Magical views from the Empire State Building
Empire State Building situated at 350 5th Avenue and 34th Street is the world most famous office building. Its 86th floor is open for the visitors to get the best views of New York City from 1,050 feet (320 m). Just 200 feet (almost 61 m) above it there is the 102th floor where you can get if you pay more.
Both Observatories were open in 1931 and around 4 million people visit them every year. They are open from 8 am to 2 am every day with the last elevator going up at 1.15 am.
Being one of the New York City’s top attractions, there are long Q’s for the tickets and elevators. My recommendation is to get CityPASS – a pass for 6 main New York City attractions at 46% of the admission price, including the entrance to Empire State Building. You not only save money on the entrances but you skip the lines, too. And you get a free audio tour with it to find out more about the history of Manhattan and the name of the sights you see from the Empire State Building. It took me just around 15 minutes to get up to the 86th floor Observatory with CityPASS.
I so enjoyed panoramic 360 views of Manhattan and as well New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Delaware (only on a clear day). Empire State Building is one of those touristy places you just have to visit!
Hope you experience the magical views I saw at least through my photos :)
streetview of the Empire State Building
on the way up to the 86th floor of the Empire State Building
view from the inside observatory
Midtown and Central Park seen from Empire State Building
skyscrapers like legoland
Financial District, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
top of the Empire State Building
me on top of the 86th floor of the Empire State Building
me enjoying the views
skyscrapers around Times Square seen from Empire State Building
Downtown Manhattan
view of Astoria and Queens in the horizon
East River
a cute little girl on top of the Empire State Building
watching the sunset from Empire State Building
just before the sunset above Hudson River
sunset above the Hudson River
sunset time from the Empire State Building
pinky clouds above the Hudson River
view of Financial Center
red Sun from the Empire State Building
shining Rockefeller Center
Check out my video below from the Empire State Building, its views and Empire State of mind :)
Magical views from the Empire State Building
My Empire State Building experience was a press trip organized by CityPASS. All the thoughts in this article are my own. For more information, please check out CityPASS website.
Crazy Sexy Fun Traveler via Facebook
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wow Stephen Schreck sounds super cool :)
Stephen Schreck via Facebook
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I am meeting some old travel friends from around the globe in New York this New Years! I can’t wait.
Crazy Sexy Fun Traveler via Facebook
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I went in July and still would love to go back :)
Roger Bruton via Facebook
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Was up there in Aug 2002 — great trip!!
Carly Morson via Facebook
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I went many years ago for a flying visit, would love to go back!
Ivo Madaleno via Facebook
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have already and i <3 NY
crazy sexy fun traveler
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Comment@ PeruAgency Mayorista via Facebook:
I will for sure in the next years :)
PeruAgency Mayorista via Facebook
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come to Peru
crazy sexy fun traveler
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Comment@ killerfillers:
Oh yes, that is exactly my reason all the time to revisit the same place again cos I didn’t see there everything I wanted to :D
killerfillers
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I regret not going to Empire State, I missed the awesome sunset view in the Hudson. This calls for another trip to NYC I guess!:)
crazy sexy fun traveler
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Comment@ Hogga:
For me it is too! Beautiful building with even nicer views :)
Hogga
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Just like the CN Tower, even though the Empire State building isn’t the tallest, and hasn’t been for a looong time, I still think it’s like the king of all buildings!
crazy sexy fun traveler
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Comment@ Ayngelina:
You should not forget about it, the views are perfectly cool from there!
Ayngelina
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I’m going to NYC on Thursday, I nearly forgot about the Empire State building!
crazy sexy fun traveler
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Comment@ Tiffany @ theUnimaginedLife:
Wow, really you did not yet? You should, I loved it up there!
Tiffany @ theUnimaginedLife
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Amazing photos! I’m ashamed to admit, that out of the 4 times I’ve visited New York, I never made it to the top of the Empire State Building :( Next time!!
crazy sexy fun traveler
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Comment@ Siddharth:
Thank you :)
Siddharth
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Awesome Sunset Pictures….!!
crazy sexy fun traveler
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Comment@ Jess @UsedYorkCity:
Yes that is the best time of the day to go just before sunset :) And I hate waiting so no lines, please :)
Jess @UsedYorkCity
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Gorgeous photos, so smart of you to go at sunset! Completely agree with you on the CityPass…otherwise those lines can be killer, and who wants to spend precious NYC minutes waiting in line?!;-)