One World Observatory

One World Observatory sits at the summit of One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, occupying floors 100 to 102 of the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. The observatory opened in 2015, rising from the site rebuilt after the September 2001 attacks, and its position at roughly 1,250 feet above street level offers unobstructed panoramic views across New York Harbour, the Hudson and East Rivers, and the full sweep of the Manhattan skyline.

Visitors ascend in Sky Pod lifts whose walls display a time-lapse of the New York skyline evolving over four centuries, arriving at an experience that combines the view itself with dining and interactive exhibits about the city below. Late Night Saver tickets offer access to the observatory during evening hours, when the city lights spread across the horizon in every direction and the crowds of the daytime have thinned considerably.