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| My mom and I on Top of the Rock |
After visiting the
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, my mom and I headed to the Top of the Rock. We had stopped by the Empire State Building earlier, but is was something like $22 each plus another $15 to go to the very top - lame. I had heard the Top of the Rock was much better since it has two levels that are both accessible, and has a really great interactive light room. When you walk into the room he room knows it and gives you a colored light that follows you wherever you go. When you get close to other people your colors can merge. As more people enter, the room gets filled with more and more color and turns into a giant light show.
It is also nice that when you buys your ticket you get a specific time to take the elevator up. This way, there is really never a big line (unlike the Empire State Building, which always has a looong line). Also, while you wait to go up there are pretty interesting videos playing.
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| The light room |
On the way up, the elevator goes dark and you can look through the clear ceiling, and see the little blue lights that speed past as you go up. Once at the top, there are two levels. The first level is one that you can walk around and includes the light room. In the center of this lower level it the peak of the building, which are reached by stairs from the first level. The peak has an unobstructed 360 degree panorama view of the city and beyond - including a view of the Empire State Building, which was lit up very beautifully.
I have never been to the top of the Empire State Building, but I think I can already say that I would recommend the Top of the Rock over the Empire State Building - especially since Top of the Rock includes so much more for the same price.
Definitely one of my favorite things that I have done in NYC. Spectacular.
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| Moon over Manhattan from the Top of the Rock |
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| View of the Empire State building from the Top of the Rock |
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| Rockefeller Plaza |
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