Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) Tours

Experience the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a new way on a private tour that combines viewing the masterpieces with Reiki meditation. A personal guide leads you through the museum while performing a Reiki session tailored to your specific needs and interests. This experience is well suited for return museum guests who have visited before and are looking for something more.

It’s possible to spend an entire day inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art and still not see everything, but this guided Met tour is the best way to take advantage of the riches that are inside one of the world’s greatest art museums. See the highlights of the collection and get special insight into the works of art on display, all within a small-group atmosphere.

Get a personalized introduction to New York City's legendary arts showcase with this private tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Housing more than 2 million objects, this renowned institution can be overwhelming to explore, so let a private art historian guide show you the highlights from paintings by Vermeer to pop culture memorabilia. Explore at your own pace and concentrate on the museum sections that interest you most with a private tour.

Take the guesswork out of a visit to New York’s most acclaimed museum on a small-group tour the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Skip the line and see the most important pieces of the enormous collection—including European paintings, ancient Egyptian sculpture, medieval armor, and pop culture memorabilia—and learn the stories behind the art from an expert guide. Group size is limited to eight for a more personalized tour.

See highlights of The Metropolitan Museum of Art on a privately guided tour that is geared for families with children. View artifacts such as Egyptian mummies and suits of armor with an art historian guide who provides fun activities and entertaining stories for the kids. After the tour, you can use your same tickets to continue exploring te grand museum.

Get the New York CityPASS and enjoy great discounts at some of the Big Apple’s top attractions. Your CityPASS mobile tickets are valid for 30 days from the date of first use of first use for NYC favorites like the Empire State Building, American Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Statue of Liberty, Guggenheim Museum, 9/11 Memorial and Museum and much more.

If you're curious to learn what makes the greatest works of art so important, don't miss this private tour at NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, where your art-expert guide, a former Met employee, helps you answer the question: Is this art, and why? Follow your guide through the Met collection, from the Egyptian Wing to the Arts of Oceania, so you can see the highlights of the museum and explore more than 300,000 years of human creation.

See the highlights of New York City without the hassle of navigating traffic or public transportation by booking a Big Bus tour. The hop-on hop-off tour enables busy travelers to relax and enjoy the sights from the double-decker bus. Along the way, you can choose the attractions that interest you most rather than being caught up on a group tour. Plus, an onboard guide points out sights you might otherwise miss.

A hop-on hop-off New York bus tour allows you to see the city at your own pace and provides easy transportation to top sights. Entertaining tour guides keep you informed when you’re on board, and you can hop off and on the distinctive double-decker tour buses when you wish to check out attractions like the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center. There are several options and combos to choose from with access to the Uptown Loop, Downtown Loop, Brooklyn Loop and Night Tour, or upgrade to add attractions to your tour!

Discover the art, history, artifacts, and exhibits during this private, guided tour designed for families and kids. Meet your guide and set off on an interactive, fun-filled tour of the museums top exhibits that’s tailor-made for little ones. Merge education and excitement by visiting the Egyptian, Roman and Greek collections and more. Includes skip-the-line access.

See more of New York City's top attractions with this multi-day, hop-on hop-off bus tour, with one or more attraction tickets and discount card included, depending on the option you choose. With your 2- or 3-day pass, you're whisked across NYC with hassle-free bus travel, commentary from your guides, and bus loops covering uptown, downtown, and even Brooklyn. Along the way, see top sights like the Statue of Liberty and Central Park, cruise through neighborhoods from Greenwich Village to Times Square, and of course, hop off any time you'd like.

Visit more than 100 NYC attractions with the money-saving Sightseeing Pass, which allows you to customize your sightseeing itinerary. Choose from a 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, or 10-day pass to suit your schedule. Enjoy free entry to One World Observatory, Top of the Rock, Statue of Liberty, plus many more, and enjoy unlimited access to CitySightseeing hop-on hop-off buses for the duration of your pass. 

Explore the Metropolitan Museum on a 2.5-hour tour with a guide who puts a tongue-in-cheek spin on this celebrated destination in New York City. You'll hear vital facts and humorous commentary about both famous masterpieces and more unusual works in the museum’s collection, including pieces that are often overlooked, and get an entertaining look at one of the Big Apple's premier museums.

This is not another stuffy museum tour. It’s a fun, irreverent, and slightly snarky take on one of America’s greatest art museums. It still has all the great stories, insight and knowledge of more serious tours, it’s all just a little, well, twisted. From schoolboy jokes and lazy artists to strap-on beards and a whole lot of painful jewelry, this tour will expose you to a side of art that people rarely get to see. And yes, there will be a quiz (with a prize!) at the end.

Meet your private guide and enjoy being whisked past the long entry lines to start exploring the museum immediately. This private tour is completely customized to your party, focusing on the parts of the museum that interest you. Your museum educator/archaeologist guide will provide insightful commentary and answer all of your questions.

Immerse yourself in centuries of world-famous art on a 2-hour private guided tour of the Metropolitan Museum. In addition to the undivided attention of your dynamic guide, you’re also treated to a 100% personalized art itinerary, based on your personal tastes. Whether you prefer Pollock or are more of a Memling fan, your in-depth tour is guaranteed to go beyond anything you find in a brochure or guide book.

New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History are home two of the finest collections in the world, but visiting these vast museums can be overwhelming. With this private tour, save time with priority entrance and take in the highlights in just hours with the help of a guide. Admire masterpieces at the Met in the morning, then take in the American Museum of Natural History’s scientific artifacts after lunch.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses the largest art collection in the country: To visitors and locals alike, its size can be overwhelming. Go with a guide to eliminate the risk of aimless wandering and learn more than you could if exploring on your own. From Roman sculpture to African jewelry, the fashion-themed tour moves at an easy pace and delves into little-known secrets of art and history.

The vast size of Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art make them daunting to take on by yourself. With this private tour, see the highlights of both in one day with a guide. Stroll through the famous urban greenscape to take in Bethesda Fountain, Strawberry Fields, and Sheep Meadow. After a lunch break, immerse yourself in the Met’s world-class collection as you learn the background behind works from ancient Egyptian statues to modern masterpieces.

Visiting the vast collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History on your own can be daunting. With this small-group tour, save time with priority entrance and head straight to the highlights at these two landmark museums in New York. Admire artistic masterpieces from ancient Greece to postmodern pop at the Met, then delve into the mysteries of the earth and cosmos at the American Natural History Museum.

See two of New York City’s headliners in a single day with this tour that combines culture and nature. Take in Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a guide to admire their most important landmarks and masterpieces. Stroll through the park past Bethesda Fountain and Strawberry Fields, then save hours with priority entrance to the Met and peruse its vast collection from ancient Egyptian artifacts to Impressionist paintings.

Art Lovers are immersed in a passionate, interactive dialogue with MidCareer artist Mark Venaglia. Each work of art comes to life, its creator palpably present through detailed examination. 150+ reviews, many across TripAdvisor have established ManhattanMark's Met Tour as the quintessential museum experience of a lifetime. Please be mindful that your Culture Ambassador is the only NYC guide also featured on national television, "Mysteries at the Museum," Guest Historian. All content is personalized exclusively upon each participant's responses throughout the actual Tour. Mark seamlessly navigates the labyrinthine floorplan of The Met, while storytelling details on each work of art. Secrets and finer points of the superstars are accessibly expanded. Overlooked, often more deserving Artists are passionately delivered. "Best tour I've ever had." 48 individual participants. RECOMMENDED: 5 Hour Full Museum Day w rest break at midday. Reduced rate for TripAdvisorians through Nov/2019- $900

See the sights of New York City from up in the air on this nighttime helicopter tour of the city. Take off, and soar over the NYC as you take in aerial views of some of the most famous sights. See the Statue of Liberty, the Rockefeller Center, and Times Square all lit up, and then pass by the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg Bridges. This adventure is a shared experience with other travelers.

See as much as you can in fast-moving New York on this comprehensive 5-hour coach sightseeing tour of the Big Apple’s top attractions. Listen to live commentary as you tackle NYC from top to bottom, starting with Uptown highlights like Harlem and the Dakota (once home to John Lennon) before heading towards downtown. After admiring the Flatiron and Empire State Buildings, catch a glimpse of Greenwich Village and Soho and beholding the Brooklyn Bridge. Make sure to watch for the new World Trade Center as you head back to Herald Square.

Enjoy a full day of New York City sightseeing with this 24-hour hop-on, hop-off double-decker bus tour. Cruise the city with three neighborhood loops—including uptown, downtown, and Brooklyn—and hop off to explore top attractions like Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Empire State Building. Whether you pack it all into a 1-day adventure, or upgrade for the multi-day pass that includes a cruise, night tour, access to all three loops, and entrance to one of two museums you can be sure to see more and do more with this citywide tour.