Empire State Building in New York City

The Empire State Building is synonymous with New York City.  For forty years it stood not only as New York City’s tallest building, but the tallest building in the world.  Sadly, it regained it’s fame as New York’s tallest building after September 11, 2001 upon the attack and destruction of the World Trade Center. The [...]

Observing New York City from the Empire State Building

Unlike other tall buildings which only have a single observation tower enclosed by glass, the Empire State Building has two observation decks. It is one of the most popular observatories in the world. Each year, approximately 110 million people visit the Empire State Building. The first observation deck of the Empire State Building is not [...]