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Ticket Purchasing Opens For One World Trade Center Observatory Wednesday

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - Starting 10 a.m. Wednesday, you can buy tickets to take in the view from the tallest building in America-- but it'll cost you.

Tickets for the observatory at One World Trade are $32 for adults and $26 for kids ages 6-12. Tickets are free for family members of those who were killed on 9/11.

The observatory takes up levels 100, 101, and 102 of the center. The main public viewing space is on the 100th floor, with restaurants on the 101st floor and an event space on the 102nd floor. Visitors will get a view of the city and its surroundings from above 1,250 feet.

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"You can see forever," David Checketts said, chairman and chief executive officer of Legends Hospitality Management, which runs the attraction.

Ticket Purchasing Opens For One World Trade Center Observatory

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Visitors will also board five elevators called sky pods that travel to the top of the building in under 60 seconds.

"We will use technology to teach people from those floors about New York. You'll be able to point an iPad at various sites and download information about the hotspots in New York, historical information, important information," Checketts told WCBS 880's Peter Haskell.

Ticket Purchasing Opens For One World Trade Center Observatory

1010 WINS' Glenn Schuck spoke with some New Yorkers who are ready to get up there.

"It's going to be crazy to be up there. We're now right back where it was before," one man said.

"It's been a long time. All I can say is that let's keep making new memories," another told 1010 WINS.

The observatory officially opens May 29.

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