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The Empire State Building Observatory was named the #1 Attraction in New York City in Tripadvisor’s 2025 Travelers’ Choice Awards: Best of the Best Things to Do.
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On Oct. 10, the Empire State Building lit up its world-famous tower lights in blue, yellow, orange, and red to celebrate the premiere of "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story," in partnership with the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
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On Oct. 4, the Empire State Building shined its world-famous tower lights in blue to celebrate World Smile Day, in partnership with Smile Train.
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The Empire State Building hosted actress Elizabeth Hurley for a special lighting ceremony to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, in partnership with the Estee Lauder Companies' Breast Cancer Campaign on Oct. 1.
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Thomas flipped the famous switch in a lighting ceremony at the "World's Most Famous Building," toured the exhibits and took in the views from the iconic 86th and 102nd Floor Observatories.
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Maniscalco visited the building to flip the famous switch in a lighting ceremony and to tour the iconic Observatory Experience, which was recently voted the #1 attraction in the world in Tripadvisor's Travelers' Choice Awards: Best of the Best Things to Do.
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Cast members Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Deirdre O'Connell, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mike Marino, and Dylan Clark visited the building earlier in the day to flip the switch in a lighting ceremony and tour the building's iconic Observatory Experience.
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To honor the occasion, AKC President Dennis Sprung and four dogs – Kate the Clumber Spaniel, Luca the Newfoundland, Gibson the Golden Retriever, and Hope the English Cocker Spaniel – visited the building to flip the famous light switch.
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Singer and actress Belinda visited ESB to flip the switch in a lighting ceremony to honor Mexican Independence Day. After the ceremony, Belinda toured the building's immersive exhibits and iconic Observatories.
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To mark the occasion, the K-pop supergroup visited the Empire State Building to flip the switch in a lighting ceremony and grant a wish to a Make-A-Wish kid who hoped to meet the group.
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