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Check out stunning photos of NYC’s buildings from the ground up

Beautiful vistas are everywhere to be found in our fair city, especially from these interesting ant's eye views

Written by Evelyn Derico
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You can spy some of the most beautiful buildings in NYC (and some of the ugliest buildings, too), but everything looks cooler from a different perspective. Take a virtual stroll through NYC, and gaze way, way up for some unique sights from the streets below. Inspired to go out and see some more sights for yourself? Check out the view from the observation deck at One World Trade Center, or see our list of the best tourist attractions that locals love.

Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Roman Kruglov | |
Looking up from 57th Street and Madison Avenue

Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Leo Seta | |
Looking up in Murray Hill, 1996
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Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Stephanie | |
Looking up in New York City

Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Patrik M. Loeff | |
Looking up at the World Trade Center
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Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Art Bochevarov | |
Looking up near Bryant Park

Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Roman Kruglov | |
Looking up at Radio City Music Hall
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Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Dirk Knight | |
Looking up in the Financial District

Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Roman Kruglov | |
Looking up in New York City
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Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Roman Kruglov | |
Looking up in New York City

Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Magdalena Roeseler | |
Looking up inside the Guggenheim Museum
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Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/pedrik | |
Looking up inside the Guggenheim Museum

Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Kenny Louie | |
Looking up at the chandelier in Rockefeller Center
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Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Matthew Hester | |
Looking up in New York City

Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Frank Vervial | |
Looking up at 1251 Sixth Avenue
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Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Phil Roeder | |
Looking up in Nolita

Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Taku | |
Looking up at the Empire State Building
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Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Roman Kruglov | |
Looking up in New York City
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