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No visit to New York City would be complete without a stop at the Empire State Building's Observation Deck. Presently, it is the third largest skyscraper in the United States (behind the Willis Tower and the Trump Tower in Chicago), and towers over the city almost a quarter of a mile high at 102 floors. The Art Deco designed skyscraper draws an estimated 3.5 million visitors each year to the 86th floor’s observation deck for spectacular views of the surrounding city; Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, and the famous Yankee Stadium. Since the Empire State Building Observation Deck was opened in 1931, approximately 110 million people have peered out over picturesque views of New York City. Many visitors are attracted ...

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