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Top of the Rock

By Teresa Plowright, About.com

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Top of the Rock - view over Central Park

Photo courtesy of Top of the Rock

Top of the Rock has three upper observation decks, 850+ feet above street level, on the 67th, 69th, and 70th floors.

Views are great in all directions, but one of the best is this angle above, looking out over Frederick Law Olmsted's masterpiece of urban planning, Central Park. Other fine sights include: the Chrysler Building, Brooklyn Bridge, and the Hudson and East Rivers.

Be sure to get the GPS-enabled audio tour (purchase when you enter) which can recognize what you're looking at, and provide interesting audio and photos.

--continue to Photo, Observation Deck, looking grand in 1933

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