NEW YORK TRANSIT MUSEUM
From our 1936 subway station in Brooklyn to Grand Central Terminal, explore the past, present and future of mass transit.
Transit Tots is back! Join us on select Sundays for an early morning hour of story-time, crafts, imaginative play.
$40 for 1 child and up to 2 adults
Join us the second Sunday of each month for a family tour and workshop.
$20 Adults / $10 Kids
Get ready for the ultimate transit knowledge showdown!
$25 General Public / $20 Members
Learn the real story and the science behind New York City's rodent population.
$15 General Public / $10 Members
MEMBERS ONLY
The next season of Old City Hall Station tours and Transit Walks are going on sale to members at 10am ET on January 14! Old City Hall tours are only available to Museum members and members enjoy early access to Transit Walk tickets. Not a member? Join, renew, or gift a membership today to receive information about upcoming tour dates and purchase tickets.
Exhibits
OPENING DECEMBER 17
FAREwell, MetroCard
As OMNY becomes the new way to pay, this exhibition invites visitors to explore the MetroCard’s origins, its systemwide rollout, the technology behind it, and the many ways it became a cultural icon for a generation of riders.
THROUGH May 31, 2026
The Subway Is…
Using images and objects from the Museum collection, this exhibit explores some of the endless ways to complete the sentence, “The Subway Is…”
ONGOING
Ticket To Ride
Through archival photographs, ephemera, and objects from the Transit Museum’s extensive collection, Ticket to Ride shows the evolution of fare collection across all of New York’s modes of transportation.
ONGOING
Moving the Millions
Home to twenty vintage subway and elevated cars dating back to 1907, and a working signal tower, the Museum’s working platform level spans a full city block.
PERMANENT
On the Streets: New York’s Trolleys and Buses
Explore the story of above ground mobility and surface transit from the early 1800s to the present.
Support the museum
Join our community of transit fans, history lovers, and curious New Yorkers. Your membership or gift helps keep the Museum a place where everyone can connect with the city’s past, present, and future.
