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Madame Tussauds New York
📍 234 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036
Wax celebrities, Marvel and pop-culture photo sets on 42nd St.
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Edge at Hudson Yards
📍 30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
An outdoor sky deck 100 floors up with a glass floor and views across Manhattan.
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SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
📍 45 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017
Mirrored rooms and glass ledges above Grand Central.
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Top of the Rock
📍 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112
Open-air decks with the Empire State Building and Central Park both in view.
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Empire State Building Observatory
📍 20 W 34th St, New York, NY 10001
The 86th-floor open-air deck and museum floors. 102nd floor costs more.
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One World Observatory
📍 117 West St, New York, NY 10007
The top of One World Trade Center, with a fast elevator ride and views of the whole harbor.
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NYC Ferry (scenic East River ride)
📍 Pier 11, Wall St & South St, New York, NY 10005
The cheapest boat ride with a view after the free Staten Island Ferry. The East River route passes under three bridges between Wall St, Dumbo, Williamsburg and Long Island City.
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Pocket parks, viewpoints, public atriums and free museum hours.
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Roosevelt Island Tram
📍 E 59th St & Second Ave, New York, NY 10022
A cable-car ride over the East River to Roosevelt Island; pay with OMNY or a MetroCard.
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