A Sneak Peek From the Top of the Freedom Tower's Awesome New Observatory
The Freedom Tower in downtown Manhattan (Photo: Maciek Lulko/Flickr)
One World Observatory, aka, the Freedom Tower’s new observatory, is getting ready to welcome visitors this spring - and will cost you $32.
What will you get for your money? Floors 100 through 102 of the impressive 1,792-foot edifice are dedicated to the observatory, where you will take in “unique, panoramic views of New York City, its most iconic sites, and surrounding waters,” according to One World Trade.
Visitors will have this view in spring 2015. (Photo: Maciek Lulko/Flickr)
“Sky Pods” will whisk visitors from the ground floor to the top of the world (or at least it will feel that way) in less than 60 seconds, making them some of the fastest elevators in the world.
The first stop will be the See Forever™ Theater on the 102nd floor, where you can watch a two-minute video “combining bird’s-eye imagery, time-lapse shots, and abstract textures and patterns to bring the unique rhythm and pulse of New York City to dramatic life in three dimensions,” according to One World Trade.
General admission tickets will be $32, with discounts for senior citizens ($30), children ($26), and military (unspecified). Family members of 9/11 victims and 9/11 rescue and recovery workers enter for free.
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