In-Person Guided Tours

Visit the United Nations in the heart of New York City! A one-hour guided tour offers an exciting opportunity to discover UN Headquarters. One of our multilingual Tour Guides will take you on a brief journey through the corridors of international diplomacy. You will learn about the history and work of the United Nations and visit the famous General Assembly Hall and Security Council Chamber (meetings permitting).
Tours are offered in all six official languages of the United Nations (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish), as well as in additional languages in high demand. Tours in languages other than English may be available upon request. Please contact toursunhq@un.org for availability.
Children ages 5 to 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Unfortunately, children under 5 are not permitted on tour.
The United Nations Headquarters is accessible for persons with disabilities or with a mobility impairment. Visitors may request the use of a wheelchair when checking in.
Guided Tours are also offered at other United Nations Offices around the world, including  Geneva,  Nairobi  and  Vienna.

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Special tours of the UN's North Lawn are offered from May through August.
Take a stroll around the gardens with their exceptional rose collection and iconic cherry trees: learn about the story behind the “George and the Dragon” statue, see an actual segment of the Berlin Wall, and discover a “hidden gem” honouring one of the most important women in the history of the United Nations: Eleanor Roosevelt.

Please note that the Garden Tour is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.

Visit the unique art collection of the United Nations Headquarters! The UN gifts collection is a combination of artworks, historic objects, and architectural components donated by member states, foundations, and individual donors since 1950. Many of the most prominent figures in the art world, such as Marc Chagall, Candido Portinari, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, are represented in the UN collection. In this tour, you will see a selection of the artworks located in the building, and will access the Security Council, the General Assembly Hall, as well as the Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council Chambers, meetings permitting.
The Art Tour is available every other Thursday at 1:15 pm and upon request, please contact toursunhq@un.org

The UN architecture tour is dedicated to a marvel of modernist design and international style - the UN headquarters building in New York. Our tour will 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 explore how this ‘workshop’ reinforces and accommodates peacebuilding and multilateralism until this day.
The Architecture Tour is available every other Tuesday at 1:00 pm and upon request, please contact toursunhq@un.org

Children aged 5 to 10 are invited to learn more about the UN and how to be global citizens on a special UN Children’s Tour. A special child-friendly “Kids  Corridor” features wall-sized world maps, mounted flags of the Security Council’s members,  an actual refugee tent and more!  Interactive games with the Tour Guides, quizzes and role-playing help young visitors understand the work of the UN and how it relates to their daily lives. Please note: the Children's Tour does not access the Conference Building. Participants will visit the Kids Corridor and the General Assembly Hall (meetings permitting).
The Children's Tour is available on Fridays at 1:30 pm and upon request, please contact toursunhq@un.org

Come celebrate Black History at the United Nations by taking our special Black History Tour!
The Black History-themed Tour of the United Nations will grant you a unique look at the Ark of Return, a permanent memorial in honor of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, located on the United Nations Visitors Plaza. The special tour will also include access to the Security Council Chamber, the Trusteeship Council Chamber and the General Assembly Hall (meetings permitting). You will learn about the contribution of people of African descent to the work of the United Nations in fields such as peace and security and human rights, with a special emphasis on decolonization.
The Black History Tour is available every other Tuesday at 1:30 pm and upon request, please contact toursunhq@un.org

The Focus on Women Tour introduces significant contributions of women to the United Nations (UN) work on Peace & Security, Human Rights and Development. Women make up more than half of the world’s population, and although their voices have often been silenced, their resilience and insight have made them agents of change! This Tour will cover women who have influenced the history of the UN as an organisation, as well as topics such as Security Council resolution 1325 on the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts; the unique and growing contribution of women in Peace Operations; Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and women’s empowerment; and other General Assembly milestones helping advance the status of women around the world. In addition, the tour will showcase the gift of Panama in the General Assembly Lobby, a traditional Mola style tapestry that was made by indigenous Kuna women.
The Focus on Women Tour will also include access to the Security Council Chamber, the Economic and Social Council Chamber, and the General Assembly Hall, meetings permitting.
The Focus on Women Tour is available every other Wednesday at 1:30 pm and upon request, please contact toursunhq@un.org

The United Nations Headquarters is accessible to persons with disabilities.

Individual Tickets:

Rates for individual tickets to join our In-Person Guided Tours at the UN Headquarters are:

A 6% booking fee will apply.

Group Tickets:

Rates for group tickets to join our In-Person Guided Tours at the UN Headquarters are:

1 Private Group Tour Block = up to 20 People

A 3% booking fee will apply.

Before purchasing your tickets, please note that:

For security reasons, children under 5 years of age are not permitted on tour.
For groups which combine different age categories, the pricing will reflect the majority of participants.
We accept only credit card payments.
All sales are final - no exchanges or refunds are offered.

To purchase Tickets for In-Person Guided Tours, please CLICK HERE.
Guided tour tickets may also be purchased onsite based on availability.
Tours in languages other than English may be available upon request. Please contact toursunhq@un.org for availability.
The United Nations Headquarters is accessible for persons with disabilities or with a mobility impairment. Visitors may request the use of a wheelchair when checking in.