By now, you’ve probably noticed some cities have been offering this thing called a CityPASS. You think to yourself, what is that? Is CityPass worth the money? Well, let me give you a rundown on it, and you can decide for yourself.

Is CityPASS Worth It?

What is CityPASS?

CityPASS is a company that offers some of the top attractions of a city at a lower price, and it has been taking on dozens of cities by storm. Some of the top tourist cities across the US has jumped aboard having a CityPASS. Right now, there are 12 cities that offer the CityPASS (including Toronto).

Cities:

• Atlanta
• Boston
• Chicago
• Dallas
• Houston
• New York City
• Philadelphia
• Seattle
• San Francisco
• Southern California
• Tampa Bay
• Toronto

What’s Included?

Each city includes some of their top attractions. They are the places that if you are thinking of going to visit these cities, most, if not all of these things are on your list to visit. Each CityPASS offers 4-5 attraction in a certain city (except SoCal).

For example, for the Atlanta CityPASS, you get :

• Georgia Aquarium
• World of Coca-Cola
• CNN Studio Tours

and then choose your last two:

• Atlanta Zoo OR Center for Human and Civil Rights
• Fernbank Museum of Natural History OR College Football Hall of Fame

As you can see, it’s many of things you think to see in Atlanta. The only one that offers only THREE attractions in Southern California, and it’s with good reason! SoCal offers the big all day attractions like Sea World San Diego, Legoland, and  Disneyland(3-day Park hopper).

Related: A Guide to Seattle, Washington

So, What’s the Price?

Prices vary from as low as $48 in Dallas to $122 in New York City for adult tickets. At first, when you see the price tag, you might think, $80 dollar for one person ($6 a child), that’s kind of pricey.  Yes, you are right, it is a lot to spend at once.  BUT ultimately, one weekend in the city, you’ll probably spend a lot more.
The passes offer the top attractions at one low price. The usual discount is between 40-54% off! (Only SoCal (29%),  Toronto(34%), and NYC3 (25%) are below the 40% discount- which is still cheaper than buying each attraction individually!) NYC also offers the most customization to your CityPASS as well. Ultimately, if you are touring a new city for more than 2 days, it’s worth it to get the city pass and save the money. Who doesn’t love more money in their pocket?

Reasons Why It’s Worth It.

•  Sure you’re spending a good bit upfront, but once you have it, all you have to worry about is food. CityPASS usually offers the top attractions of the city. Things that you were probably planning on visiting anyway. Each CityPASS has 4-5 attractions. Usually, the first 3 are top attractions and then you can usually choose your last 1-2 attractions. (Except New York, you choose all your attractions through a list).
•  If you bought a ticket separately at each attraction, you’d be paying way more. On average you save between 40-55% on buying the city pass.
•  No planning needed. All you have to worry about is how much time will be spent at each attraction and your whole week or weekend is set. It kind of takes the stress out of what you’re planning to do when you have all your attractions lined up. The hardest part will be deciding how long to spend at each one.

Things to note:

• Your CityPASS is only good for 9 days. So you can’t use them at part of your vacation and come back a few weeks or months later to finish using them.
• Your CityPASS comes as a booklet with tickets to each attraction. Do NOT rip the tickets out of the booklet. Let the workers at each attraction do it for you. If you rip them out of the booklet, they are considered already used and you won’t be able to get into the attraction. So, remember to keep them all together in your book, and if you have young kids, I suggest you hold their book for them. 🙂

Let me know how you liked using CityPASS, I’d love to hear your stories!

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