Again another must see in NYC, we went late at night and had no wait, of course it was in January too. Once up there the view was breathtaking from every angle, would like to have went during the day to see farther and pick out some NYC landmarks but the view at night was amazing. Very romantic also, if it hadn't been for the extreme wind :) A definate stop on your NYC vacation.
The bottom line is that the view from the 86th floor observation deck is wonderful. It's especially nice at sunset. But to get to see this view is a whole different story.
We went on a Sunday night, at about 6pm. At that time, the line was already a two hour wait. When you go into the building, go up the escalator and get into line ...
ESB is one of the "Must Sees" in NYC. Well we went and the lines were horrible, not to mention the pit stop at the 80th floor for photos and audio sales pitch (do like we did and just walk past the photographers...they don't like it but as far as I'm concerned they can't force you to have your picture taken IF it's for ...
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Enjoyed it,Great.Don't leavethis out,DO IT.
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 05/09/06
Last year I was in New York with my two boys.We went to this attraction but unfortunately it would have been a waste at the time we were told because of low cloud.We could choose not to and that is when we decided to try at night which we did and saw an amazing view looking across at this city that is alive 24/7,365 days a year. I would ...
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Empire State Building must see
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 04/21/06
Empire State Building has a view that a person must see. I can't put into words how good it is. If you don't New York than you won't like the view that it has to offer. If you like New York than go for it and enjoy.
IT WAS A GREAT VIEW OF NEW YORK, BUT TO STAND IN LINE FOR TWO AND A HALF HOURS AND PAY $14 DOLLARS TO SEE IT I DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH ALL THAT TIME.
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By A Yahoo! Contributor, 04/12/06
long line even in the middle of the week. we arrived about sunset. beautiful view, but deck was crowded. wind was blowing hard and it was COLD. lots of rude people cutting in line. But don't miss it.
Be prepared to queue outside for security, then inside to the get through the airport security, then again to get your tickets (if not booked before), then again as you get the rip off photo, then again to take the lift up to floor 82nd floor or thereabouts and then wait for a further lift up to get to the top. (there is a further cost and to get ...
This was a last minute decision to go up the tower, and i dont know what is like during the daytime, but nighttime is hectic. We were on the way back to our 'hotel', and decided to go the long way round, via the Empire State Building. Walking up the building, the view upwards is very impressive. Inside though, the queue is almost as long ...