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Romance over New York - Private Helicopter Flight
2 Hour New York Harbor Cruise - See the famous skyline from the water.
Madame Tussauds New York City - Interactive Wax Experience
The Beast - 45 Miles Per Hour - NY Fastest Harbor Cruise! May - October
2 Hour Private New York City Photo Tour-Central Park and Uptown
New York Splash Tours - New York City's first land & water visitor experience. Starts in April '08
New York City Explorer Pass - 5 New York Attractions for One Low Price
©2006 ESB| Observatory Hours | Security at Building Entry | Location and Entrance: Fifth Avenue at 34th Street | How To Get To The Empire State Building |
OBSERVATORY TICKETS , COMBO TICKETS AND ATTRACTION PASS PACKAGES
| Ticket for 86th Floor Empire State Building Observatory | Combo Ticket for 86th Floor Empire State Building Observatory PLUS Skyride | New York CityPass includes Five attractions including Empire State Building | The New York Pass Admission to over 40 top attractions in New York City including Empire State Building |
SIGHTSEEING TOUR AND OBSERVATORY PACKAGES
| Classic New York Sightseeing Tour with Empire State Buiding | New York 3-Day Super Saver Combo Sightseeing Tour with Empire State Building |
86th Floor Observatory: The 86th floor Observatory, 1,050
feet (320 meters), reached by high speed, automatic elevators, has both a glass-enclosed
area, which is heated in winter and cooled in summer, and spacious outdoor promenades
on all four sides of the Building. High powered binoculars are available on
the promenades for the convenience of visitors at a minimal cost. Souvenir counters
are also located in the 86th floor observatory. The 86th floor observatory is
handicap accessible. Advance
Purchase Empire State Building Tickets
102nd Floor Observatory: The 102nd floor Observatory
has reopened as of November 1, 2005.
Admission tickets are only sold at the Observatory ticket office, located on
the 2nd floor of the building, at a cost of $14 in addition to regular admission
tickets.
©2006 ESBEveryone must go through the security check when entering the building. No glass or bottles are permitted to be taken to the Observatory. Cameras and camcorders are allowed but no tripods. ONLY carry-on size and style bags, suitcases, backpacks, duffle bags, luggage, etc., are permitted. We do not have a coat check, package, baggage check or holding area, so please do not attempt to bring non-carry-on style luggage to the Observatory
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Dont wait in line for tickets. At, 1,050 feet (320 meters), reached by high
speed, automatic elevators, it has both a glass-enclosed area, which is heated
in winter and cooled in summer, and spacious outdoor promenades on all four
sides of the Building.
High powered binoculars are available on the promenades for the convenience of visitors at a minimal cost. Souvenir counters are also located in the 86th floor observatory. The 86th floor observatory is handicap accessible.
Located on the 2nd floor of the Empire State Building, and oper 365 days a year, the NY SKYRIDE is New York’s ONLY virtual aerial simulator and a unique introductory tour of the city. Experience an exciting IMAX ® style presentation combining high definition digital technology and special effects, moving platforms and seats, and a 6 meter/18 foot high screen!
NY SKYRIDE is accessible via a separate building entrance on 33rd Street and is open 365 days a year 10 AM-10 PM* including Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. Combination NY SKYRIDE Tickets with the Empire State Building Observatory. SAVE TIME! Purchase your tickets in advance, "avoid" waiting in long ticket lines and visit the NY SKYRIDE and the Empire State Building Observation Deck at your convenience.
One Building...Two Great Attractions! Save Time & Money! Combine two great attractions at one convenient location. After "feeling the sights" on NY SKYRIDE, experience one of the most breath-taking views of a lifetime on the 86th Floor of the Empire State Building. Above the city's bustling streets, the Observatory offers panoramic views from within a temperature-controlled, glass-enclosed area or from the surrounding open-air promenade.
Visit Five New York Attractions ! For Just $53.00 Save 50% Includes admission to Empire State Building Observatory, American Museum of Natural History, Guggenheim Museum, MOMA - The Museum of Modern Art and Circle Line Cruises.
New York Pass includes Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty Island (not admission into Statue of Liberty) and Ellis Island, American Museum of Natural History, The Guggenheim, Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, Intrepid Sea.Air.Space Museum, Brooklyn Museum of Art, NBC Studio Tour, Circleline Sightseeing, Radio City Music Hall Stage Door Tour, The United Nations Tour, Madison Square Garden All Access Tour, and many others.
First choice of NYC Visitors is still the best deal in town! Enjoy a tour which includes the All Loops Double Decker Tour, choice of ferry ticket to Statue of Liberty Island and Ellis Island or a one-hour harbor cruise AND a ticket to the Empire State Building Observatory!
EXCEPTIONAL VALUE See ALL of New York City aboard Gray Line New York Sightseeing's deluxe double decker buses on the All Loops Tour. This includes unlimited hop-on, hop-off fun at over 50 stops with the Uptown Loop, Downtown Loop, Brooklyn Loop and Night Tour.
The package also includes The New York City Official Heritage Tour. Let Gray Line New York Sightseeing and The History Channel take you back in time and relive all the historic moments! This 3-Day package also takes you to three of the most recognizable icons of New York City - The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and The Empire State Building Observatory.
Buy Tickets now and save time by not having to wait in long ticket lines! NY SKYRIDE is an awesome aerial tour of New York City that sends you on a ride around, above and even below all that the City has to offer. . . and you feel the sights from the comfort of a specially equipped, motion-simulated, big screen theater seat!
©2006 ESBBy Subway
1, 2, or 3 (Seventh Avenue Lines), A, C or E (Eighth Avenue Subway) to 34th Street/Penn Station. Also B, D, F, N, Q, R or Path to 34th Street/Avenue of the Americas .
By Train
To Penn Station: Long Island Railroad, New Jersey Transit, Amtrak.From Westchester/Connecticut: Metro-North to Grand Central Station, subway shuttle to Times Square to 1, 2, or 3 subway trains downtown one stop.
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Transportation Info:
NY City Transit (Travel directions by bus and subway) (718) 330-1234
Metro North Commuter Railroad (212) 532-4900
Long Island Rail Road (718) 217-5477
MTA Customer Service (718) 330-3322
NJ Transit (973) 762-5100Ferry: New York Waterway (800) 533-3779