A cultural icon the world over, the Empire State Building has been featured in countless movies, television shows, and works of art.
Every year, we welcome a who’s who of celebrities, royalty, and dignitaries to our observation deck to soak up the view of New York City.
Cast of HBO's House of the Dragon
Meagan Good
50 Cent
Julius Randle
Pepe Aguilar
Chrissy Teigen
Two Friends
Sage the Miniature Poodle
Alexandra Daddario
Padma Lakshmi
Margaret Josephs and Dolores Catania
Billie Jean King
Billy idol
Lewis Hamilton
Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia
Cesar Millan
Mariska Hargitay
Hayden Christensen
Chance the Rapper
Countess Luann de Lesseps
Damar Hamlin
Renee Rapp
Tina Fey
Oprah Winfrey
Jimmy Fallon
Jared Leto is the first person to climb the Empire State Building
Nacho Figueras at ESB
Buddy Holly the dog at the Empire State Building
Billy Nye at ESB
Michael Strahan
Adrienne Bailon-Houghton
TWICE
Mayor Eric Adams
Joe Torre
Daisy Jones & The Six Cast
P!nk
Backstreet Boys
Marc Anthony
Emily in Paris Cast (Kevin Dias, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery, Camile Razat, Ashley Park, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, William Abadie, and Lacien Laviscount)
Andrea Bocelli
Alicia Keys
Cheat Codes
NYC Marathon Winners
Jujubee
Lyle the Crocodile
Jenna Johnson Chmerkovskiy
MAX
Maite Perroni
Alessandra Ambrosio
LL Cool J
Bianca Belair and Montez Ford
Corbin Bleu
Joshua Bassett
Trumpet
Steve Carrell
Machine Gun Kelly
Rachel Brosnahan
Stranger Things 4 Cast
Sesame Street
Ed Sheeran
Blake Lively
Nicole Scherzinger
Charli D'Amelio visits the Empire State Building
Dixie D'Amelio visits the Empire State Building
Drew Barrymore
Cindy Crawford
Behati Prinsloo visits the Empire State Building
Mariah Carey
Lin Manuel Miranda
Jennifer Garner
Tom Holland
BTS Members the Empire State Building
Hailee Steinfeld
John Cena
Adriana Lima
Venus Williams
Elizabeth Hurley visits Empire State Building
Kristen Bell
Joey Chestnut
Zendaya
Efron
Gwen Stefani
Kylie Jenner
Priyanka Chopra visits the Empire State Building
Final Five
Julianne Hough
Jordan Spieth
Pharrell Williams
Hugh Jackman
Steve Aoki
Serena Williams
Taylor Swift atop the 103rd floor of the Empire State Building for her album launch
Ariana Grande
The Rockettes
Novak Djokovic
Kim Kardashian
SpongeBob
Roger Federer