While you can't truly call the Empire State Building a free NYC attraction, you can enjoy the iconic building for free on a number of levels. It's true that to go to the top it will cost you $20 a pop, you can go into its lobby for free and obviously view if from afar from many vantage points around the city. One of the best is from the Brooklyn Bridge at dusk. Noted for being the world's tallest building for over 40 years, the famed Art Deco skyscraper gained perhaps its greatest notoriety when Hollywood's mythic King Kong climbed to its top forever cementing its being not only NYC's icon but perhaps the symbol of the entire United States.
The Empire State Building is 1,453 feet, 8 9/16 inches from the base to the top of the lightning rod.
There are 1,860 steps from street level to the 102nd floor.
10-20 thousand people visit the Empire State Building daily.
On a clear day, you can see for almost 80 miles from the top of the Empire State Building.
Lightening strikes the Empire State Building about 100 times a year.
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