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](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2024-06/Z92_0463_SW40l0tk_0.jpg?itok=F6GLRBy7)
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](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2024-05/Z9R_8111_8Xihst33_jYBi3Iav%20%281%29.jpg?itok=OeVWOAl7)
Margaret Josephs and Dolores Catania
Billie Jean King
Billy idol
Lewis Hamilton
Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia
Cesar Millan
Mariska Hargitay
![Hayden Christensen](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2024-03/webimage-2A6B665A-955C-4BB4-A3D677048D9E7FAF.png?itok=-nuBbz99)
Hayden Christensen
![Chance the Rapper](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2024-02/Chance.jpg?itok=0mrolyyY)
Chance the Rapper
![Countess Luann de Lesseps](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2024-02/webimage-D1BF13D7-2789-44F3-A89B9A797BF1A9A2.png?itok=GI2VsYX6)
Countess Luann de Lesseps
![Damar Hamlin](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2024-02/webimage-9DBAE27A-5A71-412C-BE605FED1577C8BD.png?itok=vuvMgbJr)
Damar Hamlin
Renee Rapp
![Tina Fey](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2024-02/webimage-F45220D8-114F-4E67-B6DD908DAD4017FD.png?itok=eR8JliSk)
Tina Fey
![Oprah Winfrey](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2024-02/webimage-946A31AC-F8E1-426E-87C4FF0F41A20427.png?itok=MvR9Dr-q)
Oprah Winfrey
![Jimmy Fallon](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2024-02/webimage-2FD8F322-6A79-46FE-8ABBEF18056D2854.png?itok=SvwoVmAV)
Jimmy Fallon
![Jared Leto is the first person to climb the Empire State Building](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2023-11/Z9R_7835_MBGQr8sp.jpg?itok=96d-dNR6)
Jared Leto is the first person to climb the Empire State Building
![Nacho Figueras at ESB](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2023-06/1494843572.jpg?itok=Owc7HypG)
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](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2023-04/1247252822%20%281%29.jpg?itok=g8TYWUnK)
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)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2023-04/1448887802%20%281%29-min.jpg?itok=OwRBsFr9)
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](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-12/Cheat%20Codes.jpg?itok=qO0CW-yD)
Cheat Codes
![NYC Marathon Winners](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-12/NYC%20Marathon%20Winners.jpg?itok=4IzTOb8x)
NYC Marathon Winners
![Jujubee](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2023-01/Jujubee.jpg?itok=RJb8emkJ)
Jujubee
![Lyle the Crocodile](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-12/Lyle%20the%20Crocodile.png?itok=45TxpYIx)
Lyle the Crocodile
![Jenna Johnson Chmerkovskiy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-12/Jenna%20Johnson%20Chmerkovskiy.jpg?itok=m8kzDKUq)
Jenna Johnson Chmerkovskiy
![MAX](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-12/MAX.jpg?itok=bByhICmW)
MAX
Maite Perroni
![Alessandra Ambrosio](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2023-01/Alexandra%20Ambrosio.jpg?itok=zt6lQOTt)
Alessandra Ambrosio
![LL Cool J](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-12/LL%20Cool%20J.jpg?itok=rMKg66A4)
LL Cool J
![Bianca Belair and Montez Ford](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-09/BwV65dWl.jpeg?itok=XXbRbF9V)
Bianca Belair and Montez Ford
![Corbin Bleu](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-09/clGENuAr.jpeg?itok=vFC2o7ka)
Corbin Bleu
Joshua Bassett
![Trumpet](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/fpHCA7XO.jpeg?itok=rWf-O-RW)
Trumpet
![Steve Carrell](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/Steve%20Carell.jpg?itok=KBF5rPFo)
Steve Carrell
![Machine Gun Kelly](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/FiojqoBO.jpeg?itok=T26HNIpO)
Machine Gun Kelly
![Rachel Brosnahan](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/VehGY1rN.jpeg?itok=Y8UU93b-)
Rachel Brosnahan
![Stranger Things 4 Cast](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/Stranger%20Things%204.jpg?itok=OakYhbGs)
Stranger Things 4 Cast
![Sesame Street](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/sesame%20st.jpg?itok=keg2MhIt)
Sesame Street
![Ed Sheeran](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-09/NRAprols.jpeg?itok=iDYfAGQi)
Ed Sheeran
![Blake Lively](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-09/wZcBGJqB.jpeg?itok=81bqD2sY)
Blake Lively
![Nicole Scherzinger](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/Nicole%20Scherzinger.jpg?itok=FQbC43lV)
Nicole Scherzinger
Charli D'Amelio visits the Empire State Building
Dixie D'Amelio visits the Empire State Building
![Drew Barrymore](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-09/Drew%20Barrymore.jpg?itok=6UwHinHL)
Drew Barrymore
![Cindy Crawford](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-09/rG6-8aMc.jpeg?itok=NmSSRGne)
Cindy Crawford
![Behati Prinsloo visits the Empire State Building](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2020-03/behati.jpg?itok=lNvJfC0L)
Behati Prinsloo visits the Empire State Building
![Mariah Carey](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/Mariah%20Carey.jpg?itok=GE64QfLy)
Mariah Carey
![Lin Manuel Miranda](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/b3e5f578-0191-491e-a903-06b46ab9a65b.jpg?itok=VP8pvK6e)
Lin Manuel Miranda
![Jennifer Garner](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/A9EorJOs-min.jpeg?itok=fs_VNrma)
Jennifer Garner
![Tom Holland](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/Tom%20Holland.jpg?itok=x_vjQyzo)
Tom Holland
![BTS Members the Empire State Building](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2020-02/BTS%20-%2019.05.23.jpg?itok=Oz--nbZw)
BTS Members the Empire State Building
![Hailee Steinfeld](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/Hailee%20Steinfeld.jpg?itok=yXJiUPTt)
Hailee Steinfeld
![John Cena](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/John%20Cena.jpg?itok=8m6ABf0s)
John Cena
![Adriana Lima](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-09/XXcqDI2g.jpeg?itok=04zlID0G)
Adriana Lima
![Venus Williams](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/b3oZ4dsU.jpeg?itok=jp9updTY)
Venus Williams
![Elizabeth Hurley visits Empire State Building](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-09/Elizabeth%20Hurley.jpg?itok=Uh3zuClg)
Elizabeth Hurley visits Empire State Building
![Kristen Bell](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/-8W34VWg.jpeg?itok=KB9abE1X)
Kristen Bell
![Joey Chestnut](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/Joey%20Chestnut-min.jpeg?itok=w-hxRLB_)
Joey Chestnut
![Zendaya](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/Zendaya.jpg?itok=CK3p__br)
Zendaya
![Efron](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/Zac%20Efron.jpg?itok=OW82etGL)
Efron
![Gwen Stefani](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2019-08/gwen.png?itok=UgymFuks)
Gwen Stefani
![Kylie Jenner](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/ypNdM00g.jpeg?itok=Xum84VvI)
Kylie Jenner
![Priyanka Chopra visits the Empire State Building](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2020-02/2016%20-%20Priyanka%20Chopra.jpg?itok=VcHbeaRI)
Priyanka Chopra visits the Empire State Building
![Final Five](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-09/LLd5e75s.jpeg?itok=L0z7g8mI)
Final Five
![Julianne Hough](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/Julianne%20Hough.jpg?itok=U6zBJCya)
Julianne Hough
![Jordan Spieth](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/7pACM24E.jpeg?itok=mU-0zbWJ)
Jordan Spieth
![Pharrell Williams](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/Pharrell%20Williams.jpg?itok=x-ZC9a2u)
Pharrell Williams
![Hugh Jackman](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/Hugh%20Jackman.jpg?itok=d0u-nMGi)
Hugh Jackman
![Steve Aoki](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/b4CfYBq5.jpeg?itok=9SqKZMW9)
Steve Aoki
![Serena Williams](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/NLsx7ipo.jpeg?itok=ZkZ1ydXo)
Serena Williams
![Taylor Swift atop the 103rd floor of the Empire State Building for her album launch](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2021-11/Taylor-Swift_1.jpg?itok=PtWt_ecl)
Taylor Swift atop the 103rd floor of the Empire State Building for her album launch
![Ariana Grande](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2019-08/jessica.png?itok=JEQRE3ir)
Ariana Grande
![The Rockettes](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/Rockettes.jpg?itok=bfum2msd)
The Rockettes
Novak Djokovic
![Kim Kardashian](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/Kim%20Kardashian.jpeg?itok=fYwsJCHl)
Kim Kardashian
![SpongeBob](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/Spongebob.jpg?itok=U9A8bGuX)
SpongeBob
![Roger Federer](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.esbnyc.com/sites/default/files/styles/celebrity_pic/public/2022-10/yj7pLpws.jpeg?itok=lyOZ92lV)
Roger Federer