EXPERIENCE SUMMIT ONE VANDERBILT

SUMMIT One Vanderbilt Experience

Awaken your senses with three levels of immersive space that will challenge, inspire, and thrill. In this immersive exhibition, be ready to surrender to new perceptions of what is possible.

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ASCENT

Go Higher Above New York City

Dare to go higher with Ascent for a thrilling perspective of New York City in the world’s largest external glass-bottomed elevator. Ascent is the perfect finale to every journey to SUMMIT.

AIR

ART INSTALLATION BY KENZO DIGITAL

Kenzo Digital is an artist who has taken the sky high canvas of SUMMIT and created one of the largest, most mind-bending cultural experiences in NYC—called Air.

Artist’s Statement

Your journey begins with a resetting of your senses. You ascend, breaking through into another realm.

AIR: TRANSCENDENCE 1

You emerge into a structureless world of reflection, one with its own relationship to physics and time.

AIR: TRANSCENDENCE 2

Experience the sense of boundless space as you peer down to Transcendence 1 and look upon 30,375 square feet of mirrors.

AIR: AFFINITY

The immersive art experience evolves, becoming interactive and playful as you connect physically to the space.

AIR: UNITY

Bridging physical and digital realities, become part of the interactive experience when your face takes form in the clouds.

AIR AT NIGHT

As the sun sets, the magic of Air: Beacon Mode is unlocked. Dramatic waves of color electrify, turning SUMMIT One Vanderbilt into an immersive light show in NYC, standing as a beacon of light and energy, visible to all of New York City.

As you rise above Air, your world opens to new perspectives.

LEVITATION

Enjoy a rush stepping out over the city with SUMMIT One Vanderbilt Levitation: two glass ledges suspended 1,100 feet above Madison Avenue. Be rewarded with heart-racing views of New York City from above.

REFLECT

Escape the boundaries of perception in a shape-shifting visual immersion by artist Yayoi Kusama.

APRÈS

Relax and enjoy curated food and cocktails in the Nordic style café designed by Snøhetta and surrounded by incomparable views of the city.

TERRACE

Step out to the wrap-around terrace, the perfect outdoor viewing spot to take in the incredible views for up to 80 miles while toasting your NYC immersive experience at SUMMIT One Vanderbilt.