Empire State Building, New York, New York

Legend

History & Culture travel tip
City center

Distance from city center: 0.6mi

by MadSuh History & Culture travel tip

► added on the 20th of January, 2010

This is New York's symbol. It was New York's symbol before until it was replaced by the Twin Towers. Since September 11, the Empire State Building is the undisputed King of New York's skyline. It was built in the 1930ies and is 381m/1250ft or 443m/1454ft with the antenna. Besides the fact that this was one of the first huge sky scrapers in the World, the building boasts an interesting Art Deco style, which is very typical for the time, just that today's sky scrapers are really just glass, steel, and concrete, this one actually has some decorative details to it. 30,000 people live and work at Empire State Building, which is a myriad of shops, offices, restaurants, and basically everything a regular city would have. In any case, it's a must see when you go to New York. Unfortunately, since the fall of the Twin Towers, this is the only real good place to get a view over the city and the wait is long and can take up to 2 hours on busy days.

Address:
350 5th Ave, New York City, NY 10118, USA

Price:
Ticket Prices*
Adult (13-61) $18.45 (+$1.55Tx)

Opening Hours:
daily 8am–midnight

How to get there:
Take one of the following subways: 34th St., B, D, F, N, Q, R

On the web:
http://www.esbnyc.com

Ellis Island Central Park

tips

Recent travel tips for New York

Traveling got easier
How annoying is it to travel and have an uncomfortable briefcase or backpack that is just impractical for all day travel??? VERY! Well I'd be a fool not to share this. Be sure to check out the Solo New York bags when you're traveling in the [...]
D: 37.6mi00
Statue of liberty & Ellis Island
Everybody knows these two very important American landmarks. While the statue of liberty may be the more spectacular one, I wrongly recommend spending more time at Ellis Island. In fact if you want to take pictures, just don't get off the [...]
D: 5mi00
Peter Luger Steakhouse
Peter Luger is a great place to visit, when going to New York. It's in Brooklyn so it's a bit out of the way. Steaks come as large as you want them and the quality is excellent. [...]
D: 2.9mi10
Chicago the Musical
Chicago is one of the best musicals of all times. It is the 12th year of its hit and it's still a great success. I personally loved it and the movie as well. If you are in New York, you must go to the Broadway and watch some shows, they [...]
D: 0.9mi00
Century 21 Department Store
Century 21 is located right across the street from the World Trade Center site. It's a terrible shop, but it has a ton of clothes inside. You really feel like you're at a warehouse, but it's often worth the visit if you are out to bargain [...]
D: 3.4mi10

Things about New York you may be interested in

+ list your site

guides

New York History

view gallery

During the British rule, New York City grew in importance and major developments took place in this period. In the American revolutionary war, the city saw major battles known as New York Campaigns. In 1789, George Washington was elected as the first president of the United States of America. New York City was the Capital of the United States until 1790 and all the major government offices were [...]

More travel tips you might be interested in

Sofia, Bulgaria
The New Sofia Pub Crawl is the night walk around Sofia’s hidden and unique bars. This event is not for those looking for loud and smoky rooms;...
Night Life & Entertainment: The New Sofia Pub Crawl

Shanghai, China
The area around Huangpu river is where you can find several of the most interesting attractions in Shanghai. The Bund, as the waterfront is called,...
Sightseeing: The Bund

Chemnitz, Germany
Great for a day trip starting from Dresden
History & Culture: Medieval Silver Mining Town

Plitvice, Croatia
If you are at Plitvice you should definitely take a look at the lakes of Plitvice. They are gorgeous and also famous through the german Winnetou...
Outdoors Activities: Famous Lakes, also known from the old Winnetou films

Tiruchirappalli, India
There is a new hotel in Tiruchirappali called " Grand Gardenia " Ph: 91 9585644000 email; reservations@grandgardenia.com I've had good...
General: New hotel in Tiruchirappalli

Hampton, Jamaica
For anyone on this site that is interested in coming to Jamaica for vacation I would first suggest that you not spend the ridiculous amount for...
General: Paradise Jamaica

Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Vaduz the capital of Liechtenstein is a small little town. Its smaller then most towns that I have visited in Spain and there is very little to see...
Sightseeing: Stadtle

Navodari, Romania
I was here as a kid but I remember that very close to this city (or maybe it was in the city...) is a place where you can see dolphin shows.
Family & Fun: Dolphin shows in Navodari

Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
Bright Angel Trail is certainly the most famous of all trails at Grand Canyon. You’ll need a lot of time to do the whole trail. If you do the...
Outdoors Activities: Bright Angel Trail

Stockton, California
In Stockton the perfect place for excellent pizzas is Michael's Pizza on Alpine Avenue. They prepare the food on the spot, and they use fresh,...
Food: Michael's Pizza

Welcome to Travelgrove register tell a friend bookmark it

Empire State Building, New York, New York

Travel tips > North America > United States > New York > Empire State Building

Recent travel tips for New York

Things about New York you may be interested in

Recommended

New York History

More travel tips you might be interested in