New York City's famous Rockefeller Center is taking tourism to new heights. They've just launched a new, immersive experience called "The Beam" which offers visitors the chance to recreate the iconic "Lunch atop a Skyscraper" picture that was taken in 1932.
The original photo featured eleven ironworkers eating their lunch on a steel beam hundreds of feet above the ground, during construction of what is now 30 Rockefeller Plaza.While many people assume the photo was a candid shot, it was actually a publicity stunt.
Set outdoors, on the 69th floor of 30 Rock. The Beam lifts people 12 feet above the observation deck and spins 180 degrees to give an unobstructed view of Central Park and the New York City skyline.
The ride lasts less than two minutes, and unlike the workers in the iconic photograph, visitors to The Beam are secured down with seatbelts.
"The idea of creating The Beam so that people could feel directly connected to that iconic photo really appealed to us," said EB Kelly, the head of Rockefeller Center.
Tickets to the Top of the Rock start at $40 for adults; admission to The Beam is an additional $25. For more information visit here.
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