K-12 Grade - Explore our vintage trains and learn the history of the decommissioned 1936 Court Street Station. Preserved in time, the Court Street Station was home to the HH shuttle train. It operated for ten years then closed due to low ridership. In 1976 the station re-opened as the New York Transit Exhibit, and today is home to the New York Transit Museum. Join us for an engaging tour full of hands-on activities that highlights our subway station and transit history. Your group will explore exhibits, objects, and vintage train cars currently on display. Along the way, you’ll hear stories about the evolution of public transportation.

Special Education Groups Only. One tour per time slot.
Explore New York City’s subway system from past to present. Track the history of our complex transit system on a tour of our vintage train collection while also discussing how we safely ride the subway today, from entering the system with a MetroCard or OMNY tap, to recognizing potential concerns and social cues.

Special Education/Self-Contained Class and Adults with Disabilities Groups Only. One tour per time slot.
Explore New York City’s subway system from past to present. Track the history of our complex transit system on a tour of our vintage train collection while also discussing how we safely ride the subway today, from entering the system with a MetroCard or OMNY tap, to recognizing potential concerns and social cues.

K-6 Grade - Learn about the history of New York through its mass transit system. Find out how mass transit impacted the development of the city and the lives of everyday New Yorkers. Note: This tour no longer includes the costumed storytelling performance.

K–12 Grade - Discover the variety of art and design found throughout New York City and the surrounding region’s transportation system, including visual art, poetry, and music. This is an immersive tour of the Museum’s exhibits and vintage train collection that explores the connection between public art and mass transit.

4-12 Grade - Investigate the magnitude and complexity of New York City and the surrounding region’s public transportation system by exploring the evolution of public transit through its construction, engineering, organization, and resulting impacts on society.

Reduced group rate for adult seniors.
Investigate the magnitude and complexity of New York City and the surrounding region’s public transportation system by exploring the evolution of public transit through its construction, engineering, organization, and resulting impacts on society.

Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability, Answer N/A for all that do not apply to your group.

Your group will be charged for a minimum of 10 people. (For students, please put the number of participants. For chaperones, please put the number of group leaders/organizers.)

Adult Senior Group Rate
up to 15 people $105
16-20 people $140
21-30 people $200

Groups with Disabilities
Up to 17 participants $100

Investigate the magnitude and complexity of New York City and the surrounding region’s public transportation system by exploring the evolution of public transit through its construction, engineering, organization, and resulting impacts on society.

Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability, Answer N/A for all that do not apply to your group.

Your group will be charged for a minimum of 10 people. (For students, please put the number of participants. For chaperones, please put the number of group leaders/organizers.)

Adult Group Rate
up to 15 $125
16-20 people $175
21-30 people $225

Groups with Disabilities
Up to 17 participants $100

MTA Use Only - Filling out the form:
For "Grade" put Adults
For "Number of Students" put the number of participants
For "Number of Chaperones" put the number of group leaders

Celebrate your child's next birthday at the New York Transit Museum, the "perfect place to throw your kid's bash," according to Time Out New York Kids. Recommended for kids ages 7-12, this birthday party experience will lead partygoers through an immersive and interactive adventure in the subway station turned museum. A lost time traveler needs help repairing their time machine, and partygoers will need to assist by solving a series of challenges and puzzles hidden in our vintage train cars. Led by experienced and engaging facilitators, participants will have a one-of-a-kind opportunity to explore and investigate a working subway station with over 100 years of transit history brought to life for young transportation enthusiasts!

The Birthday Experience take place Saturday and Sunday at 11:00am and 1:30pm. Experiences last for approximately 75 minutes. The cost for is $900, with a 10% discount for family-level members and above.

School’s out, adventure’s in! Step into the world of transportation at this action-packed day camp at our subway station museum. Campers will build, create, and explore through artmaking, engineering challenges, scavenger hunts, science experiments, and more. With a small group setting, every participant gets plenty of support from camp facilitators plus the chance to make lasting friendships with fellow junior conductors.

9:00am-3:30pm
$175 per child per day
(10% discount for family level members and above.)