All Access Tour: Madison Square Garden
This past week I had the opportunity to play tour guide to my husband’s aunt who was visiting us from Wisconsin. I love playing tour guide to those friends and family who come visit the city. And during great weather, when New York is at its best, there is so much to see, so much more to do. But this past week the weather was horrid. Snow, rain, snow, rain, snow. Luckily, New York is one of those awesome places where regardless of the weather, there is always something to do.
And we had something really fun to do! We had an opportunity to tour two great New York City icons among entertainment venues: Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall.
Our first stop on this slushy, cold, gray day was in Madison Square Garden. Over its 130-year storied history, Madison Square Garden has remained the setting for over 400 events and home to over 4 million visitors each year. My family and I have been to MSG many times to watch events from circus performances to sports events. Also known as “The World’s Most Famous Arena”, MSG is definitely a must-see.
Despite the weather, I was thrilled to be taking my aunt to this New York City landmark, and she was delighted to be there. The Garden, or MSG, is currently located on 8th Avenue and between 31st and 33rd streets. During our tour we got to see and learn a lot about MSG, some of the highlights for us were the exclusive views into the Rangers and Knicks lockers, watching the setting up of the stage for the John Mayer concert which was going to take place that evening, and sitting in one of the luxury suites.
Entering the Knicks locker room (check out the height of doorway!)
Don’t miss the chance to take the All Access Tour and experience Madison Square Garden like you’ve never seen it before. The tours depart approximately every half-hour from 11a.m to 3p.m daily.
I don’t want to share too much, so as to not give away a lot of the cool surprises they have in store for the tours, but if you are interested in purchasing tickets same day tickets may be purchased at the Tour Stand in the Play x Play South Concierge entrance of MSG.
GIVEAWAY!
NYCityMama will also giveaway All Access Tour to Madison Square Garden. Read about our Stage Door Tour at Radio City Music Hall to see how you can enter!
Tickets for future tours may be purchased at the Madison Square Garden box offices, all Ticketmaster outlets, or call Ticketmaster at (866) 858-0008. Tickets are priced at $18.50 for adults, $15 for senior citizens and $12 for children under 12. Please contact the Madison Square Garden Group Sales department at (212) 465-6080 for special rates for groups of 20 or more. Tour content, schedule and prices are subject to change without notice.
Disclosure: Stage Door Tour and All Access Tour were provided to me, free of charge, with no requirement or binding agreement of review, favorable or otherwise, requested in turn. The opinions expressed in this review are solely based on our experience.
[...] The Rockette Experience, The famous Rockettes generally only perform at Radio City Music Hall during the Christmas season. If you are there other times you may see one during the Radio City Stage Door Tour. Another opportunity that is available on selected weekends during the year is the Rockette Experience – a 3-hour class taught by a Radio City Rockette that covers the jazz and tap choreography from the Rockettes, including the world-famous Rockette kick line! It also includes a “mock audition”, a Q&A and photo op with the Rockette teacher and the Radio City Stage Door Tour. Participants need to be age 10 or older with training in jazz, tap, and ballet. The Experience is about $114 for the dancer and $34 for the chaperone. The regular Radio City Stage Door Tour is given daily for $18.50 for those 13 and up. For more info on this tour check out a great trip report from NewYorkCityMama – Stage Door Tour . She has also posted a very informative trip report about the nearby Madison Square Garden All Access Tour [...]