Why visit
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt occupies the upper levels of One Vanderbilt, the skyscraper immediately west of Grand Central Terminal. The experience begins more than 1,000 feet above Midtown and treats the skyline as part of a sequence of art installations rather than presenting a conventional enclosed observation deck.
What to see
Kenzo Digital's AIR covers floors, walls and ceilings with mirrors, multiplying daylight, clouds, buildings and moving figures across a large reflective chamber. Other rooms use sound, light and floating reflective forms, while Levitation projects glass boxes beyond the façade so the street grid appears directly beneath their transparent floors.
Plan your visit
An outdoor terrace opens toward the Empire State Building and Lower Manhattan, and the glass-bottomed Ascent elevators travel farther up the exterior. The complex spans three immersive levels, so its defining subject is not a single panorama but the repeated transformation of New York's scale through reflection, transparency, height and changing weather.
