Today I want to talk to you about the Madame Museum Tussauds that you can find in New York. If you travel to New York then you will not be able to miss the obligatory visit to this museum because you will be able to photograph yourself with the famous person you like the most in Hollywood and it will seem that you have really been with him / her. Your friends on Facebook and Twitter will be envious!
You may have heard of Madame Tussauds and it is which is the most famous in the world. The best thing is that it is not only found in one part of the world but you can find it in different places such as America, Europe, Asia and even Australia. It is the most famous close-up museum in the world thanks to its vast collection of real-looking famous and famous figures. The central headquarters of this museum is in London so it is very important, but there are establishments in other cities as I just mentioned.
Madame Tussauds Museum
If you visit this museum when you go to New York, it will undoubtedly be an experience that you will not forget and that you will like to enjoy again in case you return. The prices are not cheap but it is worth paying them to live the experience of visiting the museum. The price at the box office and online price varies a bit as you can see in the following points of this article.
The museum is located in Times Square and when you visit it it will seem that there is no end of figures since you will find more than 200, almost nothing! But although there are more museums of this type, the New York wax museum Madame Tussauds is considered one of the best wax museums in the world. For this information alone, it is worth taking into account in your vacation itinerary, a day dedicated to visiting the museum.
When you arrive at the museum you will love the welcome they have prepared with a great room With an atmosphere as if it were a great party room and being able to photograph yourself with the celebrities you want, it will seem that you have met them to go out to party and enjoy the New York night with luxury and glamor!
After the welcome room you can discover the rest of the museum, where you will find the president of the United States, renowned musicians, famous athletes, famous cinema ... it will give you the feeling that you are in a house full of the most famous people in the world. world. But the best it will be to be able to meet with Obama himself in the Oval Office ... you will be speechless just by looking at it.
But the best of all is yet to come, and if you like strong emotions, you can enjoy an incredible room so you can get all the adrenaline inside you, since you can share a moment with the wax figures from 'Scream '… But there are also real actors to give you a good scare!
Find out the hours, prices and information to visit Madame Tussauds Museum
How to get
The main thing you should know is how to get there and for that, even if you know that it is in Times Square, it is necessary that you know the exact address: 234 West 42nd Street, between 7th and 8th avenues. There are several metro and bus stops in the area, so you will have no problem if you decide to arrive by public transport.
E.g. if you want to go by metro until 42nd Street-Times Square you will have to take the subway lines 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W and S. On the other hand, if you want to get to 42nd Street & 8th Avenue then you will have to take the subway lines A, C and E) or if you want to access from 42nd Street & 6th Avenue, the subway lines will be B, D, F and V.
If instead you are one of the people who prefers to travel by bus, then you will have to look for the lines: M6, M7, M10 M20, M27, M42 and M104.
When the museum opens
Madame Tussaud's Museum is open every day so that when you go to New York you won't find yourself unlucky that it is closed. Even days like Christmas it is also open. It has a schedule from ten in the morning to eight in the afternoon from Sunday to Thursday and from ten in the morning to ten at night on Fridays and Saturdays, Twelve hours to enjoy the museum! Although I already warn you that it is not necessary to spend so much time ... in a few hours you will have everything seen.
Prices
It is important to know the prices so that you can adjust it to your travel budget. But the prices usually oscillate between the different prices that I mark below:
- Adult ticket: 36 euros
- Seniors ticket (over 60 years old): 33 euros
- Children between 4 and 12 years old: 29 euros
- Children under 3 years: free
- Children over 13 years old: pay as an adult.
Tickets can be purchased online from the official website https://www2.madametussauds.com/new-york/en/tickets/ where you can also find some packages to live the most intense experience. The packages can be more or less expensive depending on what they offer you in each of the packages. You would only have to look at what is in each package and assess if it is worth it or if you prefer to buy only the basic ticket.
Normally if you buy the ticket online you can save 15% compared to the original price. At the box office, you can pay with cash, credit cards, debit cards and even traveller's checks, as you find it more convenient.
There are also some entries that are called 'All Access Pass' and with them you will be able to have access to the Wax Museum, to two attractions of the same, to a 4D cinema with several projections and an attraction where reference is made to the classics of American horror cinema. This ticket is definitely worth buying, but you will need to be able to know what it is currently worth to know if you are interested or not.
Here is a YouTube video to give you an idea of what the experience would be like: