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[United States holiday] Rockefeller Centre + Top of the Rock + Grand Central Terminal

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The skyline of Manhattan is one of the most beautiful views of modern society and skyscrapers in the world, and to fully experience this, we made a trip down to Rockefeller Centre , to visit the 'Top of the Rock'. The 'Top of the Rock' is the name of the observatory on the top of the Rockefeller Centre !   Prior to our trip, we did some research and studies online, and compared the Empire State Building with the Rockefeller Centre. Although the Empire State Building is taller and has a more rich and longer history, we opted to visit the 'Top of the Rock' instead, as the tickets were significantly cheaper and easier to obtain.    We took a 15-20 minute walk from our hotel, and along the way I came across the famous statue of Atlas, which is situated along Fifth Avenue.     Apart from the Atlas Statue, and we also stopped by the New York Public Library which was also near to Fifth Avenue too. It is a prominent Historic Landmark i...