Empire State Building

The Empire State Building lobby is one of the few interiors in New York to be designated a historic landmark by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. It is three stories high and offers a perfect example of Art Deco interior design.

The Art Deco inspired murals (restored in 2009) come to life in 24-karat gold and aluminum leaf. In a homage to the mechanical age, planets and stars are rendered as an assembly line of gears. 

In the 1960s, some of the marble walls were replaced with backlight panels. Following the 2009 restoration, new marble panels that match the originals were quarried and installed in the lobby. 

Notice the image on the wall above the front desk. You can see the iconic depiction of the Empire State Building. This rendering features beams of lights radiating from the mast.

As the most famous observatory in the world, the 86th Floor has been the setting of dozens of movie and television scenes, as well as millions of unforgettable personal moments.

The entire Observation Deck wraps around the building, providing 360-degree views of New York City and beyond. From the north side you look towards uptown Manhattan, the Bronx, and parts of New York State, with views of New Jersey to the west and Brooklyn and Queens to the east.

This river flows north to south, beginning in the Adirondack Mountains and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. The river is named after Henry Hudson, an English sea captain and navigator who explored the region in the early 1600s.

This 16-mile-long waterway runs along New York City and connects the Long Island Sound to the Upper New York Harbor. It’s a salt water tidal estuary, a transitional body of water that connects rivers to open ocean.

Built in 1930 on Manhattan’s East Side. The building’s Designer William Van Alen made it distinctive through inventively applied Art Deco design, using machine-age motifs such as hubcaps and radiator caps, and American eagle heads in place of traditional gargoyles.

You’re standing on the southern side of the most famous observatory in the world, the 86th Floor of the Empire State Building. From this location you look towards lower Manhattan and New York Bay. With Brooklyn towards the east and New Jersey towards the west.