Empire State Building
- Address:350 Fifth Avenue
- Hours:Open daily 8am - 2am
- Admission:Adults: US$18 - $41
Good for Kids, Good Views / Viewpoint, Must-Do Experience, Monument - Modern
Empire State Building Reviews
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smartest thing I did was to buy the "Skip the Line Ticket Upgrade" money well worth spending, it saved us almost 2 hours in lines. The people working at The Empire State Building gave us priority service and we made it to the observation deck in approx 15 minutes.
It was a blustery and rainy day, but we still enjoyed our visit. We took our 12 yr old granddaughter for her 1st trip to the Empire State building and she can't wait to visit again. We all enjoyed it so much and the staff couldn't have been nicer or more helpful.
Skip the Line tickets was worth every penny. I recommend it completely. We were treated very well by all and so enjoyed the views. In our prior year, we went to Top of the Rock instead of Empire State due to the lines at the Empire State. With the Skip the Line Tickets, we enjoyed the Empire State views more than Top of the Rock.
My visit to the Empire State Buliding was on a Sunday morning at about 1100 and it was very quiet. There were almost no queues for security or at the ticket office, and having collected my ticket I was in the lift on my way to the 86th Floor Observation Level in about 5 minutes. It was a lovely clear day, and the views were fantastic, you could see for miles. The staff were friendly and not pushy , they try to sell you a guide map and audio tour but are quite happy to accept no for an answer. I would thoroughly recommend a visit to the Empire State Building to anyone visiting New York, and pre-booking tickets via Viator certainly helped make my visit run smoothly and gave me the flexibility of choosing when to visit, although I was fortunate enough not to have to "skip the line".
What's a trip to new york with out going to the Empire State Building.
The empire state Building was brilliant.what a view of new York! The transaction was really smooth,no problems at all.will definitely use site again.thank you
Really good skip the ine tickets are a must. For the empire state or you will be waiting for hours.
My trip was a bast! The Empire, The Metropolitan and Cruise were all awesome! Very flexible and convenient and well priced! No double lines, no hustle. I'll do it again, and again!
Wow what can you say, has to be seen to be believed, a trip to NYC demands a visit to the "Empire State building"
You have to see the Empire State Bldg. when in NYC. I wanted to see it once in my lifetime. I would go to this at night.
Had a fantastic time up the empire state. no queing, simulator ride was excellent. no problems with tickets. such good value.
Thoroughly enjoyed the visit to the Empire State building and would thoroughly recommend booking through Viator before going, as we had trouble free visit.
The best part about this trip was being able to bypass ALL the lines - to the top and back down again. You have to show your Express Pass to someone at the first line, just anyone in a uniform, and they take or direct you to another person and so on. Once at the top, the area is small and when there are lots of visitors you can't move about well. On a clear day the views are obviously very good. The weather was a little hazy on our visit but you could still make out landmarks where you might have already been before. Visiting the Empire is a must for a first visit to New York but having now done this three times i'll not need to do it again. The absolute best part of this visit though was having an Express Pass - even though we visited at about 10.00am before peak times. If you want to feel like a VIP - buy the Express Pass.
Enjoyed Empire State Building, what a fantastic view from the top on a lovely clear day,would recommend the express tickets to skip the line if short of time, but make sure you inform the staff you have express tickets or else you will end up in the normal line.
Enjoyed the trip to the top of the Empire State building, Booking with Viator was simple and the tickets were easily collected on arrival. The views were enjoyed by us all.
