However, we have also found a place where one can temporarily escape the hustle and bustle and enjoy a spectacular view from high above the Manhattan streets. That place is Rockefeller Center.....850 feet above ground.....'The Top of the Rock'.
There's a certain peace at 70 stories above New York City and Linda and I were among the first people to enjoy the breathtaking views of the city when 'The Top of the Rock' reopened two years ago.
The Observation Deck was first opened when the Center opened in 1933, but was closed to the public in 1986. Two decades and $75 million later, the Top of the Rock reopened on November 1st, 2005, as a three floor panoramic experience.
Linda and I were there, just days after it reopened, and the photographs I'm posting were taken at that time. In fact, the 'experience' was so new, that the 'ground rules' hadn't quite been set (or at least weren't enforced very strictly) and Linda went a little higher than we were supposed to be allowed and captured the following photograph of some of the people enjoying the great view.
We will be visiting 'The Top of the Rock' with our travel-ography.com group in just a couple of weeks (Nov. 10th-13th).
Steve
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If you're going to New York City, there are a number of sites out there that offer internet only rates for New York tours and attractions but New York Trusted Tours and Attractions offers some REALLY good discount ticket rates. There address is www.trustedtours.com. Also, check out their Top of the Rock ticket rate... I think it is the best one available on the net.
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