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Top of the Rock Observation Deck

30 Rockefeller Center, New York City, NY
212 698 2000
Ranked #10 of 707 attractions in New York City
4.5 of 5 stars 5461 Reviews
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Type: Observation Decks/ Towers, Lookouts
Fee: Yes
Traveller Description: The Top of the Rock Observation Decks only re-opened late 2005. This is nowhere near as crowded as the Empire State Building , and the views are far... more »
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Eastbourne, United Kingdom
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 May 2012 NEW

this is the top of the rockafella centre , i loved the view and the lift going up to the top if brilliant

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 May 2012 NEW

take this place and youll see how big of NYC... this place can take you to highest sky make you so surprise.. this place different from empire state building

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Canada
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

I actually prefered this to the Empire States Building.

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Rio de Janeiro, RJ
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

Day or Night, Empire State or Central Park. You always have the best NY view!!!

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Saratoga NSW Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

Limited time in NYC and need to see the Manhattan skyline? If you have to make a choice between the Empire State Building and the Rockafella Centre? Do yourself a favour and go to THE TOP OF THE ROCK!

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Sao Paulo, SP
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

The view it is beautiful because you can see all the parts of Manhattan, go during the day and night, both are special moments of NYC.

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Milton
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

Despite the crowds, they hustle you through the lines quite well. The views from the very top (do not get distracted by "almost" at the top) are well worth it! We had this included in our City pass and loved it. The fantastic security guard even took our photos.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

If you do one thing in NY, it must be this. The views are spectacular on all sides...

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Houston, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW
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The best part of top of the rock is that there are clear glass walls at the top so you can get unobstructed view unlike empire state building. Also the queue is a lot shorter, took us 20 mins to get to the top v/s 1:30 mins on empire statue building (even though we had bought the tickets online)

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London
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

Much better than Empire State building, main reason being, no day long cues and you can see the Empire State Building!

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