As much as I like Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, I never cared for "Sleepless in Seattle" for that very reason.

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For Sleepless in Seattle fans, climb to the observatory at the Empire State Building, although the view from atop Rockefeller Center is just as magnificent.

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Ephron, who died in June 2012 at the age of 71, is best known for such films as When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail.

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Ephron, who died of leukemia last summer at age 71, gained fame as the writer of films such as "You've Got Mail" and "Sleepless in Seattle, " which both also starred Hanks.

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"You've Got Mail" and "Sleepless in Seattle, " her romantic comedies starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, were among her movies that featured a lot of the city's iconic buildings as a backdrop.

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While so many travellers, especially honeymooners, want to live out their Sleepless in Seattle fantasies, the view from Rockefeller Center incorporates the Empire State Building (and, really, what is the New York City skyline without it?).

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You get lightheaded and floaty being outside at that height, a bit like falling in love, which is probably why Empire is the scene ender in classic love stories like An Affair to Remember, Sleepless in Seattle (in homage to Affair) and King Kong (yes, it is a love story).

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