![]() ![]() While the views from the midtown buildings are way more iconic, I actually think the view from the One World is more interesting.ĭown at the southern end of the island you’re in a prime location to see out over Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, Governors Island, Brooklyn, New Jersey, and Connecticut on a clear day. While the other two are up in midtown, the One World Observatory is at the top of the One World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan. Still a fruit, but not as directly comparable. Now, if the Empire State Building and Top of the Rock are apples to apples, the One World Observatory is an orange. I’ll get more into each experience below. Actually, I think the biggest selling point for Top of the Rock is that you get a good view of the Empire State Building itself )Īnd the views of Central Park are a little better because you’re closer (only a factor during the day though). I didn’t dislike Top of the Rock, but it just didn’t feel as special. But feeling the breeze and hearing the faint sounds of the city below, you really do feel like you’re up in the clouds. It’s different when you’re looking out a window. I think it being open air has a lot to do with that. Staring out across the city, pointing out this and that, whispering with their friends and family. I noticed in all of the other observatories I’ve been to, people jockey around for the perfect position to get their photos and selfies and then move on to the next thing, but here once people find a spot along the ledge and they take their photos, they just kind of…stay. ![]() ![]() It’s crowded, and everyone is pressed shoulder to shoulder, but when the sun sets and the lights start to come on, there’s a kind of quiet energy that just feels like New York City. It’s one of the most famous buildings in the world! And so many movies have been filmed there that you feel like you already know it.īoth the Empire State Building and Top of the Rock have indoor and outdoor viewing areas, but the outdoor viewing platform on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building (yes, the one where Tom Hanks met Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle) is MAGICAL. It’s just soooooo iconic, and there’s so much nostalgia that it just feels like a bigger experience. And pricewise, the general admission options are pretty similar (Empire State Building is about $4 more expensive).īetween the two, the Empire State Building was by far my favorite. Top of the Rock and the main deck of the Empire State Building are about the same height. They’re in the same part of town and they have similar views. Here are my overall impressions: the Empire State Building and the Top of the Rock are the two that are the easiest to compare. Okay, so on this trip I visited the three biggest/tallest/most famous NYC observatories: Maybe it’s a new travel blogging niche for me )Įmpire State Building vs Top of the Rock vs One World Observatory So on my last trip to New York, I made plans to visit the “big three” NYC skyscraper observatories to see for myself.Īnd now, apparently I am a person who goes up in skyscrapers. Well, a quick pre-NYC trip poll among my readers (hey, it’s you!) revealed that the people want to know which observatory is best…Empire State Building vs Top of the Rock vs One World Observatory…if you’re only going to go one, which one should you pick? But a trip to Chicago earlier this summer saw me going up to the top of the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) to recreate the scene from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. As someone who’s moderately afraid of heights, it’s not something I imagined I would enjoy much so I never sought them out. Now here’s the deal…I am new to the world of going to the top of tall buildings. Of Course, the Empire State Building is the big one, but there are a handful of options when it comes to the big skyscraper observatories in New York City. It just might be the most famous skyline in the world so most people traveling to the city make plans to go up in one of the skyscrapers to check out the view. Is there anything more impressive than the NYC skyline?
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