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One World Trade & Sky Deck 102

The tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Ride the elevator to Sky Deck 102, visit the 9/11 Memorial and the Survivor Tree, and walk through the Oculus to Wall Street.

On This Page
  1. Getting Here
  2. Things to Do
  3. The 9/11 Memorial
  4. Sky Deck 102
  5. Stamps Here
The One World Trade plaza in Club NYC: the tower rising behind the plaza, benches and a coffee and pretzel cart.
The World Trade Center plaza, Lower Manhattan.

One World Trade Center stands 1,776 feet tall, a nod to the year of the Declaration of Independence. The plaza at its foot holds the 9/11 Memorial, the Survivor Tree and the doors to the observatory elevators.

Getting Here

  • Map: click One World Trade.
  • Walk: from Battery Park, or through the Oculus from Wall Street.
  • Subway: WTC Cortlandt.

Things to Do

WhatWhereCost
Ride to Sky Deck 102Sky Deck Elevators, or One World Trade Center, then Ride to the TopFree
Visit the 9/11 Memorial9/11 MemorialFree
Sit by the Survivor TreeThe Survivor Tree, then Sit a WhileFree
Coffee or a soft pretzelCoffee & Pretzel Cart2 to 3
Ride the subwaySubway · WTC CortlandtFree
Walk through the OculusThe Oculus · To Wall StreetFree

The 9/11 Memorial

Two reflecting pools sit in the footprints of the Twin Towers, with the names of the people killed in the attacks of 2001 and 1993 inscribed in bronze around them. Click the 9/11 Memorial to learn about the memorial and the towers.

  • Place a White Rose: a memorial tradition.
  • Visit the Memorial Exhibit: a short history, in four parts: the Twin Towers, the Memorial, the Survivor Tree and the Tribute in Light.

Visiting the memorial earns the Never Forget stamp.

Sky Deck 102

Sky Deck 102: floor-to-ceiling windows over Lower Manhattan, tower viewers, a café counter and the Sky Portal in the floor.
Sky Deck 102, about 1,250 feet up.

The elevator ride takes under a minute (your ears will notice). At the top:

WhatWhereCost
Look out over the harbor and MidtownTwo Tower ViewersFree
Stand on a view of the street, 1,250 feet downThe Sky Portal: Jump on It or Lie Down and LookFree
Hot cocoa or a deli coffee, very high upCloud Nine Café3
A photo strip with the skylineSky Deck Photo Booth (Photo Booths)Free
Wave at Lady Liberty, or hop to the Empire State or the Brooklyn BridgeClick them through the windowsFree
Head back downElevator Down to the PlazaFree

Reaching the top earns the Cloud Nine stamp.

Stamps Here

StampHow
Cloud NineRide the elevator to Sky Deck 102 at One World Trade.
Never ForgetVisit the 9/11 Memorial.
The UsualBuy a deli coffee (the plaza cart or the Cloud Nine Café count).
Say CheeseTake a photo-booth strip (the Sky Deck has a booth).