I went to the top of this building on a late Sunday night in early December for about one (1) hour; my ticket cost about sixty-one dollars ($61.00). While I did feel that the ticket price was expensive, there were a lot of interesting visual effects in this building that differentiated it from all of the other skyscrapers that I previously visited inside of Manhattan. I lined up within Grand Central Station, which was where the entrance was found, roughly twenty (20) minutes prior to my start time. I would encourage visitors to come earlier than their ticketed times in order to find their ways around this large train terminal. Prior to my ascension to the summit, I did get some company pictures taken of me and I watched a quick film. All guests had to wear bags on their shoes in order to preserve the glass floors. I did feel that everyone should have gone through a metal detector, but I only saw people with bags get their properties searched by wand. The elevator had many interesting effects, and it soared to approximately one thousand four hundred (1,400) feet to the climax very quickly in under one (1) minute. My ears did pop while I rode inside of this elevator! It was crowded upstairs, but it was not totally packed. I really enjoyed the many views of the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, Hudson Yards, One (1) World Trade Center, Times Square, the East River, the Hudson River, and the Queensborough Bridge. I definitely felt that it was a big plus to take this trip in the evening when the sun was down, because the light shows were absolutely amazing at night. The background music was also intriguing. There were simulators that were able to make it seem like it was cloudy out, there was a room with various balls, and there were many artistic displays that enhanced my photographs. This attraction had three (3) levels, and only the top level had an outdoor area. The top level also had a gift store and some food options; there was also a gift shop at the very bottom within Grand Central Station. There were bathrooms throughout the observatory. During my time on the first (1st) two (2) stories, most of the building was made of glass, and the reflections of myself against the wall, on the floor, and on the ceiling were great to capture by photograph. It was also really cool to get a picture of myself standing on a glass floor overlooking Manhattan. I did feel that much of the staff was quite unfriendly, I believed that I was unnecessarily rushed by some of the staff in a few of the rooms, and I was not able to return to an area that I once previously visited. Nevertheless, there were staff members who were quite friendly and helpful.