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Where to Book History Tickets & Entry Passes: The 15 Best Worldwide

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Good history tickets & entry passes fill up weeks ahead and the best go first. Below: the 15 to book early, worldwide, what each includes and how they differ.

New York City: American Museum of Natural History Ticket - Begin upstairs with dinosaurs and fossils
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New York City: American Museum of Natural History Ticket

1.New York City: American Museum of Natural History Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15,447 reviews · 1 day · from $37Our pick

Spend a full day exploring 40-plus halls at the American Museum of Natural History beside Central Park. Your ticket covers permanent exhibits and the Gilder Center, while selected options add shows such as Invisible Worlds, the butterfly vivarium, or the Hayden Planetarium Space Show. Use the free Explorer App for maps, quizzes, and exhibit stories.

“It was great and definitely worth a visit. The exhibits were fascinating. I highly recommend booking tickets beforehand and having the barcode ready as it makes entry quick and easy. The map we received at the beginning was a bit confusing but I think that was probably just us. Overall a fantastic experience that I would strongly recommend”

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Edinburgh: Edinburgh Castle Guided History Tour with Tickets - Meeting on the Royal Mile and walking to Castle Rock
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Edinburgh: Edinburgh Castle Guided History Tour with Tickets

2.Edinburgh: Edinburgh Castle Guided History Tour with Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 9,933 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $49Top rated

Meet your guide outside Caffè Nero on the Royal Mile, then walk to Edinburgh Castle for an 80-minute tour. Guides such as Koffe, Georgia, Ben, Steph, Ali, and Greg combine Scottish history with humor and local tips. Tickets are included, with free time afterward for the castle museums.

“Our tour with Koffe was fantastic. He is extremely knowledgeable and presents the information in a witty and engaging manner. Booking this tour with Koffe is a must when visiting Edinburgh!”

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Taormina: Ancient Theater Skip-the-Line Ticket & Audio Guide - Getting through the entrance and security
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Taormina: Ancient Theater Skip-the-Line Ticket & Audio Guide

3.Taormina: Ancient Theater Skip-the-Line Ticket & Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,412 reviews · 1 day · from $28

Visit Taormina’s Ancient Theater at your own pace with a one-day skip-the-line ticket and audio guide in English, French, Spanish, or German. Exchange your digital voucher at the box office, pass security, and explore Greek and Roman ruins with views toward Mount Etna, Taormina, and Giardini Naxos. No live guide is included.

“This is very historical and impressive wit a very breathtaking views. Highly recommended”

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Historic Milan Tour with Skip-the-Line Last Supper Ticket - Walking from Sforza Castle through Milan’s old center
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Historic Milan Tour with Skip-the-Line Last Supper Ticket

4.Historic Milan Tour with Skip-the-Line Last Supper Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,976 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $111

Meet at Santa Maria delle Grazie for a short Renaissance introduction and a timed 15-minute visit to Leonardo’s Last Supper. Then walk through central Milan with an art historian, passing Sforza Castle, Via Dante, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, La Scala, and the Duomo. Guides such as Silvia, Valentina, Jade, and Laura have received especially warm praise.

“you get into site...its very good. guides vary in skill and demeanor...but are very good overall. different styles of delivery.”

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American Museum of Natural History Admission Ticket - Getting to the Upper West Side
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American Museum of Natural History Admission Ticket

5.American Museum of Natural History Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,931 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $37

Visit the American Museum of Natural History on Manhattan’s Upper West Side with general admission access to more than 40 permanent galleries, the Rose Center, and the Richard Gilder Center. Allow at least three hours, and plan carefully because special exhibits, films, and the planetarium cost extra.

“Great museum with impressive exhibits. Particularly loved how big the gemology and dinosaur exhibits were. Location is ideal to do central park related activities as well”

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Prague: Hop-on Hop-Off Historical Tram Ticket for Line 42 - Following the 24-hour loop from Dlabačov
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Prague: Hop-on Hop-Off Historical Tram Ticket for Line 42

6.Prague: Hop-on Hop-Off Historical Tram Ticket for Line 42

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 1,702 reviews · 1 day · from $20

Use a 24-hour ticket on Prague’s historic Line 42 tram, boarding at any marked stop. Expect restored cars from the Austro-Hungarian era through the 1970s, helpful onboard staff, a map, and an audio guide app in six languages. The loop links Prague Castle, Malá Strana, Charles Bridge, the National Theatre, and central Prague.

“the guide and the chMce to get on and off where ever i wanted”

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Rotterdam: Kinderdijk UNESCO World Heritage Entry Ticket - Start with the film and exhibition
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Rotterdam: Kinderdijk UNESCO World Heritage Entry Ticket

7.Rotterdam: Kinderdijk UNESCO World Heritage Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,477 reviews · 1 day · from $25

Spend a day at Kinderdijk, where 19 Dutch windmills line the polders. Your ticket covers Blokweer and Nederwaard museum mills, the pumping station engine room, a film, audio guide, and a boat ride. It is self-guided, with Dutch and English staff and audio in seven languages.

“I’ve been to Netherlands several times and this day trip to Kinderdijik was one of the highlights of all my trips. It was wonderful walking around the windmills, getting to go in and explore - felt like time travel honestly. Had a wonderful time honestly, 100% recommend”

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Warsaw: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews Ticket - Entering the eight-gallery historical journey
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Warsaw: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews Ticket

8.Warsaw: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,142 reviews · 1 day · from $12Best value

Spend two to six hours at Warsaw’s POLIN Museum, following Jewish life in Poland from the first communities to the present day. Your ticket includes the permanent exhibition, any available temporary show, and an audio guide in Polish or English. The visit is self-paced, wheelchair accessible, and emotionally serious without reducing Jewish history to the Holocaust alone.

“Everything is very nicely designed. The information is presented in a very interesting way. It is comfortable to move at your own pace. We spent probably 3 hours inside. Part of our group listened to everything in English, and part in Ukrainian. Thank you very much for this ❤️”

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Time Travel-Magic Vienna History Tour Ticket - Plague, fear, and the darker side of the city
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Time Travel-Magic Vienna History Tour Ticket

9.Time Travel-Magic Vienna History Tour Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,099 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $27

Step into the 400-year-old Michaelerkloster for a one-hour multimedia tour of Vienna. You will see Roman Vindobona, the Habsburg court, plague-era streets, Mozart and Strauss, a WWII air raid shelter, and Vienna landmarks on a virtual fiaker ride. German live commentary is translated into English and nine other languages by audio guide.

“Air raid shelter experience was very realistic and thought provoking and simulated ride experience was such fun and informative. The whole experience was so engaging and entertaining and we learned so much too.”

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Portsmouth: Historic Dockyard Ultimate Explorer Ticket - The Mary Rose, Tudor life preserved below the sea
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Portsmouth: Historic Dockyard Ultimate Explorer Ticket

10.Portsmouth: Historic Dockyard Ultimate Explorer Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,052 reviews · 365 days · from $62

Spend a day or several exploring Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Visit the Mary Rose Museum and its 4D film, walk aboard HMS Victory and HMS Warrior, tour HMS Alliance by waterbus, and cruise Portsmouth Harbour. Your Ultimate Explorer ticket is valid for 365 days, so you can return when one visit is not enough.

“We arrived early and planned our route to see Victory, Maryrose and the Submarine base.we had time to pop into other locations too. The exhibits were a delight to visit with great audio and in person guides. Good facilities for snacks and loo breaks. All in all great value for money .”

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Venice: Bell Tower & St Mark's Square History Gallery Ticket - The History Gallery and VR look at old Venice
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Venice: Bell Tower & St Mark’s Square History Gallery Ticket

11.Venice: Bell Tower & St Mark’s Square History Gallery Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 910 reviews · 1 hour · from $44

You collect your ticket near St. Mark’s Square, watch a short VR presentation about Venice, then ride an elevator 98 meters up St. Mark’s Bell Tower. The visit is self-guided, with no tour commentary, but it includes skip-the-line admission, a History Gallery, and sweeping views of the basilica, lagoon, rooftops, and Grand Canal.

“Tower View was great, but the tickets seemed a little too expensive. The VR experience was at the tour company office, kids loved it”

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Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History Ticket or VIP Tour - What the four ticket choices really mean
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Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History Ticket or VIP Tour

12.Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History Ticket or VIP Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 717 reviews · 1 day · from $29

Choose a one-day Field Museum visit with general admission, a Discovery Pass, an All-Access Pass, or an Early Access VIP Tour. See Sue the T. rex, Maximo the Titanosaur, ancient artifacts, gems, Chinese jade, and the Lions of Tsavo. The VIP option includes a one-hour English tour for groups of up to 20 before opening.

“Love Fields, one of the best Natural history museum, if not the best, in the world!”

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Ancient Olympia: Archaeological Site and Museum Entry Ticket - Entering the archaeological site
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Ancient Olympia: Archaeological Site and Museum Entry Ticket

13.Ancient Olympia: Archaeological Site and Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 555 reviews · 1 day · from $30

Visit Ancient Olympia at your own pace with entry to the archaeological site, Archaeological Museum, and Museum of the History of the Olympic Games. The site ticket is flexible on your selected date, while the Archaeological Museum requires a time slot. Add the English audio guide for the ruins if you choose that option.

“tickets worked with no issue. got straight in with no line, no waiting.”

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Field Museum of Natural History Admission Tickets - Small creatures and strange scale underground
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Field Museum of Natural History Admission Tickets

14.Field Museum of Natural History Admission Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 489 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $29

Spend about four hours exploring Chicago’s Field Museum, from 23 Egyptian mummies and Inca temples to SUE, the most complete T. rex ever found. Admission includes general and ticketed exhibits, plus free daily docent-led tours. Add a 3D movie for an extra charge, and arrive early if you want a preferred showing.

“Loved the live reptile exhibit and the underground exhibit. Visiting SUE is always a +. We visited mid week the last week of August so the museum was less crowded.”

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Athens: Ancient Agora E-Ticket and Audio Tour - Entering beneath the Temple of Hephaestus
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Athens: Ancient Agora E-Ticket and Audio Tour

15.Athens: Ancient Agora E-Ticket and Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 413 reviews · 90 minutes - 2 hours · from $30

Walk through Athens’ Ancient Agora with a pre-booked adult ticket and a self-guided audio tour for iOS or Android. The 90-minute to two-hour route explains the birth of democracy, the Bouleuterion, Hephaestus Temple, the Agora Museum, Pnyx, Mars Hill, Socrates’ prison, and the Theatre of Dionysus. Download everything before arrival.

“I learnt so much info on the history of this place. Quite fascinating!”

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