NYC's highest outdoor sky deck, 100 stories above Hudson Yards, with a glass floor and 360-degree skyline views.
Edge sits atop 30 Hudson Yards, roughly 1,131 feet above Manhattan, making it the highest outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere. Visitors move through an immersive indoor experience with installations like Pulse, Kaleidoscope, Reflections, Infinite City, and Crystal Cave before stepping onto the outdoor sky deck for unobstructed views stretching from Central Park to the Statue of Liberty.
The deck's signature features include a glass floor panel suspended over the city, angled glass walls that let visitors lean out over the edge of the building, and outdoor skyline steps for photos. Tickets are timed and dated, with pricing that varies by advance purchase and time of day; sunset slots are the most popular and priciest.
Above the main deck, City Climb offers a separate, additional-cost experience: a harnessed ascent up the angled crown of 30 Hudson Yards to a platform roughly 1,200+ feet above the street, where climbers lean out over the building's edge. It remains open and bookable as of this writing, with its own age, height, and weight restrictions.
**Tickets & prices:** General Admission from $42; Advance Saver from $34 (booked 14+ days ahead); Flex Admission from $73; Priority Access from $88; City Climb from $80, Combo Package from $125 Book via the [official site](https://www.edgenyc.com/get-tickets/).
*Photo: Wikipettanko, [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) via [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edge_NYC_observation_deck_at_30_Hudson_Yards.jpg).*
The story behind Edge.
Edge opened in March 2019 as part of the Related Companies' Hudson Yards redevelopment, occupying the 100th-102nd floors of 30 Hudson Yards, a supertall skyscraper designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox. It was built to be the highest outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere at the time of opening, surpassing comparable decks at the Empire State Building and One World Observatory in outdoor elevation.
In 2023, Edge underwent a renovation adding an immersive indoor journey of light and sound installations that visitors pass through before reaching the outdoor deck, repositioning the attraction as a multi-sensory experience rather than solely a viewing platform. City Climb, a separate ticketed building-ascent experience on the building's crown, opened in 2020 as an additional adrenaline-focused offering above Edge.
Edge delivers one of the most dramatic vantage points in the city, and the glass floor and angled walls make it a genuine thrill rather than just another viewing platform. Pair it with City Climb if you want an adrenaline spike to go with the skyline views.
— The 7Days7Nights editors
Don't miss these.
- 1Highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere, ~1,131 feet up
- 2Glass floor panel suspended over Manhattan
- 3Angled glass walls for leaning out over the city
- 4Immersive indoor installations before the outdoor deck
- 5City Climb building ascent available as a separate add-on experience
- 6Skyline Bar & Café and Peak restaurant on-site
Plan your visit.
Reservations
Online timed tickets save time — sunset slots sell out first.
Best time to visit
Book sunset for the best photos, or go at night for shorter lines and lower prices.
Nearest subway
7 train to 34 St-Hudson Yards
Hours
Open daily, whatever the weather; check current hours on the official site before visiting (last entry one hour before closing).
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible; elevators serve all levels of the observation deck
Seasonal note
Great year-round, with a different feel each season.
Insider tip
Go on a weekday afternoon to skip the lines and get the best photos.
Price range
Expect $$$ pricing. Budget accordingly and check the website for the latest.
Who this is for.
On the map.
Subway: 7 train to 34 St-Hudson Yards
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