Tip 4: Ask about discounts!
My friend Elaine has this theory: "If you don't ask, the answer is definitely no."
Back in February 2023, at New York City's MoMA, we put it to the test.
On the public price list, admission was posted at roughly $25/person.
"Some places have discounts for people with disabilities," I whispered to Elaine as we stood in line. (I'd learned this -- unexpectedly -- on my first trip to Europe as an amputee, where staff took one look at my leg and offered me a lower price.)
When we reached the ticket desk, Elaine urged me to ask...
"Sure," the attendant answered quickly. "Your admission is $16 and your companion is free." He didn't ask for proof, but I tugged up the bottom of my jeans to reveal my prosthesis anyway.
Museums and tourist sites often offer discounts -- and sometimes special tours or hours -- for travelers with disabilities.
This makes sense. I don't last long in a museum (too much time on my feet), and in the hour or two I spend there, I experience a fraction of what an able-bodied person might do in one day.
There might not be a discount, and that's OK too. But, as my friend Elaine says, it never hurts to ask.
Or, in my case, show a little leg!
P.S. MoMA has an awesome gift shop with a glass elevator too.
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