Top of the Rock, New York

What a wonderful NYC experience! The 70th floor observation deck of 30 Rockefeller was closed to the public for many years and has been recently renovated and re-opened. My husband and I chose to check out the view from the "Top of the Rock" in lieu of the observation deck at the top of the Empire State Building. In my opinion, the views from the Top of the Rock were much more incredible than the view from the Empire State. (I've been to the Empire State Building Observation deck before during a previous trip.) Even though the Empire State Building observation decks are higher, the view is obstructed by the chainlink-like fence enclosures. The lower 2 observation decks at the Top of the Rock are enclosed with panels of fully transparent, non-reflective safety glass and the highest deck is completely open and allows for a 360 degree, unobstructructed view of Manhattan. The most spectacular sight was the view of the Empire State Building. This was the first time I was able to see Empire State Building from a high vantage point. It is an awesome "Kodak-Moment" spot. The admission is a bit pricey, but definitely worth it.

I LOVED THE WAY YOU FELT LIKE YOU WERE ABOVE EVERYTHING AND IT JUST MADE EVERYTHING AROUND YOU SEEM SO SMALL... APART FROM THE WEATHER THE EXPERIENCE WAS A MEMORABLE ONE.... WAS FAIRLY PRICED AND THE STAFF WERE ALL POLITE AND HELPFULL.