Empire State Building
Paid entryMidtown
Sleepless in Seattle, and King Kong before that.
- Time there
- 1.5–2 hours
- Best time
- Late evening, when lines are shorter
- Cost
- 86th floor from about $46
- Good to know
- Open 9 a.m.–10 p.m. Book a timed ticket online.
Filmed here
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Annie and Sam finally meet at the top. The lobby and a search of the deck were filmed here; the meeting itself was on a replica deck in Seattle.
King Kong (1933)
Kong climbs to the top and fights off the planes, created with models in Hollywood.
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