Obviously the Top of the Rock gives you a great panorama of sights over the Big Apple, but it seriously lacks fair pricing, decent wait times, and originality. This is not the best NYC has to offer, so I'm shocked that this is rated number 1. It took us an hour waiting in line to finally get to the top.... more

See all the sites you have heard off, seen on the movies, and seen on TV... I am not an American, but every view contained a building or a site that I had heard off. 2nd only to the Empire State. You can even see concorde on the side of the river !! more

Make sure to bring your camera...the view of the city is excellent! It was quite windy and chilly on the top floor, but what can you expect, even on a nice day in December. There is a photographer that will take your picture with the Empire State building, and Central park in the background on the top floor, and at... more

I can't imagine a better view than from the roof of the Top of the Rock. I don't know if it was worth $20 a ticket, but I don't know if anything in NYC is really worth what you have to pay for it. But it was hands down AMAZING. We probably took 100 pictures on a mid-December evening. We... more

If you plan on experiencing the Top of the Rock, you should really spend the extra $10 on the Sunrise/Sunset package. This allows you to go up once during daylight and once after dark, which is ideal if you're like us and can't decide which time you'd prefer. Overall it's a wonderful, stress-free experience. The process of moving people to... more

We visited Top of the Rock on 27th November at about 3pm. We didn't have tickets as we weren't sure what the weather was going to be like. We were sold tickets right away, and directed to the elevator. All-in-all, it took us about 10 minutes (tops) to get to the top, from entering the building. The service was great,... more

Having been to both the Empire State Building and TOTR, I suggest both but would lean to TOTR. The view was amazing and I can only imagine it during a sunrise/sunset. Plus, I saw someone get proposed to while there... how great! They also had this crazy room with sensors which recognizes you in the room and assigns you a... more

After spending considerable time on TA reading reviews of TOTR vs. the Empire State Building, we decided to save some time and go to TOTR. Glad we did...the views were outstanding and we didn't have to wait over 10 minutes on either visit. If we had been in NYC longer than 2 days, we probably would have tried to go... more

I've done both... the Empire State and Top of the Rock. From my personal experience, I would recommend Top of the Rock over Empire State a million times over!!! I bought the "Rock Pass" which includes the NBC Studio Tour (review available), Radio City Stage Door Tour (review available) and a visit to Top of the Rock observation deck. The... more