
Guests five and under will be admitted at no charge. Children ages 6-12 pay $26 and seniors over 65 can get in for $30. Tickets to the One World Observatory go on sale from Wednesday, April 8, and are available on the official website Admission for adults ages 13-64 will be $32. Visitors who hang around long enough might even get to bump into Anna Wintour.Ĭonde Nast, which publishes Vogue magazine, was the first company to move into the One World Trade building when it opened in November, 2014. A Digital Skyline Guided tour also is included in this ticket. The base is 200 feet by 200 feet, the same size as the original twin towers that were destroyed in the terror attacks of 2001. As evident from its name, this ticket lets you leverage priority lanes for security, the elevator and the exit.

The entire One World Trade Center, including the 408-foot spire, stands at a height of 1,776 feet – the year the Declaration of Independence was signed. There’s also a Sky Portal – a 14-foot wide circular disc that will deliver real-time, high-definition footage of the streets below. It’s made up of a ring of HD video monitors that use gesture recognition technology to bring imagery to the screens, allowing guests to find out more about the landmarks and neighborhoods they’re checking out from above. The One World Observatory at Freedom Tower offers expansive 360-degree views in all directions of New York City. If youre short on time, these are the best half-day One World Observatory tickets and tours: NYC One World Observatory General Admission Ticket (From 53.35) 9/11 Memorial, Ground Zero Tour with Optional One World Observatory Ticket (From 39.00) NYC One World Observatory All Inclusive Flexible Admission Ticket (From 75. The Main Observatory space on the 100th floor will include an interactive skyline “concierge” known as City Pulse. Skip-the-ticket-line entry ticket to One. On this 60-90 minute tour of all 3 observatory levels (floors 100-102) your guide will point out famous landmarks while sharing the citys rich history. It’s obviously the scenes outside that sell this one but, to be fair, the developers have also come up with some impressive interactive features inside.įor starters, visitors get to the observatory via one of five “Sky Pod” elevators that whiz up to the 102nd floor in fewer than 60 seconds.ĭuring the ride they’ll be surrounded by a floor-to-ceiling virtual time-lapse that recreates the development of New York City’s skyline from the 1600s to present day. For the VIP experience, take the Mastercard VIP Guided Tour option which includes an expert guide for an informative and engaging experience.

Visitors will be get panoramic views of pretty much every corner of New York City from 1,250 feet above ground.

Sitting on levels 100-102 of the One World Trade Center – the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere – it’s vying to become the city’s hottest new tourist attraction. New York’s highly anticipated One World Observatory will open to the public on May 29, 2015.
