Did the tour. Arrived 30 mins before and did the security Checkin across the street first. Underwhelmed. The building seems a little run down, and a lot of the tour was blatant UN- propaganda “look how great we are” “look how much the world spend on weapons” etc. Security was a little too strict, and the security guards themselves all seemed a bit rude, from check-in itself.

It was terrific to see the UN building and learn about the various chambers and business undertaken therein. The membership of the UN and the rules about votes and applications to join were also informative! The artwork and gifts in display were impressive and the tour guide was excellent! I really enjoyed it all!

Really interesting tour definitely worth doing if you have a few days in New York. The tour guide was excellent, very knowledgeable and took questions throughout the tour. We got to see the security council chamber and were able to walk through the general assembly whilst in session. So glad we did this tour.

I visited the UN with students from a school in the UK. The process was pretty straightforward for getting in but with large groups, leave some time spare as the security is obviously very tight and takes a while to get your group through. Once inside, the tour guide was very knowledgeable and was able to tailor the information to the age of the students. I would highly recommend visiting the UN to other school parties as there are so many links to multiple curricula.

One of the last great attractions that I didn't see in New York. You can get in to access a gift shop and bookshop, but the guided tour is highly recommended for the explanations. We saw the Security Counsil room and the General Assembly room.

We took the 1 hour tour. Tour guide was a Japanese gentleman who was brilliant - very thoughtful commentary - answered all questions & clearly very passionate about the UN's mission esp. Sustainable Development objectives. There was an event going on inside the General Assembly hall which was unfortunate and we could only go into it briefly but the rest of tour was very worthwhile esp. Security Council room. My teenage children werent enthused initially about going, but even they enjoyed it. Left the tour understanding more about the UN and all its various missions than before. Worth the ticket and time.

What you need to know. 1. The check in area is not particularly clearly marked. It is on the corner of 1st and 45th. The door on the right is the entrance door. It was locked when I arrived, but the security officer opened it after a few seconds. 2. You will need your ID twice. Once as you walk in the door and AGAIN when they take your picture (so don't put it away). 3. Once badged walk across the street to the security entrance which is just off to the left side. It is a full airport like security screening. 4. There are different types of tours, so chose carefully! 5. At the end of the tour, you will be taken down to the UN "gift" Store, Cafe, UN post office and UN bookstore and restrooms. There was also 2 non profits, directly to the left as you come out of the elevators. One of them has wonderful quality T-shirts, from $10-$20 and the other has various artistic prints. Finally the UN has its own post office! You can purchase postcards AND UN stamps and have mail postmarked from the UN.

The tour was fascinating, with a very well informed guide. However, do not use their post office. My mother worked at the UN in the 60's, so I purchased five postcards with postage for her and several of her friends, most of whom are elderly and like to receive mail. One month later, when they didn't arrive, I sent the UN post office a very pleasant email asking if perhaps they were still on the way. In response I got a very terse email essentially telling me to go #$%@ myself. Very disappointing.

Son was a member in the school's Model UN, so visiting the UN HQ was a must for him. Booked the tour a month in advanced and downloaded the tickets. The tour was very informative. Our guide was pretty knowledgable. You will learned a lot about the UN and its function, as well as the goal and why they are important not only for us, but everyone else on this planet. We got to go in and check out the assembly hall too.

It is such an important place for everyone to visit in their lifetime. The building is stunning, the guides are knowledgeable, the history is critical for all citizens of our world. We took our 12-year old grand daughter for her first visit to NYC. She found many connections to her life as well.