L. Chu

Worth visiting and remember to send out the postcard from here to get the unique stamp.

+6

Rafael Volquind

I liked too much too visit UN buildings. It's possible to access important parts and the main conference rooms were all the world discuss about peace, environment and development. Beautiful place and an incredible experience to walk inside this so important organization. If you are in New York or intended to visit the city, go to UN and enjoy the experience!

+6

Hong Zhang

UN HQ is a highly educational place for ordinary people. The guided tour is the best way to get the education and fun. All the staff are wonderful.

+6

AK

Very nice garden, but United Nations building needs some updates

+6

Yes ready good to know all history and the work the UN dose around the world

+6

Steve Cavaleri

I was blown away by the access you get with this tour. Our tour guide was an expert on the current operation as well as the history of the United Nations. You don't see this tour as a suggestion in the travel guides,but I highly recommend it!

Carlo R. Carranza

Visiting the United Nations Visitors Services was a fascinating experience. The guided tour offered insights into the UN's important work and global impact. I appreciated learning about international diplomacy and seeing iconic spaces like the General Assembly Hall. A must-visit for anyone interested in global affairs!

Hongda Lu

Be there at least 30 minutes before the tour. You don't need tour to get in to the building. Just need to pass the security. Book the tour 1 or 2 weeks in advance. If not available, you still can get into the building 1st floor and basement without tour tikets. In . Tour tickets may be available to buy in site. There's cafeteria and gift shop in the basement.

+6

Desiree Schwartz

We did a tour of the United Nations Building and it was extremely fascinating. There were so many things we hadn't known that our guide talked to us about. We got lucky with being able to see one of the meeting rooms as they are normally in session at this time. Overall, it's worth going-at least to be able to gain more knowledgeable about everything around us!

+1

Evelyn Moore

We did a tour of the United Nations Building last week. A few things to know. You need to check in at the building across the street from the UN bldg. Ask security when you arrive. We, and many others, were in the wrong line. A security officer came up and explained this, and told us we needed ONE person from our party with an ID to check in. The rest of your party can go across the street and get in the line for the tour @ the UN Bldg. The person checking in will receive a name tag they must wear, which has the number of people in your party. They are given wrist bands for the rest of your party that you must wear for the duration of your time in the building. You'll go through security, similar to airport security, prior to entering. Once you get through security you'll be in the plaza. Great views and sculptures there. You'll then proceed into the building and you need to check in again for your tour. They'll have you wait for your tour time to be called. Be on time! They leave immediately when they call it up. We had a very nice Ukrainian gentleman do our tour. He was a bit difficult to understand at times due to his accent and he spoke quickly, but he was very knowledgeable! We were able to see a couple of the meeting rooms, which was interesting. There are many displays, exhibits, and gifts from other member countries throughout. Our tour guide didn't stop at all of them, and there were some I wish I had seen. I did, however, pop out of the group a couple of times to grab photos of some things that he didn't point out. (I didn't leave the group - just walked around the area he was speaking of). It's certainly worth a visit. They have clean restrooms, vending machines, a cafe, and a gift shop. Near the gift shop there were also two small "shops" that we stopped into. Don't miss these as your purchase goes directly to these groups. One is a women's organization, the other is an organization that trains young college students. I can't remember the names of the organizations, but both shops are run by volunteers. We purchased an item from each shop. They are right near the staircase. I'll update my review with the names once I have them.

+6

Rodrigo Sartori Bogo

The building is beautiful and there's interesting things to see on the first floor, including the UN store. However, the free pass is limited, if you want to visit more places you need to do it through a tour.

+4

Samrudha Dixit

Amazing experience. We took the Guided tour for architecture, there are others for art, history, etc. The building itself is getting a little older but also packs a lot of history and heritage. The exhibits are good to walk past and read about the current world event. However the UN shop is not good at it. The higher mark-up value is not justified by the quality of products. Even the collection of things from different countries was bad.

+6

Samuel C

Great tour - highly recommended! But the staff at the exit was unbelievably rude. We followed the visitor exit sign, opened the door and wanted to exit. The guy literally shouted at us, “no, shut the door!” (Yes even without a “please”) - and he opened the staff exit gate for us! No explanations whatsoever, typically US rude style! We just followed the sign - so what have we done to deserve this! We were left pretty annoyed by this treatment, so for this reason I only gave 3 stars. I hope the management team could see this review and improve their customer service. After all, we paid the visit, and our countries also contributed to the running costs of UN, including staff. So we deserve better respect.