The centerpiece is Empire for Two, a date night that gives one lucky couple private access to the building's interactive exhibits and Observation Decks. The experience culminates in an intimate dinner for two on the 102nd Floor, complete with a specially decorated setting, a professional musician, vintage Dom Pérignon and a three-course chef's tasting menu by STATE Grill and Bar, paired with wines selected by the building's sommelier.
Poised on a steel cable a quarter of a mile above Manhattan, a weather-beaten man in work dungarees reaches up to tighten a bolt. Below, though you hardly dare to look down, lies the Hudson River, the sprawling cityscape of New York and the US itself, rolling out on to the far horizon. If you fell from this rarefied spot, it would take about 11 seconds to hit the ground.
Demi Lovato may have just won Halloween, but Heidi Klum has yet to enter the competition. After all, the supermodel might be the Queen of Halloween, building a reputation by throwing an annual party and going all-out every year for the occasion with some of the most extravagant costumes imaginable. While fans wait for her annual reveal, it's business as usual for Klum when it comes to fashion.
I'm not sure what I was thinking, but I had initially assumed that a tour of the city's number one attraction would be a brief, inexpensive stop on our New York getaway. I had visited here many years ago and remembered just walking in and heading to the top for a quick view of the city. Well, it seems that times have changed greatly, and a trip to the Empire State Building now takes some planning.
On July 7, 2025, the Empire State Building lit up in a dramatic shade of blood red to celebrate the return of TV's most complicated antihero. Dexter: Resurrection, the newest chapter in Showtime's long-running franchise, brings Michael C. Hall's iconic vigilante back to life, and fans couldn't be more ready.
