Top of The Rock (New York City)

I went to New York about 5 years ago and since then have yet found a place as exciting and synthetically beautiful. I went during February and if you think England is cold then think again! There was small snow blizzard at the time and the cold got right down to your skin. But once you get a cab, bus and or coach from the airport to the city the sights soon start to get you warmed up and reading for your trip! From the airport to the city entre took around 35 minutes and it was really exciting seeing the old style buildings and the small parts of ghettos with the fire exits at the backs like if the TV program 'Friends'. Anyway on to the matter at ...  Read the complete review

=============== Top of The Rock =============== The Top of the Rock is one of the places I really wanted to visit when in New York, however when I said it to friends and family, only about half of them had even heard of it before. Of course a lot of them had heard of Rockefeller Centre but not Top of the Rock. This Art Deco building was originally known as RCA until 1988 and is most famous for being the headquarters of the NBC and for it's amazing observation deck. It is the 32nd tallest building in the United States. ============= Brief History ============= The building was completed in 1933 and remains ...  Read the complete review

As you have probably guessed from my reviews, I like New York. So it must come as no surprise that I shall do this review, expecially since I stated in my Empire State Building review that this is the better building to go up. For those that disagree, I stand by that statement. Last year, the wife and myself had 2 trips to New York. The first in March and the 2nd in August. Both times we went up the Top of the Rock and yet we only went up the ESB the once on our first trip. That is how much we rated the 2. Now, I shall review this as a mixture of both visits as though it is one. I shall say now, go in March when it is still pretty cold in NYC and well, ...  Read the complete review

Top of the Rock I spent a week in New York last summer and did a lot of the usual tourist things but the top of the rock was right up there with my favourites. Like many people im sure, I thought long and hard over whether to go up the rock or the empire state building. I finally opted for the rock due to various sources of feedback informing that there was little or no queues and when time is short on holidays the absence of queuing won out. History of the Rock Top of the Rock actually refers to the top of the GE building which is the centre piece of the Rockefeller Center. It's located in Midtown Manhattan and is very accessible via all ...  Read the complete review

I've been to New York several times over the past few years and have been up the Top of the Rock 3 times now. Pluses: Hardly and queues (compared to the Empire State) Can often get discounts from staff handing round the Rockefeller Plaza View of Central Park View of the Empire State Building Large viewing platforms make it feel less crowded Great with buggy Disadvantages In my opinion nothing beats the experience of the Empire State at night time You have to walk through the 'how the TOTR came about' show and stand and watch a film In the dark Central Park is just a mass of ...  Read the complete review