Faroway Guide Maps Free Culture in Tokyo, Zurich, Singapore and New York
On April 22, 2026, Faroway published an editorial guide highlighting budget-friendly and complimentary activities in cities such as Tokyo, Zurich, Singapore, and New York City. This guide is structured by city and category, ending with a table for comparison and useful advice. In Tokyo, visitors can enjoy free sites like the observation decks of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the Tokyo National Museum on the last Sunday of each month, and Intermediatheque. Zurich features free swimming areas and museums, including the Swiss National Museum. Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay offers free Supertrees and trails like MacRitchie Reservoir. In New York, attractions such as the Staten Island Ferry are free, while museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art allow pay-what-you-wish entry.
Key facts
- Faroway published the free-attractions guide on April 22, 2026
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building decks sit 202 meters up and beat the ¥2,100+ Skytree ticket
- Tokyo National Museum waives permanent-gallery entry on the last Sunday of each month
- Zurich's free swimming season runs June through September at Flussbad Oberer Letten and lake spots Mythenquai and Tiefenbrunnen
- Gardens by the Bay charges S$32 for the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest; Supertrees and Garden Rhapsody are free
- MacRitchie's HSBC TreeTop Walk stretches 250m at a height of 25m
- MoMA is free Fridays 5:30–9 p.m. and the Whitney 7–10 p.m.
- The Governors Island ferry's $3 fare is waived on weekday mornings before noon
Entities
Artists
- Tadao Ando
- Louie Martinez
- Fumiaki Hayashi
- Luke Galloway
- Douglas Lima
- Claudio Schwarz
- Henrique Ferreira
- Joshua Kettle
- Josephine Wong
- Vernon Raineil Cenzon
- ubeyonroad
- Avi Werde
Institutions
- Faroway
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
- Tokyo Skytree
- Tokyo National Museum
- Intermediatheque
- KITTE
- 21_21 Design Sight
- Shinjuku Gyoen
- Imperial Palace East Garden
- Flussbad Oberer Letten
- Swiss National Museum
- Museum für Gestaltung
- Kunsthaus Zurich
- Gardens by the Bay
- MacRitchie Reservoir
- HSBC TreeTop Walk
- HortPark
- Mount Faber
- National Museum of Singapore
- Malay Heritage Centre
- Asian Civilisations Museum
- Chinatown Heritage Centre
- Marina Bay Sands SkyPark
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Brooklyn Museum
- American Museum of Natural History
- Guggenheim
- Museum of Modern Art
- Whitney Museum
- Frick Collection
- New York Public Library
- Staten Island Ferry
- High Line
- Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Governors Island
- Delacorte Theater
- Roosevelt Island Tram
- MTA
- Central Park
- Prospect Park
Locations
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Shinjuku
- Roppongi
- Yanaka
- Harajuku
- Takeshita Street
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- Limmat River
- Lake Zurich
- Altstadt
- Rathausbrücke
- Lindenhügel
- Singapore
- Marina Bay
- New York City
- United States
- New York Harbor
- Statue of Liberty
- Brooklyn
- Manhattan
- East River
- Chinatown
Sources
- Quartz —