Just thinking of New York, an image of the Manhattan skyscrapers probably comes to mind. The Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center offer two well-known panoramic vantage points on this iconic skyline, but there are alternatives: hanging from the top of a hundred-story building at Hudson Yards or sitting comfortably at a dinner table Brooklyn brewery.
The experience offered by The Edge is already sensational enough for most visitors. Hanging from the 100th floor of 30 Hudson Yards, this cantilevered platform offers a panorama that excludes any competition from the city’s other towers, where the horizon is often limited to the neighboring skyscrapers. At 345 meters above the ground, it is also the highest observation point in the Western world. To the south stand the glass and steel colossi of lower Manhattan, including One World Trade Center; to the west, New Jersey offers itself to your gaze; and under your feet, the glass floor of this floating platform guarantees you a clear view of the avenues surrounding the skyscraper.
If you prefer to enjoy this panorama with a hint of adrenaline, book your ticket for the attraction City Climb, a few floors higher. After putting on a harness, going through a reassuring number of security checks and attaching yourself to a rail going around the building, you are now on a platform at the edge of the void. Tossed by the wind and overcome by the sweet certainty of being at this precise moment the tallest pair of legs in New York, you climb the metal staircase that runs along the side of the skyscraper, stopping here and there to enjoy of the surreal view of the miniature city below. At the summit, a final challenge awaits you: leaning into the void, your feet resting on a balcony at 387 meters, your body held in place by your harness and the encouragement of your fellow adventurers. Ticket pour The Edge : 36 $ (34 €) ; City Climb : 185 $ (175 €).
Most visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art come to admire its sensational collections, crowding the aisles of the museum’s flagship exhibitions on creative geniuses such as Van Gogh, Karl Lagerfeld and many others. Equally captivating is the view from Cantor Garden, the MET’s rooftop terrace, accessible by an elevator on the first floor, right next to a series of Fabergé eggs. Up there, the crowds are thinner and visitors who walk there have the impression of having made an intimate discovery. Most ignore the open-air bar and pop-up installations and head straight for the geometrically sized hedges, where a splendid view of Central Park and the buildings of the Lower West Side awaits. Entrée : 30 $ (28 €)
2023-10-26 16:16:00
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