It’s not cheap, but what is great is that once you are up there, you can stay as long as you want. We bought a ticket on site for 3pm. We were warned there could be an hour queuing, but in the event we were up at the viewing platform in less than 20 mins. The views were great and we stayed until after sunset and then were able to see the city by night too. Didn’t visit any other sky scrappers in the city, but some reviews complained of long lines and limited time up top. So One WTC seems a good option!

One World Trade Center is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex that was attacked by terrorists on 9/11. It stands on the site of the former 6 WTC building. It is the tallest building in the United States and in the Western Hemisphere. At the base is the poignant and moving 9/11 Memorial and there is a terrific 3 story Observation Deck on the 100th-102nd floor offering incredible views of the city.

This is a landmark center in the financial district. They have done a great job in creating an area to give tribute to 9/11, then there is a one world observatory, huge mall with lot of shops, subway access, good centers etc. There are a lot of photo areas created to attract tourists. Beautiful place and must visit area.

We managed to time our visit perfectly, it had been cloudy in the morning, with virtually zero visibility, but by midday it was clearing, and when we visited around 1pm we were able to get straight up to the top with almost no queues and no crowds. You could see it had the potential to get mega busy at peak times, and I was so glad we avoided that. We were able to use the New York Pass to get tickets, which worked out good value overall.

We toured the 9-11 memorial gardens on our own and then headed to the tower. We did the $75 tickets ($65 on sale) with elevator up, 360° views, little I-Pad type tour guides that we could hold up to the skyline, select a building, and it would show a short video or give more info. Our tix also included a $15 credit to spend on souvenirs or at the snack shop. It was neat experience. We were comfortably done in 2 hours.

This is the new very tall skyscraper built on the site where the twin towers fell. See what you think about the style. I think it is good enough, more attractive than the twin towers which were very big, but not very graceful. This sets a tone and leaves a mark with a purpose of survival.

Amazing views, amazing food and amazing service. The steak was one of the best I'd had. Our server was Frank a lovely man who was very professional buy also friendly. If you read this Frank, we would like to get a copy of the picture we took together!