The Empire State Building (ESB) is a 102 story landmark in NYC with its name deriving from New York's nickname, The Empire State. It stood as the world's tallest building for more than 40 years until the completion of the World Trade Center's North Tower in 1972. Today, the ESB is the 3rd tallest skyscraper in the Americas, following the Willis Tower (formally the Sears Tower), and Trump International Hotel and Tower both in Chicago.
We wanted to see New York City from the top at night, so as the night grew on, so did the fog. We had gotten tickets for that night, partly because there were no lines, but they wouldn't let us up because the fog was too thick for visitors to see anything, so they allowed us to come back the next day and skip the lines!! Sweet!
When we got up there, the views were, as I said, unbelieveable!! Each observer gets a 360 degree view of beautiful New York City, including a few of its boroughs, if it's a clear day! On a clear day, one can see far into New Jersey, and way out into the Atlantic!! As a lot of you know, I love seeing city's from the top, and there was SOOOO much to see from the ESB!!! So many buildings, neighborhoods, ponds, Central Park, cabs, and so on and so forth!!You can stay up at the top for as long as you wanted, and luckily I had reinforcements to drag me down to the street again. The ESB was an excellent experience, and when anyone is in NYC, they should definitely take the time to go observe New York from the top!
Tips on the Empire State Building:
-The lines are always extremely long (except for our rare experience), especially on weekends I would assume, so be prepared for that.
-The observation deck is fenced in, outdoors. If there is anyone afraid of hieghts, it might be unnerving for them.
