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United Nations Headquarters

United Nations Visitors Services

Turtle Bay, Manhattan

Credit: UN Photo/Andrea Brizzi
This location requires tickets, and ticketing opens on October 3 at 12pm. Learn more

Fri, October 17th, 2025

12:45pm — 1:45pm
1:00pm — 2:00pm
1:15pm — 2:15pm
2:00pm — 3:00pm

This tour is dedicated to a marvel of modernist design and international style: the United Nations Headquarters building in New York. Explore the fascinating history behind the “Workshop for Peace,” a collaborative effort of 11 renowned architects from around the world to build a home for the United Nations, and learn about how this ‘workshop’ reinforces and accommodates peace-building and multilateralism until this day.

All visitors 18 years and older must present a valid original government-issued photo identification for entry to the United Nations Headquarters. Children under 5 years of age are not permitted on tours.

Plan to arrive 60 minutes before your tour to allow time for the check-in and security screening with UN Security.

Guests should review the list of prohibited items on the UN's website at https://www.un.org/en/visitor-centre-new-york/page/arrival. Note that there is no bag check facility available.

Please dress in a way that respects the professional working environment of the United Nations.

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East Midtown, Manhattan
Financial District, Manhattan
Midtown, Manhattan