Autumn takes Manhattan is not the name of the latest Muppet caper but what happens when the season grips the world’s most robust city. On a rainy day, the leaves’ fiery ombre colors assume a more industrial tint, melding with the city’s urban culture. Getting around with the addition of a portable umbrella that duals for crowded sky space, inevitably experiencing its demise in a trash receptacle from the havoc bestowed by wind tunnel blows, along with the constant splatter of cool wetness, is a natural deterrent for a city day. Mustering on and you will find a worthy adventure heroes in quests are familiar with. Begin at the top, literally, at Top of the Rock that offers 360-degree Midtown views 70 floors above street level. We swiftly pass through all checkpoints due to the lack of visitors who forfeited to the rain, given a gentle warning by the ticket attendant that sections of the observation decks are closed, and if we would like to continue. We’re game.
Westside views with skyscrapers and Central Park grant an interpretation of the city like no other.
