How To Get Cheap Tickets For Broadway Shows- What You Need To Do Pre-Trip And Why Visiting Box Offices Is Worth It

March 25, 2023 Amanda Luhn

Times Square in NYC lit up with lots of neon billboards advertising Broadway shows — Times Square in NYC on a cloudy March day. This is basically your starting place for Broadway shows as almost all of the theaters are a short walk from here. We took the subway here each morning as we headed out on our hunt for cheap tickets for one of the many, many musicals to choose from on Broadway. A little work and some luck led us to some great seats and some great shows.

Find out how we scored cheap tickets for 5 Broadway musicals in 5 days. (And also how I am an obsessive researcher and planner.) With a combination of a lot of pre-trip internet surfing, some walking around, and a little luck, we saw 5 fantastic shows on Broadway for less than $300 per person. I will give you all the details of how we did it- from how the ticket lotteries work, to what rush tickets are, and why walking around to box offices can really pay off.

9/11 Museum With Children: To Go Or Not To Go?

September 26, 2018 Amanda Luhn

The 9/11 Memorial next to the Museum. The two waterfalls encapsulate the original footprints of the Twin Towers and each victim’s name is inscribed on the surrounding walls.

The 9/11 Museum is absolutely a place I would visit at least once in your life, to learn more about this devastating event and its place in American history, as well as to remember those who died. But it is an emotionally taxing place and obviously brings up some very hard questions from your kids. Ones that I am not sure I will ever know how to answer. But just because an event is hard or unpleasant doesn’t mean it should be ignored. Here is everything I learned from my visit and my thoughts on what you should think about before deciding to take your own family.

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