Why this place: Free · registration required · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 29

Arts & culture

Brooklyn FAM Festival: Shine Your Light

📍 Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Free, RSVP (food and drinks for purchase)

Happening now

SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–1 PM

56°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Fort Totten Park Visitors Center (in Fort Totten Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Arts & culture

Historic New York: Fort Totten

📍 Fort Totten Park Visitors Center (in Fort Totten Park) · Fort Totten Park, Queens

Free (NYC Parks event)

Happening now

SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–3 PM

56°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Arts & culture

Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Happening now

Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM

56°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026

Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx · official listing on bronxmuseum.org · checked Oct 31

Arts & culture

Bronx Museum of the Arts (Always Free)

📍 Bronx Museum of the Arts · Bronx

Free

PAID · NOT FREE

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Happening now

Daily · 9:30 AM–6:30 PM

56°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Paid (from $34) · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Museum of Broadway, Manhattan · official listing on themuseumofbroadway.com · checked Oct 26

Arts & culture

The Museum of Broadway

📍 The Museum of Broadway · Times Square, Manhattan

Happening now

Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–6 PM

56°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Paid (from $35) · seasonal special · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Everett Children's Adventure Garden, New York Botanical Gard, Bronx · official listing on nybg.org · checked Oct 26

Arts & culture

Día de los Muertos at the New York Botanical Garden

📍 Everett Children's Adventure Garden, New York Botanical Garden · Bedford Park, Bronx

The event page doesn't say which pass is required.

Happening now

Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–8:30 PM

56°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Paid (from $39) · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum of Ice Cream, Manhattan · official listing on museumoficecream.com · checked Oct 26

Arts & culture

Museum of Ice Cream

📍 Museum of Ice Cream · SoHo, Manhattan

Happening now

Daily · 10 AM–10 PM

56°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Paid ($35) · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum of Illusions New York, Manhattan · official listing on newyork.museumofillusions.us · checked Oct 26

Arts & culture

Museum of Illusions

📍 Museum of Illusions New York · West Village, Manhattan

4 and under free (official FAQ).

Happening now

Daily · 11 AM–11 PM

56°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Paid (from $32) · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum of Sex, Manhattan · official listing on nytix.museumofsex.com · checked Oct 26

Arts & culture

Museum of Sex

📍 Museum of Sex · Flatiron, Manhattan

18+ only.

Starts in 55m

SUN, NOV 1 · 12 PM–4 PM

58°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Paid (Paid) · at Old Stone House (in Washington Park), Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Arts & culture

Old Stone House: Open Hours

📍 Old Stone House (in Washington Park) · Washington Park, Brooklyn

Paid: fee listed on the official NYC Parks page

Starts in 4h 25m

SUN, NOV 1 · 3:30 PM–7:30 PM

61°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026

Why this place: Paid (Paid) · at Anthology Film Archives, Manhattan · official listing on anthologyfilmarchives.org · checked Oct 31

Arts & culture

Tromeo and Juliet with Lloyd Kaufman in Person

📍 Anthology Film Archives · East Village, Manhattan

Paid · Ticketed; price shown on Anthology's ticket page

Starts in 10h 45m

SUN, NOV 1 · 9:50 PM–11:30 PM

53°F · Partly Cloudy

✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026

Why this place: Paid ($7) · at Metrograph, Manhattan · official listing on metrograph.com · checked Nov 1

Arts & culture

Midnight in Paris on 35mm at Metrograph (9:50 PM)

📍 Metrograph · Manhattan

Paid · Ticketed; buy through Metrograph (price shown at checkout).

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Museum of Sex

📍 233 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10016

Adults-only (18+) exhibits plus the inflatable "Super Funland" rooms.

● Open now 11 AM–11 PM · Until 11 PM

🕑 Sun–Thu 11 AM–11 PM, Fri–Sat 11 AM–midnight

Weekly hours

Mon	11 AM–11 PM
Tue	11 AM–11 PM
Wed	11 AM–11 PM
Thu	11 AM–11 PM
Fri	11 AM–midnight
Sat	11 AM–midnight
Sun	11 AM–11 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–2 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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from$34

🎡 Unique attractionsTicketed

The Museum of Broadway

📍 145 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036

Costumes, set pieces and the history of Broadway shows. Last entry 90 min before close.

● Open now 9:30 AM–6:30 PM · Until 6:30 PM

🕑 Mon–Wed 9:30 AM–4 PM, Thu–Sun 9:30 AM–6:30 PM

Weekly hours

Mon	9:30 AM–4 PM
Tue	9:30 AM–4 PM
Wed	9:30 AM–4 PM
Thu	9:30 AM–6:30 PM
Fri	9:30 AM–6:30 PM
Sat	9:30 AM–6:30 PM
Sun	9:30 AM–6:30 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1.5–2 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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$52

🎡 Unique attractionsTicketed

Mercer Labs

📍 21 Dey St, New York, NY 10007

Immersive art-and-technology rooms of light, sound and mirrors near the WTC.

● Open now 10 AM–8 PM · Until 8 PM

🕑 Sun–Thu 10 AM–8 PM, Fri–Sat 10 AM–10 PM

Weekly hours

Mon	10 AM–8 PM
Tue	10 AM–8 PM
Wed	10 AM–8 PM
Thu	10 AM–8 PM
Fri	10 AM–10 PM
Sat	10 AM–10 PM
Sun	10 AM–8 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–2 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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from$42

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SUMMIT One Vanderbilt

📍 45 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017

Mirrored rooms and glass ledges above Grand Central.

● Open now 8 AM–midnight · Until midnight

🕑 Daily 8 AM–midnight (last entry 10:30 PM)

Weekly hours

Mon	8 AM–midnight
Tue	8 AM–midnight
Wed	8 AM–midnight
Thu	8 AM–midnight
Fri	8 AM–midnight
Sat	8 AM–midnight
Sun	8 AM–midnight

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–1.5 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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from$24.50

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ARTECHOUSE NYC

📍 439 W 15th St, New York, NY 10011

Room-sized digital art in an old boiler room under Chelsea Market. Now showing: Twilight Zone, an ocean show.

● Closed now 12 PM–7 PM · Opens today at 12 PM

🕑 Sun–Tue & Thu noon–7 PM, Fri noon–8 PM, Sat 11 AM–8 PM; closed Wednesdays

Weekly hours

Mon	12 PM–7 PM
Tue	12 PM–7 PM
Wed	Closed
Thu	12 PM–7 PM
Fri	12 PM–8 PM
Sat	11 AM–8 PM
Sun	12 PM–7 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–1.25 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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Ford Foundation atrium garden

📍 320 E 43rd St, New York, NY 10017

A 12-story glass-walled indoor garden, with a free art gallery next to it.

○ Closed today Opens tomorrow at 11 AM

🕑 Mon–Fri 11 AM–6 PM (gallery also Sat 10–4 during shows); free, register by 5 PM the day before

Weekly hours

Mon	11 AM–6 PM
Tue	11 AM–6 PM
Wed	11 AM–6 PM
Thu	11 AM–6 PM
Fri	11 AM–6 PM
Sat	Closed
Sun	Closed

⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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Brookfield Place Winter Garden

📍 230 Vesey St, New York, NY 10281

A glass atrium with 16 palm trees overlooking the Hudson marina. Free to enter.

● Open 24/7 24 hours · Never closes

🕑 Atrium open 24 hours

Weekly hours

Mon	24 hours
Tue	24 hours
Wed	24 hours
Thu	24 hours
Fri	24 hours
Sat	24 hours
Sun	24 hours

⏱ Est. time spent: 15 min–1 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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💎 Hidden & free gemsFree

The Oculus (World Trade Center)

📍 185 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10007

Calatrava's white-ribbed station hall. Free to walk through and look up.

● Open now 11 AM–7 PM · Until 7 PM

🕑 Shops Mon–Fri 9 AM–7 PM, Sat 10 AM–8 PM, Sun 11 AM–7 PM

Weekly hours

Mon	9 AM–7 PM
Tue	9 AM–7 PM
Wed	9 AM–7 PM
Thu	9 AM–7 PM
Fri	9 AM–7 PM
Sat	10 AM–8 PM
Sun	11 AM–7 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 15–45 min · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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