One World Observatory: 360° Views and NYC History

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New York City

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Experience breathtaking views of NYC from the top of One World Observatory. Skip the line and explore the city’s landmarks with a Tour Ambassador. Enhance your visit with the One World Explorer iPad guide and enjoy dining options at ONE Dine and ONE Mix.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

One World Observatory - All-Inclusive Admission is a flexible entry ticket, select the day you will visit and arrive at any time. This ticket allows you to skip all the lines with a priority lane to security and both the entry and exit elevators. Also includes One World Explorer iPad experience and $15 to Shop, Drink or Eat.

What's Included

$30 voucher for you to eat, drink, or shop at OWO
Flexible arrival time
Skip all the lines: priority lane for security, entry, and exit elevator

Additional Information

Begin your adventure by ascending to the top of One World Observatory in a SkyPod Elevator, which climbs 102 stories in just 47 seconds. This incredible ride offers a journey through NYC’s transformation from untouched lands to its current stunning skyline.
Discover the Observatory with its unmatched 360° views in a climate-controlled environment….

Location

One World Observatory

285 Fulton St, One World Trade Center

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Tmerris

Jun 27, 2026

View from the top! - Great views & not too busy. Loved the high speed lift

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699greysonf

Jun 17, 2026

Great - The elevator took us up so high, it was so fun! They gave me an iPad and let me be the tour guide for my group, and the little app on it was amazing. The prices were absolutely AMAZING! Everything else in NYC has been so overpriced, but not here, it was great!

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Nb6q2dss8g

Feb 9, 2026

Great place to visit - Well organised and booking was so easy. Amazing view of the city. Cafe was good too. Would definitely recommend the blueberry muffin!

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Thorn2nsarah

Jan 5, 2026

Stunning views - We visited the one world observatory on our first morning in NYC. It was a beautiful clear December morning and the views were spectacular, I would recommend getting the iPad (extra cost) which points out the landmarks - my husband was very entertained by this. The experience was great and I would recommend the all inclusive experience to jump the queues.

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Tim_p

Nov 22, 2025

Friday morning At 9 am - Friday morning at 9 am there were no lines - so the skip the line features of some of the more expensive tickets were not really needed.

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Dptrajano

Oct 23, 2025

It was amazing! - It was amazing! Place with many stories, modern architecture and the view is amazing! I consider a must go when I'm in NYC

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Love2sparkle2019

Jan 8, 2026

Nice views, enjoyed - Would recommend. Nice views, not as good as some of the other one towers. Easy to navigate. Only gripe was we had a go city pass, you can’t pre book so have to turn up for a slot. You will never get in asap k on inundated what is 1hr 20. This so so you have to upgrade. We did to save time about $15/20 each. Enjoyed it.

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G8083yqchristinam

Aug 12, 2026

Worth it for the view, but definitely needs direct restaurant access - It's a tall building, yes, but it was designed very stupidly honestly. Their OneWorld Restaurant is located within the same floor as the observatory and was very nice on it's own as far as restaurants go, BUT getting there was a nightmare. This building was not designed for people with reservations to that restaurant, so we had to go through the ENTIRE observatory ticket experience, including waiting in line just to bypass the 3min preview video that's part of the observatory tour, and then zigzag through the building with limited signage just to find this restaurant. This place really should have a separate entrance/elevator that leads directly to the restaurant so that we don't ruin our observatory experience trying to get there. Our reservation was for 2pm lunch, at the time the restaurant opened, and we planned to go through the observatory experience after we ate. However, because of how this building was designed, we wished we just saw the observatory stuff first and ate later. We were too irritated to enjoy the views after all that. The 3min intro video was awesome, but it was anticlimactic for us and I'm not telling you why (no spoilers). Bottom Line: This place needs a separate restaurant access, but until they smarten up, I HIGHLY recommend planning to go through your observatory tour before your meal reservation (if you make one).

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Peter_r

Jul 23, 2026

No line to skip - Check your timing. I spent way too much on this because there's no line of it's very empty. I'm not sure why you have to skip it online cuz there were no lines in

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Piratedanistda

Oct 15, 2025

The bar and restaurant is badly organized. Observatory is great. - The observatory is great, the views are great as well, the restaurant and bar is really bad, the people is extremely unfriendly, and there’s not enough seating available, we purchased $15 drink and eat voucher. It was not possible to get a seating. Even at the bar, there was not enough space.

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From $70

up to 15 guests

1 - Adult