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Get free audience tickets to a New York TV show
Find out who's buried in Grant's Tomb National Monument, and see exhibitions focusing on the Civil War and the life of General Ulysses S. Grant (212-666-1640)
Visit the New York Stock Exchange 212-656-5167
Take advantage of free or "pay what you wish" nights at the city's finest museums, including:
The Whitney Museum of American Art (Friday nights free, 212-570-3676)
The Solomon R. Guggenheim (Fridays 5-8 pay what you wish, 212-423-3500)
The Museum of American Folk Art, free (212-977-7170)
The Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design, Tuesday evenings free (212-860-6868)
The Steuben Gallery, free (212-752-1441)
Visit the New York Public Library (212-869-8084), and enjoy free concerts, outdoor movies and other special events in adjacent Bryant Park (212-983-4142).
Take a self-guided tour of majestic Rockefeller Center (free, pick up maps in the main lobby of 30 Rockefeller Center, 212-698-2950), where you can also enjoy the summer gardens or ice skating in winter in the shadow of Manhattan's most magnificent skyscrapers (skate rentals available, 212-757-5730).
Stroll the three-mile boardwalk at Coney Island in Brooklyn - free
Walk one or all four self-guided historic walking Heritage Trails, starting at the Heritage Trails Visitor and Information Center at the Federal Hall National Memorial (212-767-0637).
Explore the greenhouses and gardens of Wave Hill, a 28-acre former estate overlooking the Hudson River in the Bronx (free during the week and Saturdays before noon)
Learn about New York's historic neighborhoods on a free tour sponsored by the Municipal Arts Society (212-439-1049).
Catch the breeze even in August on the Battery Park Esplanade, complete with spectacular views of New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty. In nearby Hudson River Park, the Battery Park City Authority presents a "Sounds at Sunset" summer series of poetry readings, cabaret and classical music (212-416-5328).
Stop and smell the roses at The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and learn about botany and garden lore at special exhibitions in the conservatory (718-622-4433).
Enjoy the best classical music, drama, opera, dance and jazz New York has to offer--including the New York Philharmonic, City Opera, Shakespeare in the Park, and much more--at free warm-weather concerts in the city parks (information 212-360-3444).
Let us know about your own experiences visiting these places and/or any other free things that you have found for this destination. Include a comment in the comments section below so that others may learn from your experience.
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