Things to do in Midtown and Times Square

Midtown holds the skyline postcard shots: Times Square, the Empire State Building and the office towers around Grand Central. The Empire State Building sells two separate observatory tickets - the 86th-floor deck is the base admission, while the 102nd-floor deck costs more and must be booked as an add-on, not something a standard ticket includes.

875% sales tax on top of the sticker price. For a different angle on the skyline, One World Observatory in Lower Manhattan tops a 541-metre tower, a 20-30 minute subway ride south.