With exciting new events and attractions like New York Comic Con and the new exhibitions at Discovery Times Square, fall is one of the best times to visit. This season, you can ride the LIRR for savings of up to 40% with the LIRR’s New York City Getaways to many venues, including these:

CSI: The Experience, New at Discovery Times Square

Do you have what it takes to solve a mystery? CSI: The Experience, is an interactive exhibit that will put your investigative skills to the test. Guests will be immersed in the scientific world of forensic analysis and use the skills they learn along the way to try and solve a crime mystery. Through hands-on activities featuring real equipment and multimedia presentations, guests will use scientific inquiry, forensics, toxicology and more, in order to understand the significance of each scientific discipline involved in cracking crimes.

Dead Sea Scrolls, Opening Oct 28 at Discovery Times Square

Take a fascinating archaeological journey through the Holy Land. This rare exhibit features the famed Dead Sea Scrolls, a stone from the Western Wall from the Second Temple in Jerusalem and more than 500 never-before-seen artifacts from biblical times. Experience firsthand the traditions, beliefs and iconic objects of ancient Israel that impact world religions today.

Blood Manor

Go Ahead Scream….It Won’t Matter! Blood Manor is a first class Haunted Attraction comprised of approximately 5,000 square feet of themed rooms, corridors, and a labyrinth of passageways designed to maximize one’s fears. The journey through Blood Manor is not a ride. It’s on foot. Blood Manor is designed to be intense, creepy and “scream inducing”. It is NOT recommended for children under 14 years of age.

Madame Tussauds

Who do you want to meet? With over 200 life-like celebrities from the worlds of film, TV, history, politics, music, and sports, you can take photos and get up close and personal with your favorites. But the fun doesn’t stop there. Madame Tussauds new Cinema 4D Theater is the most interactive theater of its kind in NYC. Experience the 4th dimension of 3D with the latest in special effects. You’ll feel like you are actually in the film itself with wind, snow, action, and thrilling surprises. Scare yourself silly in SCREAM! This live-action attraction transports you to the settings of three iconic horror films. Learn about the history of Madame Tussauds and some trade secrets of how wax figures look so real with a “Behind the Scenes” interactive exhibit.
Madame Tussauds After Dark – “The Haunting” Halloween Themed Nights

For eight nights only, Madame Tussauds After Dark awakens Times Square’s restless souls for THE HAUNTING. Tread the wax museum’s corridors in unnerving darkness and feel chills run up your spine as hundreds of sinister eyes follow your every move. See why Madame Tussauds is notorious for terrifying paranormal activity, especially at night. Is there life after dark? You be the judge. Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 20-23 & Oct. 27-30, 9:00 P.M.-Midnight.

There are always exciting things to see and do in New York City, and the LIRR is the best way to get there.

City.Mobi

Also in US today, City.Mobi is celebrating the success of its new guide to New York.

City.Mobi offers the most comprehensive mobile travel guides available, with over 800 cities in 200 countries listed. Each is developed by the City.Mobi team to combine into a single global travel directory.

However, each city retains its own mobile identity via a dedicated domain. Already on offer are Brussels.Mobi, Paris.Mobi, Sanfrancisco.Mobi and Sydney.Mobi.

NYC.mobi is the latest in this illustrious line up, offering click to call functionality – which means no scribbling down telephone numbers.

Most entries are also linked to websites where users can quickly access more detailed information if needed.

Other key features include information on accommodation, restaurants, attractions, entertainment, nightlife, shopping, and transport.

City.Mobi guides include user reviews and traveller utilities such as a translation guide, currency converter, news and local weather guide.