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Visit NYC’s Dialog in the Dark and Bodies Exhibits

Posted in Deals & Steals, Travel Advice, Travel experiences, Travel Resources, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Photo: JoeyBLS Photography via Flickr.com

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be blind? The exhibit Dialog in the Dark takes participants on a one-hour journey through the streets of New York City in a completely dark environment.

Led by guides who are blind or visually impaired, participants’ senses are heightened as they haltingly navigate across busy, simulated streets, to a subway station, and into Times Square.

Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Dialog in the Dark is located at the South Street Seaport next to BODIES the Exhibition. Adult tickets are $23.50 and can be purchased at the exhibit box office, on Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 1-888-926-3437.

More than 15 million people worldwide have experienced BODIES the Exhibition, currently open to the public in New York City, Atlanta, and Las Vegas. BODIES the Exhibition features real human bodies, preserved using mortuary science, standing in an array of athletic poses. Unlike idealized models, the more than 200 respectfully displayed specimens provide a far more accurate understanding of anatomy.

Open seven days a week in NYC, adult tickets are sold on Ticketmaster.com for $28.50.

Where to Stay

Seven New York City hotels are offering buy one get one free admission to Dialog in the Dark.  The hotels participating in this promotion include:

  • Hilton Times Square
  • Hilton New York Fashion District
  • DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Times Square
  • DoubleTree by Hilton Metropolitan Hotel
  • Hampton Inn Manhattan Times Square North
  • Hilton Garden Inn New York/West 35th Street
  • Hilton Garden Inn Times Square

The NY Super Sale Package includes a reduced rate accommodation, buy one/get one free admission to Dialog in the Dark, and a $5 off coupon to Madame Tussauds from now through December 31, 2012.  Use code NX or NX1 at the Hilton online, or mention it when calling 1-800-HILTONS.

Jim Twardowski, BSN, RN, CMSRN, is a travel writer based in Louisiana. His work has been featured in AAA Home & Away, Global Traveler, and QUEST magazines.

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