Seven Light Rooms, Then Manhattan From 1,100 Feet Up
A timed walk-through at Hudson Yards: seven light installations split between Level 4 and the 100th floor, then the open-air deck 1,100 feet up.
Edge runs as a sequence, and it straddles two levels. You start indoors on Level 4 of The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards, up the escalators or the elevator once you are inside. Prism bends the skyline around the entryway, and Pulse hangs more than 400 glowing orbs in an infinity room.
Skyrise is the ride itself, a scored climb of 100 floors, and the remaining four rooms wait at the top. One ticket carries you through all seven rooms and onto the full sky deck, with nothing held back for an upgrade.
Entry is timed. You choose a date and a slot at booking, and the guidance is to arrive ten to fifteen minutes ahead of it. Miss your slot and a fifteen-minute grace period still gets you in; past that an Experience Guide puts you on the next entry time that has room.
Sunset slots go first. On weekends and around sunset, leave extra time for security and the queue on top of the slot itself. Flexible and skip-the-line options exist for anyone who would rather keep the afternoon open.
Edge Immersive Observation Deck at Hudson YardsViator · Timed or flexible entry · Full refund up to 24 hours aheadwww.viator.comThe deck at 1,100 feet
The outdoor platform sits 100 stories above Manhattan's West Side. The glass walls lean outward at the rail, and most people end up leaning with them. The glass floor panel is the part visitors either walk straight across or circle for ten minutes.
Two spots reward patience. Eastern Point pushes into the corner and turns you east toward the Empire State Building. The skyline seats let you sit down at the edge, which matters on a windy afternoon.
The deck is open air. During extreme weather it closes while the indoor Level 100 windows stay open. A poor forecast changes the visit without ending it.
The seven rooms, Level 4 and Level 100
The indoor sequence is what separates Edge from a plain viewing platform. These rooms opened in June 2026, so a visit from an earlier year does not cover them. Each room is built around a single idea.
- Prism refracts the skyline around the entryway
- Pulse fills an infinity room with more than 400 color-shifting orbs
- Skyrise turns the 100-floor ascent into a scored elevator sequence
- Reflections waits on the 100th floor, sending interactive light across 260 spinning mirrored surfaces over two stories
- Kaleidoscope is the largest kaleidoscope in New York City
- Infinite City sets eighteen luminous columns in a field of mirrored light
- Crystal Cave hangs a 23-foot canopy of giant crystals overhead
The seven rooms take 30 to 60 minutes depending on how much you stop. They are dark and heavily reflective, which is worth knowing before you plan photographs.
Choosing your hour
Sunset is the slot everyone wants, and it sells out earliest. Edge asks sunset ticket holders to arrive at least an hour before the sun goes down, which also puts you there through the busiest stretch of the day.
Once you are on Level 100 you can stay as long as you like. Booking a slot shortly before sunset gets you daylight, the sun going down and the lit skyline on the same visit. Most of the deck leaves within minutes of the sun dropping. Stay through that and you get the night view with room to move, and a shorter line for the elevator down.
Morning and early afternoon run quieter. The corner positions open up without a wait, and flat light gives the glass less to throw back at a camera.
Marquee Skydeck, the after-dark program on the deck, is a separate ticket. A standard Edge admission does not get you in, and the reverse holds as well.
Getting in, and what admission covers
- The 7 train to 34 St-Hudson Yards leaves a short walk to the Level 4 entrance
- Children five and under enter free; everyone six and over needs a ticket, and under-12s need an adult along
- Elevators cover the whole route, service animals are welcome, and assistive listening devices are at the Guest Services Counter on Level 4
- Normal-size backpacks and bags pass security; large bags and luggage are refused, with no storage or locker on site
- Hand-held cameras and phones are welcome throughout; tripods, professional camera gear and lights are refused, and selfie sticks are allowed indoors only
- Outside food and drink stay outside, though sealed water in a clear plastic bottle is fine
- Skyline Bar & Café by Tao Group Hospitality sits on Level 100 for anyone who wants to stay put with the view
- Tickets are accepted on a phone or printed
📍 Edge is at 30 Hudson Yards. The entrance is one level up inside The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards, on Level 4, reached by escalator or elevator once you are inside. The separate street door on Hudson Boulevard opposite Vessel belongs to Marquee Skydeck.
This booking stays cancellable until 24 hours before your start time, and the indoor rooms hold up when the weather does not. Step out at Level 100, take the corner first while it is still empty, and save the glass floor for the way back.