters museum and gardens,...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Free: All time Technically not “free,” the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s admission is a suggested donation of $25. But if you’re tight on budget, know that it is indeed a suggested donation and that you can pay $1 or nothing at all to enter this massive museum. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest...
Comedy Shows | Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
Free: See schedule The Upright Citizens Brigade is an improvisational comedy and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago’s ImprovOlympic in 1990. Due to its well-received popularity, the group were able to open its own theatres in New York and Hollywood. Serving as a training center for up and coming comedians, the Upright Citizens Brigade...
New York Hall of Science
Free: Fridays 2pm – 5pm & Sundays 10am – 11am (Sep – Jun) NYSCI was founded at the 1964–65 New York World’s Fair and has evolved into New York’s center for interactive science. It occupies one of the few remaining structures of the 1964 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadow-Corona Park in the borough...
The Unisphere & Observatory Towers | New York World’s Fair Site
Free: All time The Unisphere is a 12-story high, spherical stainless steel globe located in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park in the borough of Queens, New York City. It is one of the borough’s most iconic and enduring symbols. Commissioned to celebrate the beginning of the space age, the Unisphere was conceived and constructed as...
Guide to Free Drinks | Overtime NYC
Free: All time Take the guesswork out of finding the next happy hour spot. Overtime is your ultimate guide to bars and clubs in New York City – always featuring hottest venues and best deals. Many of the places waive cover-fee if you RSVP and offer a free drink or even open bar in certain...
