🌃 Empire State Building

New York, United States

Best time: September to November, with crisp air and the longest views

The 1931 Art Deco skyscraper seen in hundreds of films. The open-air 86th-floor deck circles all of Manhattan, and the tower lights change colour for holidays and events.

Good to know

• Go an hour before sunset to catch day, dusk and night.
• It's open late; after 11 pm the lines are shortest.